Sautéed Veal Liver with Cider Vinegar and Capers rich and flavorful
Ingredients for 4 servings
- 4 beautiful slices of 5.75 oz (160 g) veal liver, well trimmed
- 10.5 oz (300 g) new potatoes from Ré or Noirmoutier
- Thyme and bay leaf
- 3.5 oz (100 g) farmhouse demi-sel butter
- Garden herbs
- Cider vinegar
- 1.75 oz (50 g) capers drained in good quality vinegar
- Sea salt and freshly ground white pepper
Step-by-step recipe
1 In a large pot, bring 2.1 qt (2 liters) of salted water to a boil with thyme and bay leaf.
2 Pat your new potatoes dry with a kitchen towel, then cook them for 20 minutes after the water comes to a boil.
3 Remove your veal liver slices from the fridge and cover them.
4 Test your potatoes by piercing them with a knife tip, then while hot cut them into cubes.
5 In a skillet, melt 1.75 oz (50 g) of butter, then add your potato cubes. Season with salt and pepper, toss once, turn off heat and cover.
6 Just 15 minutes before serving, add 1.75 oz (50 g) of butter and a touch of oil to your skillet. When hot, cook your veal liver slices, season with salt and pepper. Cook for two minutes on each side, then turn off heat and cover.
7 To serve, place your veal liver slices on warm plates. Add your capers with a splash of vinegar to the same skillet, bring to a boil and pour over the liver. Finally, warm the potatoes briefly, arrange them on each slice and sprinkle with fresh herbs.
A chef's advice
Don't take your liver out of the fridge more than 15 minutes before cooking, it will lose its juices in the pan and turn gray inside if it gets too warm. The butter should be foamy, not brown, when you add the slices. Two minutes exactly on each side, high heat, then cover immediately off the heat. With capers, some cooks from Poitou-Charentes add a teaspoon of Charroux mustard to the skillet before the vinegar: it binds the sauce and sticks better to the liver. Lyonnaise cooks, on the other hand, replace the capers with finely sliced cornichons for a more wine-based sauce. For wine, reach for a white Pineau des Charentes with this dish: it's the local pairing that works, the residual sugar balances the acidity of the cider vinegar and the richness of the liver. Otherwise, a white Sancerre does the job nicely, its bright acidity cleanses your palate with each bite.
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