But if you cook a little, it turns out that a simple dish can be transformed. And all you need is to add vegetables or fruits to the sub-product: they will add splendor, juiciness, softness and a subtle (or clearly visible) vegetable (fruit) taste.
On this page you see a recipe for fun fritters with pumpkin. If you do not like this vegetable, then later in the tips I will tell you how to replace it. If any supplement seems excessive to you, just do not use it, cross out fruits and vegetables from the list of products, and that's it. The classic recipe for liver fritters will remain.
Liver fritters with vegetables
To prepare liver fritters with pumpkin, you will need:
Ingredients
- beef liver - 400 grams
- egg - 1
- garlic - a couple of cloves
- onion - 1 medium
- pumpkin puree - 150 (if you like a vegetable, then you can do all 200-250) grams
- soda - a little
- flour - 5 tbsp. spoons
- salt, pepper, vegetable oil for frying
Advice. To remove the liver taste (as you know, not everyone loves it), soak the liver in milk or wine for twenty minutes, and then drain the liquid. There will be no trace of the smell.
Cooking
Large photos Small photosYou can make pancakes not only from beef, but also from pork or chicken liver. If you cook for a child, feel free to give preference to chicken, it is more dietary and is best absorbed. As for adults, especially pregnant or debilitated, beef liver is recommended for them, as it is very valuable in iron and other benefits.
If you take 150 grams of pumpkin, then it is practically inaudible in pancakes, so you can safely put it.
But if the pumpkin is still undesirable, or unloved, replace it with zucchini (mash them fresh and squeeze them lightly before putting them on the liver), cauliflower or Brussels sprouts, or apples, preferably sour ones. One of the most common recipes for liver fritters is with carrots.
From the products you can add seasonings to the recipe to taste. Very suitable, for example, dry coriander (to taste), chopped ginger (it turns out a very interesting "oriental" taste), finely chopped fresh herbs. And you can not add greens, but serve with pancakes. The parsley is especially good.
You might like the idea of using not just flour, but flour with semolina: take, for example, 2 tbsp. l. flour and 3 tbsp. l. semolina, this will give the pancakes more nutrition.
By the way, for a completely dietary option, you can fry pancakes without oil if you have a pan with a non-stick coating.
Liver pancakes are cooked very quickly. Fry them over high heat, 2-3 minutes on each side. Be careful, it is important not to overdo it here.
How else can you cook liver pancakes?
Recipe with potatoes
When experimenting with cooking recipes, let's remember that pancakes are just another way to cook liver. Well, potatoes are traditionally suitable for meat. Let's cook with him.
Ingredients and preparation: Coarsely grate 1 small potato. Cut half a kilo of liver and combine in a blender with chopped onion. Beat the egg, mix it with a couple of cloves of garlic squeezed out by the press, add salt and seasonings to the mixture. Combine everything together and mix thoroughly until a homogeneous mixture. Then fry as described above. Serve with tomatoes and fresh herbs.
Recipe for pork liver fritters with buckwheat and parmesan
It has long been noticed: buckwheat and parmesan are very suitable for pork. Pork liver is no exception. The recipe is very simple and satiety is a real champion. This is a recipe for athletes and people who need to quickly strengthen their immune system and raise their energy levels. It is especially good in times of stress and endurance-demanding activities.
The cooking method differs little from that described above; cheese and buckwheat are added from the products, which must first be boiled. For half a kilo of pork offal, you will need about half a glass of buckwheat and half a bag of grated parmesan (30 grams). You can use soy sauce instead of salt.
All these products must be mixed to the consistency of thick sour cream. Spread on a hot pan with a spoon, quickly fry on both sides until cooked.
Recipe for pancakes with mushrooms
A very interesting version of liver pancakes - both in taste and in idea. The idea is to fry the pancakes along with the ingredient that we "imprint" into one of the sides just before cooking. First knead the "dough" for pancakes in one of the described ways. In parallel, cut the large mushrooms across. Put the pancakes from the liver with a spoon on a hot frying pan, and on top, pressing a little, the champignon blanks. After 2-3 minutes, turn the pancakes over and fry the second side along with the mushroom.
