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Liver in piquant sauce

A piece of liver larded with bacon, browned in butter and simmered for 1½ hours in a sauce of wine, stock, onion and herbs. From Erken's Stor kokebok (1949), p. 817.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 817 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

Liver was among the most used dishes in the chapter on food for the sick, as it was considered nourishing and easy to eat. This version gets its sharpness from wine and herbs.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Lard and brown

    Lard the piece of liver with bacon strips and brown it nicely in butter in a pot. Remove the liver.

  2. 2

    Make the sauce

    Stir the flour into the butter and add the wine and stock. Add the onion, salt, pepper, parsley, thyme and bay leaf.

  3. 3

    Simmer

    Return the liver to the pot and let everything simmer covered for 1½ hours.

Changes from the original

'Del.' is converted to dl and 'gr.' to g. The wine is read as 1 dl of 'home-made wine'. The amounts suit two portions since only 200 g liver is used.

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1949 (proofread, p. 817) → Modernised~75% of the text changedremovedadded
200 gr. g lever (ett stykke). 20 gr. g flesk (i strimler til å spekke med). smør ½ teskje hvetemel (til steking). 0,5 ts hvetemel. 1 del. hjemmelaget dl vin (hjemmelaget). 2 del. buljong dl buljong. 1 liten løk, hakket stk løk (liten, hakket). salt (etter smak). pepper persille timian (etter smak). persille. timian. 1 stk laurbærblad. Leverstykket spekkes Spekk leverstykket med fleskestrimler og brunes brun det pent i smør. Leveren tas op, og smør i en gryte. Ta leveren opp.. Rør melet røres inn i smøret, spes smøret og spe med vin og buljong, tilsett alle krydderier; buljong. Tilsett løk, salt, pepper, persille, timian og laurbærblad.. Legg leveren legges igjen tilbake i gryten, gryten og la alt småtrekker småkoke under lokk i 1½ time.

Note on Modernised

«Del.» er omregnet til dl, og «gr.» til g. Mengden vin er tolket som 1 dl «hjemmelaget vin». Mengden er beregnet for to porsjoner siden bare 200 g lever brukes.

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Frequently asked questions

How long should the liver simmer?
1½ hours covered, according to Erken.
Which wine is used?
The original says 'home-made wine', i.e. fruit or berry wine; you can use a light wine instead.

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