Sweet & Sour Chicken Liver - In Giblet Gravy Sauce
This sweet & sour chicken liver in sauce made from giblet gravy is super easily prepared, in just one pan and within 20 minutes. In addition, it is very nutritious, dairy free and tastes delicious with the liver being nicely tender.
First, melt the coconut oil in a pan on medium heat
Then, add chicken livers and evenly sear them for about 7 minutes until they get some dark brown colour
Next, turn the heat down to low-medium, add the onions and fry for 2-3 minutes until they become golden brown
Now, add lemon juice, soy sauce, ketchup & the seasonings. Stir everything and let it heat up for a minute, until the liquid starts to boil.
Afterwards, add the water and stir again
Finally, let everything cook for 8-10 minutes while stirring occasionally, until most of the water is evaporated and reduced to a sauce of your desired thickness
Recipe Notes
Take care not to add too much salt, because the soy sauce is pretty salty already.
As a side dish, I like to simply cook some eggs or vegetables.
Surf and Turf in meatball form? Make it happen with these shrimp stuffed meatballs that I created. They are a perfect low carb alternative to usual shrimp balls, taste delicious and go well with fried vegetables or some avocado on the side.
First, put the shrimps into a pan on low-medium heat and (if frozen) let them thaw for 2-3 minutes before adding the butter. If you use fresh shrimps add the butter and shrimps simultaneously
Let the shrimps cook in the butter for about 5 minutes, then add all remaining ingredients for the shrimps (lemon juice, soy sauce, sichuan pepper, salt, pepper & a pinch of garlic powder)
Now, stir everything and cook it on low heat for about 10 minutes while stirring occasionally. Cook until the water from the shrimps and butter is evaporated and the shrimps get a light golden brown color
Meatballs
While the shrimps are cooking, prepare the meatball mixture. Add the ground beef, eggs & seasonings to a bowl and mix them thoroughly with your hands or a hand mixer with dough hooks
When you have a homogeneous mixture, add the onions and mix everything once more
Now, split the mixture into 4-5 parts, put them onto a plate or breadboard and gently press them into -about 3/4 cm (or 1/3 inch) thick- patties
When the shrimps are finished, place them in the middle of the beef patties. If you like it a bit spicier add some of the sichuan pepper from the pan, too
Now, wrap the patties' edges to the top until everything is closed and use your hands to gently press them into a ball shape
Finally, fry the meatballs evenly for about 15 minutes on low-medium heat first and 3-5 minutes on medium-high heat afterwards in order to get a nice brown color and some roasting flavor
Recipe Notes
For a dairy free alternative, just replace the butter with coconut oil or lard.
I also added some mayonnaise and an avocado that I sprinkled with some salt & pepper on the side.
If you want a great sauce to go with your meatballs simply add about 150 gram cream to the pan with the remaining grease after frying and taking the meatballs out.
Then, let the cream cook on medium heat while stirring until it is reduced to your desired thickness. This works great with coconut milk/cream, too.
In case you don't want to use cream, slice 2-3 onions and cook them on low-medium heat in the remaining grease until they start to dissolve and everything thickens to a sauce.
This recipe for boiled fried eggs & spicy string beans is prepared within only 15 minutes. The butter fried sichuan pepper gives the perfect spiciness to the beans
First, cook the string beans in a pot or in the microwave with 30 gram of the butter for about 10 minutes until they are done. Add the salt, pepper & cumin after 5 minutes and stir occasionally
In the meantime, melt the remaining butter in a pan on low heat, then add the sichuan pepper
Fry the pepper for about 5 minutes while stirring occasionally. Meanwhile, cut the eggs in half
Next, add the soy sauce to the pan and mix it with the butter before adding the eggs with the yolk side down and sprinkle some salt onto the eggs
Fry the eggs for about 5 minutes on each side on low-medium heat until they get a nice brown color
Finally, place everything on the plate and pour the remaining butter with sichuan pepper from the pan onto the string beans
Recipe Notes
You could also use bacon bits and fry the eggs in the grease instead of the butter, or even wrap the eggs in bacon.