No one knows the name of the chef who presented us with this versatile meat dish as beef liver pancakes. The liver is a soft meat "material", tender and cooked in a matter of minutes. There is nothing easier than making liver pancakes with rice, milk or semolina - they will always be met by your household with enthusiastic exclamations.
- There are many vein fractions, ligaments, veins in the liver, which must be removed not only for the convenience of working with a meat grinder, but for the benefit of the stomach too;
- Liver meat does not require a long frying process.
You can not cook it like beef or pork meat. A few minutes and a wonderful dish is ready!
Otherwise, you won’t chew or swallow, it resembles a “rubber sole”.
Such is the meat "princess"; - A raw egg has "cementing", seizing the liver mass properties.
- If you add only one yolk to the liver meat, then beef liver pancakes will become even more tender and unusually juicy;
- It is better to work with the liver when it is not completely thawed, it is better to cut it to the right size.
Beef liver pancakes with semolina
All offal, the liver is no exception, has a specific taste that can be “muted” with spices and various additives so much that you lick your fingers! Such an additive can be ordinary semolina groats.
Semolina absorbs liver juice, swells, when frying beef liver pancakes become simply “soluble”: it turns out tender and soft meat that melts in your mouth.
Designed for a family of 4. Cooking time: 25-35 minutes.
Ingredients:
- Liver meat - 500-600 gr.;
- Semolina - half a glass;
- Egg -1 pc.;
- Onions - 2 heads;
- Olive or other sunflower oil - 80 ml;
- Salt, ground black pepper - individually, to taste
Technology:
- Cut into pieces half-thawed liver meat and chopped onion into 4 parts, scroll in a meat grinder;
- Break an egg into minced liver;
- Pour semolina, salt + pepper;
- Mix the mass;
- Set aside for 10-15 minutes so that the semolina absorbs the juices of the liver, swells;
- Heat the oil in a cast-iron or heavy-bottomed pan;
- With a tablespoon, carefully place the minced liver in a round cutlet shape on the bottom of the pan;
- Fry for 2 min. from each side;
- At the end of the beef liver pancakes, simmer with a little water under the lid of the pan for 1-2 minutes.
Liver pancakes are served with a side dish of new potatoes, porridge from numerous cereals.
Fresh or salted (pickled) vegetables are also welcome to garnish.
Tender beef fritters
Appetizing, tender liver pancakes are a luxurious dish, a delicious consolation for men's stomachs. This recipe will also appeal to small children, the elderly. Beef liver pancakes are an excellent complementary food for babies after a year, when it is necessary to add natural meat to food.
Calculated for a family of 5 people. Cooking time - 30 minutes.
Ingredients:
- Liver meat -500-700 gr.;
- Sour cream 15% fat - 400 ml.;
- Onions - 2 heads;
- Egg - 1 pc.;
- Vegetable oil - 200 ml;
- Flour -3 tbsp;
- Salt - a pinch or to taste
Technology:
- Liver meat is passed through a meat grinder;
- The onion is cut into pieces, skipped with the liver;
- The mixture is salted, sprinkled with flour;
- An egg is broken;
- Vigorously knead the minced meat with a fork;
- Pour vegetable oil into the pan;
- Put the liver pancakes on the bottom of the pan with round cutlets;
- Fry for one and a half minutes on each side;
- At the end, put all the pancakes in a pan, pour sour cream, cover with a lid, simmer for 1-2 minutes.
Read also: Zucchini pancakes with minced meat - 5 recipes
An excellent side dish for liver pancakes - mashed potatoes, stewed vegetables.
Liver fritters with onions and carrots
Liver meat is an affordable meat by-product for any social group of the population.
Interesting! Tsar Peter I, who loved folk food, including liver food, did not disdain liver meat either. It can be assumed that his menu included liver pancakes with onions and carrots, the recipe of which has not changed to this day.
