Why is the liver placed in vinegar and water?

The calf's liver is first treated in vinegar and water, as in the preceding recipe. It draws out blood and gives a milder flavor. This soaking is why the total time comes to around 2.5 hours, even though the frying itself is quick.

How do I fry the liver slices?

Cut the liver into thin slices, sprinkle with pepper and salt, turn them in wheat flour and fry them in butter. Finely cut onion is fried separately and served with it.

Is there a variation of the dish?

Yes. The recipe notes that the liver can also be larded with pork strips and prepared exactly like braised beef, that is, browned and simmered tender instead of being fried like steak.

Where does the recipe come from?

From Henriette Schønberg Erken's "Stor kokebok" (1914), page 223. It serves about 4 from one calf's liver.

Calf's Liver Cooked Like Steak

Calf's liver cut in thin slices, seasoned with salt and pepper, floured and fried in butter, served with finely cut fried onion. The liver is first soaked and placed 2 hours in vinegar water. It can alternatively be larded and prepared like braised beef.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 223 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

One of several ways Erken directs for calf's liver in "Stor kokebok" (1914): "Calf's liver is used in many ways: as game, steak, boneless birds, fricandeau, braised beef, etc." This variant is the simplest – thin slices fried in butter with fried onion.

How to make it

1
Soak the liver
Place the soaked liver in vinegar and water for 2 hours. Take it up and wipe it dry.
2
Slice and season
Cut the liver into thin slices and sprinkle with pepper and salt.
3
Flour and fry
Turn the slices in wheat flour and fry them in butter in a pan until cooked through but still juicy.
4
Fried onion
Fry finely cut onion soft and golden in butter and serve it with the liver slices.
5
Variation
The liver can also be larded with pork strips and prepared exactly like braised beef.

Changes from the original

"Treated as above" is written out: the liver is soaked and lies 2 hours in vinegar and water. Quantities for flour, butter, onion and seasoning are estimated, as the original does not give them. The language of the steps is modernized.

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Fra1914 1949 Modernisert

Til1914 1949 Modernisert

1914 (korrekturlest, s. 223) → 1949 (korrekturlest, s. 252)~53% av teksten endretfjernetlagt til

~~1 kalvelever eddik og vand pepper, salt hvetemel smør løk.~~ Leveren behandles som ovenfor, skjæres i ~~tynde~~ tynne skiver, bestrøes med pepper, salt; meles, stekes i smør. Fint ~~skaaren~~ skåren løk stekes og serveres til. ~~Kan ogsaa spækkes med fleskestrimler og tillages aldeles som bankekjøt.~~

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Why is the liver placed in vinegar and water?: The calf's liver is first treated in vinegar and water, as in the preceding recipe. It draws out blood and gives a milder flavor. This soaking is why the total time comes to around 2.5 hours, even though the frying itself is quick.
How do I fry the liver slices?: Cut the liver into thin slices, sprinkle with pepper and salt, turn them in wheat flour and fry them in butter. Finely cut onion is fried separately and served with it.
Is there a variation of the dish?: Yes. The recipe notes that the liver can also be larded with pork strips and prepared exactly like braised beef, that is, browned and simmered tender instead of being fried like steak.
Where does the recipe come from?: From Henriette Schønberg Erken's "Stor kokebok" (1914), page 223. It serves about 4 from one calf's liver.

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