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Chicken Liver with Wilted Radicchio, Caramelized Eschalots & Reduced Balsamic

Chicken Liver with Wilted Radicchio, Caramelized Eschalots & Reduced Balsamic

Paul Hegeman
4.91 from 115 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Chilling Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 35 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, British, French
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
 
 

  • 1 ½ lb chicken liver
  • 16-20 French shallots
  • 2 heads radicchio lettuce
  • 16 sprigs watercress
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 2 cups milk
  • plain flour
  • butter
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 cup balsamic vinegar
  • sea salt flakes
  • pepper grinder

Instructions
 

  • Cut the larger livers into uniform pieces and remove the sinew off any.
  • Place in a bowl and cover with the milk, allow to stand in fridge at least 2 hours.
  • In a small saucepan reduce the balsamic over a medium flame until reduced by two thirds, allow to cool (this can be done in a larger quantity as reduced balsamic is always nice to have on hand).
  • To par blanch the eschalots, peel them and place them in a saucepan of cold salted water.
  • Place the saucepan over high heat and bring to the boil, once boiling, allow to simmer for 2 minutes.
  • Remove the saucepan from the heat and drain the onions.
  • In a non stick fry pan sauté them in a touch of butter and a splash of olive oil, season with salt and pepper and add the brown sugar.
  • Keep the pan moving until the eschalots are evenly browned and remove them.
  • Wipe the pan clean.
  • Remove the outer leaves of the radicchio until you get to the deep red centre of the heads.
  • Break up the red hearts and tear them into uniform bite size pieces (remove the white spines by cutting a V in each leaf).
  • Remove the livers from the milk and allow to drain.
  • Pat the livers dry with paper towel and toss gently one at a time in seasoned flour.
  • Return the pan to high heat and add a splash of olive oil and some butter.
  • Sear the livers for 1 minute on the first side, turn and sear a further 40 seconds on the other side.
  • Add the onions back in and toss until warm.
  • Add the radicchio and toss together and immediately remove to a mixing bowl.
  • Add the picked watercress, arrange evenly amongst 4 plates and drizzle with a touch of reduced balsamic.

Notes

Chicken Liver with Wilted Radicchio, Caramelized Eschalots and Reduced Balsamic
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