Calculated for a family of 2 people. Cooking time: - 40 minutes.
Ingredients:
- Beef liver meat - 300 gr.;
- Raw egg -1 pc.;
- Onion - 2 pcs.;
- large - 1 pc.;
- Olive or vegetable oil - 80-100 il.;
- Salt, ground black pepper - to individual taste;
- Flour - 1 tbsp with top
Technology:
- We process liver meat through a meat grinder;
- Onions are finely chopped, sautéed, grated carrots are added;
- Fried vegetables are mixed with liver minced meat;
- The mass is sprinkled with flour;
- Salt salt, add pepper;
- A raw egg is broken, vigorously beaten with an iron fork;
- Pour the oil into a well-heated pan, put the pancakes from the liver, the size of a round cutlet;
- Fry for one and a half minutes on each side;
- Add 5-7 tbsp. some water and close the lid for 2-3 minutes to give melting tenderness and amazing taste!
Advice! Vegetable additives in the liver mass can be different: zucchini, onions, carrots, cauliflower. The presence of fried vegetables makes pancakes larger in mass, the taste appears completely different: rich meat, satisfying, hunger muffles for a long time.
Fritters for children
Liver pancakes - a kind of wand - a lifesaver for mothers whose children belong to the category of "little kids" or just capricious children.
Designed for a family of 3. Cooking time -30 minutes.
Ingredients:
- Processed liver meat through a meat grinder - 500 gr.;
- Milk or sour cream 20% fat - one 200 gr. jar;
- Onion -1 large head;
- Egg -1 pc.;
- Vegetable oil - 100 ml;
- Salt - individually, to taste;
- Flour -2 tbsp.
Technology:
- Liver meat is processed from large vessels, knots, veins, cut into pieces;
- Passed through a meat grinder with the addition of raw onions;
- Raw egg is added;
- The mass is salted, thoroughly whipped with an ordinary iron fork;
- On a heated pan with butter, liver pancakes are laid out in the form of cakes (as in cheesecakes);
- Alternately pancakes are fried for one and a half minutes on each side;
- Pour in milk or sour cream, simmer in a pan under the lid, another 2 minutes.
Advice! Show your imagination, liver pancakes for children will look especially unusual and funny. for example, stick a skewer with a sheet of cheese into a cutlet, depicting a sail.
Canned vegetable products from winter stocks or fresh vegetable salads are served with a ready-made liver dish.
Read also: Pancakes from zucchini and potatoes - 6 recipes
Beef liver fritters with milk
Soft, extraordinarily satisfying liver pancakes with fantastic taste of milk food is a unifying factor for a family evening feast.
Designed for a family of 6 people. Cooking time - 45 minutes.
Ingredients:
- Beef liver meat - 1 kg.;
- Milk - 500 ml;
- Onions, carrots - 3 pcs.;
- Egg -2 pcs.;
- Sunflower oil -200 ml.;
- Spices: salt, pepper;
- Bay leaf -3 pcs.;
- Flour - 3 tbsp. with top;
- Greens (dill + parsley) - for garnish topping.
Technology:
- Process liver meat from large vessels, ligaments, cut into pieces;
- Grind the onion with a blender, mix with the liver mass;
- Finely chop the onion, fry with carrots in a pan;
- Break an egg;
- Combine vegetables with liver;
- Pour flour;
- Mix thoroughly, preferably with a fork;
- Heat up a cast iron skillet;
- Put the liver pancakes on the bottom of the pan;
- Fry quickly for one and a half minutes on each side;
- Put the finished pancakes in a saucepan, pour milk;
- Salt, do not forget pepper and bay dist;
- You can stew in the microwave or on the stove with the lid closed for 2-3 minutes.
Advice! Mashed potatoes, rice, millet, and other cereals are a great side dish for such a dish. It goes well with stewed vegetables: white cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli or zucchini.
Beef liver pancakes in the oven
The oven is a culinary tool beloved by women, in which you can cook liver pancakes quickly, with the taste of a dish from a Russian oven.
Minimum cooking time in the oven for maximum food enjoyment.
Designed for a family of 3-4 people. Cooking time -25 minutes.
Ingredients:
- Beef liver meat -500 gr.;
- Raw egg -1 pc.;
- Sour cream 15% fat - 400 gr.;
- Salt, pepper - individually;
- Vegetable oil - 50 ml;
- Onion - 2 heads;
- Flour - 2 tbsp with top;
- Water for diluting sour cream - 100 ml.
Technology:
- Liver meat is carefully processed from vessels, veins, ligaments, cut into pieces;
- Onions and liver meat are ground through a meat grinder;
- Add salt, pepper, flour to the mass;
- Crack an egg into the minced meat;
- Mix everything thoroughly in a circular motion with a regular fork;
- Heat up the oven;
- Put liver pancakes on a greased baking sheet with cakes;
- Pour sour cream with water (do not forget to add salt to the sour cream-water solution) and pour over pancakes;
- Simmer in the oven for 3-4 minutes at 180 degrees.
Serve with any side dish of cereals, rice or mashed potatoes in combination with sour cream sauce.
Liver fritters with rice
For lovers and gourmets of Russian cuisine, as well as those who have chosen a lifestyle according to the system of separate nutrition, they will be interested in liver pancakes with rice.
Balanced proportions of proteins, carbohydrates, minerals and vitamins with nutritional satiety and unusual taste will appeal to athletes, bodybuilders, the elderly and anyone who follows certain dietary rules.
Cooking in modern society has long been associated with art. Every hour in different parts and cuisines of the world new recipes are born, improved and supplemented with various ingredients old, time-tested. In almost every city there are specialized cafes and restaurants where the guest can taste the most delicious dishes from almost any cuisine in the world.
And in the arsenal of any hostess there are her own specialties, which her family members and guests enjoy tasting. At the same time, home cooks quite often turn to simple and traditional recipes. And pancakes, known to everyone since childhood, are a favorite homemade treat. Liver pancakes, the recipe of which is improving every year, is nutritious and beneficial for the health of every person.
Classic pancakes are easy to prepare, and their recipe includes the minimum food that is available in the arsenal of an experienced housewife.
About pancakes
It is curious that the word fritters in ancient times, depending on the locality, had a different transformation. But it had a common root "oleum", which means oil. Many associate the emergence of this name with the goddess of beauty and spring Lada. During these times, pancakes were baked according to the same recipe, which was based on butter and eggs. Over time, pancakes began to be served with sour cream, jam, various jams, and honey.
To date, there are a huge number of recipes for pancakes. Vegetable (zucchini, carrot, potato, bean pancakes) fruit and berry, nut and even pancakes from porridge and “yesterday's pasta”.
Today we will look at the most popular pancake recipes from such an offal as the liver. For many, such pancakes will become a novelty in the home menu, and someone may find something to complement the previously prepared liver pancakes. I would like to note that liver pancakes can please with their extraordinary taste not only lovers of the liver, but also ardent opponents of this offal. It is due to the mixing of the ingredients that the smell and taste of the liver is dulled, and the pancakes are juicy, soft and extremely tasty.
This dish can be attributed to diet, so those who are on a diet can safely enjoy it.
Liver fritters. Choose your recipe.
Simple and easy
You will need the following items (for approximately eight servings):
- liver (any) half a kilo;
- one head of onion;
- 4 or 5 tablespoons of semolina;
- 2 or 3 pieces of chicken eggs;
- ground black pepper and a little salt;
- vegetable oil (needed for frying).
This recipe is very simple and even a novice hostess will succeed.
So. Rinse the liver, remove excess veins and film, cut into small pieces. In all subsequent recipes described here, the by-product will be prepared in the same way. Let's learn this moment. We do the same with onions and process them in a meat grinder. You will get a runny mincemeat. Then beat the eggs into the bowl and add salt and pepper to taste.Stir, add semolina and mix thoroughly again with a whisk. In order for the semolina to come into proper shape, cover the dough and let it rest for about half an hour. We heat the pan by pouring sunflower oil into it. We take a hepatic mass with a tablespoon and place it in a pan. We start frying over medium heat until cooked through for 2 - 4 minutes on each side.
Chicken liver pancakes
This recipe is quite simple, has dietary properties and a delicate taste. For cooking you will need:
- chicken liver 300 grams;
- one egg;
- a glass of instant oatmeal;
- onion head;
- two tablespoons of wheat flour;
- "Italian herbs", salt to taste;
- vegetable oil.
Prepare liver and onion. How exactly to do this is described above. Crack an egg into the minced meat and season with salt to taste. Then comes the oatmeal. Mix well and leave for fifteen minutes to brew. Add the Italian herb mixture, flour and mix again. Our minced meat is ready.
We fry the pancakes alternately on each side and do not forget that the liver pancakes are fried very quickly.
Fritters in Ukrainian
Perhaps many have already guessed that lard will be used along with the liver in this recipe. Let's remember the proportions. You will need:
- 600 grams of pork liver;
- 200 grams of fat;
- two heads of onions;
- one chicken egg;
- two tablespoons of semolina.
For sauce:
- mayonnaise grams 100 - 150;
- two tablespoons of tomato paste.
We process lard and liver. We remove the skin from the fat and the film from the liver. Onions are ready for processing. The above ingredients are passed through a meat grinder. We beat in the egg, add semolina, pepper and salt to taste each. We give our stuffing to brew for a while. Then we form pancakes and fry alternately on each side.
The pancakes are ready, let's make the sauce. We dilute with water (its amount will depend on how thick you prefer the sauce) tomato paste and mayonnaise, salt, add your favorite spices and seasonings, pour our pancakes with it and put on a slow fire for 15 - 20 minutes. Please note that this recipe is quite satisfying and rich in calories. Might be a good standalone dish.
Chicken liver fritters with zucchini
Your attention is another original recipe, where together with the offal we will use lard. Prepare:
- chicken liver 700 grams;
- fresh fat 200 grams;
- fresh zucchini about a kilogram;
- chicken eggs 2 - 3 pieces;
- onion 2 - 3 heads;
- flour 400 grams;
- starch 200 grams;
- stale bread a few slices;
- salt, black ground pepper;
- vegetable oil for frying.
We prepare lard and liver. Onions can be twisted with a meat grinder, or you can just chop finely, depending on your preference. We remove the peel and seeds from the zucchini, grind. Salt the zucchini and set aside for 15 minutes, and then squeeze it well. Bread, you can grind into small pieces, or you can pass through a meat grinder.
We add processed zucchini and bread to our minced meat. Pour flour and starch, drive in chicken eggs, salt, pepper and mix thoroughly until a thick homogeneous mass is obtained. Pour in the oil and heat up the pan. We spread the minced meat and fry the pancakes. This dish will be a great addition to your favorite side dishes.
Fried chicken liver fritters
A very original recipe that can diversify any celebration and family menu. We will need:
For pancakes:
- chicken offal 500 grams;
- medium fat kefir 100 ml;
- chicken egg 1 piece;
- wheat flour 6 tablespoons;
- salt and spices to your taste;
- vegetable oil for frying.
For frying you will need:
- onion 3 heads;
- carrots 2 things;
- greens;
- vegetable oil.
Let's start with the roast. Peel and finely chop the onion. Heat up a frying pan and start frying it on medium-low heat. After a little passivation, pour the carrots grated on a fine grater into the onion and add 200 - 300 ml. boiled water. Cover with a lid and let it simmer a little. Add crushed greens, salt, add spices to taste. And leave the fry for another five minutes. Ready.
Let's get to the pancakes. We prepare the liver according to the analogue of previous recipes. Add an egg to the minced meat, add flour, salt and spices. The last step is to pour in the kefir and knead everything well. The consistency of the dough should be identical to sour cream, so if you got batter, add more flour. We fry the pancakes as usual. Put on a wide plate and put the roast on top of each. You can decorate with mayonnaise, herbs and other things. Serve to the table.
Liver fritters with cheese
This treat will not leave indifferent even those who have a negative attitude towards the use of offal. Very tender pancakes in a crispy crust will delight both adults and children. We will prepare the following products:
- beef liver 300 grams;
- onion 1 piece;
- one egg;
- hard cheese grams 200;
- sunflower oil;
- salt, ground black pepper;
- garlic clove.
The first step is to prepare the liver, similar to the above. You can apply a little secret by placing the liver in the freezer for a while. So it will be more convenient for you to process it in the future. Slightly frozen liver, together with onions, is sent to a meat grinder. Add a head of garlic to it. Take an egg and beat it in a separate bowl with a fork or whisk.
Add salt and pepper to the resulting mass, pour in the egg. Mix thoroughly. In a heated frying pan, we begin to bake pancakes. And now the cheese. We will rub it on a medium grater. Pancakes already prepared by us, we will smear them lightly with mayonnaise, sprinkle with cheese and send them to the oven on a baking sheet.
We will bake for fifteen minutes at the same time setting the temperature to 180 degrees. Fritters will be taken with a crispy cheese crust. Now our dish is ready to serve.
Let's discuss the energy value (calorie content) of liver pancakes. For 100 gr. This dish accounts for 160 to 220 kcal. Depending on the products that will be included in your chosen recipe. As you know, the liver is an excellent source of hemoglobin, so pancakes will not only delight your taste buds, but also carry beneficial properties for the human body.
Such a dish will perfectly complement any children's menu, because the liver in pancakes, unloved by most children, will have a delicate and juicy taste. Provided that your child's body easily absorbs these products and does not lead to allergic reactions.
Liver pancakes are a great alternative to meat dishes. They can be served on their own, or they can be a great addition to a side dish. The variety of recipes for liver pancakes is impressive. Find the most delicious recipe for yourself and spoil your household. And if you are a fan of experimenting, supplement existing recipes with something interesting.
To be honest, I don’t often cook such pancakes, since I have a problem with how to grind the liver. Several times I ground it with a submersible blender, but I burned one, the second (in the form of a glass) was saved, so I once again try not to overload it with such hard work as grinding the liver. I will gladly listen to your advice, how do you grind the liver, only with a meat grinder, or are there still some more powerful blenders that can easily cope with this task?
I remember from childhood that in our family it was customary to soak the liver before eating for two hours. You can do it in milk, or you can do it in plain water. I try to soak it in milk, as my mother does.
So, after soaking, I remove the top film, remove the largest ducts. I cut the liver into small pieces, which then it will be convenient to grind into a homogeneous mass. Together with the liver, I also grind a small head of onion, having previously cleaned it.
By the way, you can put onions in minced meat not raw, but fried in sunflower oil. It seems a trifle, but the flavor of such pancakes will be a little different. Grind the fried onion before adding it to the dough, as well as the liver itself.
However, it is not to everyone's taste. Sometimes parents try to introduce it into the children's menu, to which kids often react with protest. It happens that someone has to try it for the first time, but the cooked treat does not leave a positive impression - most likely, the simple rules for processing the product were neglected. Even lovers of a valuable product sometimes wonder how to cook a delicious liver, how to surprise their loved ones?
The five most commonly used ingredients in recipes are:
In fact, it is far from always necessary to look for a non-standard approach and come up with something original. Easy-to-make and inexpensive dishes can be a real find. Liver pancake recipes will help save the family budget and not bother to serve a hearty breakfast or dinner to the table. The authors of many ideas emphasize that both chicken, and beef, and pork liver can be used as the main ingredient. The rest of the ingredients are usually in the kitchen - eggs, flour and spices. Despite the simple composition, the treat is nutritious and tasty.