What Are Chicken livers and How Can I Use Them?
Chicken livers is easier to cook with than it looks. Here's how to choose, use, and store them, what to substitute, and 78 recipes to get you started.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size unknown (100g)Where found
Chicken livers are usually found in the poultry section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.
Food group
Chicken livers are a member of the Poultry Products US Department of Agriculture nutritional food group.
How much do chicken livers weigh?
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Related
Poultry Products
| In Chinese: | 鸡肝 | |
| British (UK) term: | ||
| en français: | foies de volaille | |
| en español: | hígados de pollo |
Recipes using chicken livers
There are 78 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Jewish Potato Knish
Homemade pastry stuffed with potato - "knish upon a star" and your dreams will come true.
Chopped Chicken Liver Appetizer
Traditional Jewish chopped chicken liver made with schmaltz, sauteed onions, and hard-boiled eggs. Silky, savory, and spread on cocktail rye, this is the real deal appetizer.
Peanut Sauce (Nuoc Leo)
Vietnamese peanut sauce (nuoc leo) with chicken livers, crunchy peanut butter, tahini, and dark soy sauce. A rich, savory dipping sauce for spring rolls, grilled meats, and rice paper wraps.
Pate De Poulet En Gelee
Pâté de poulet en gelée layers poached chicken, broiled chicken livers, poached vegetables, and apple in individual aspic molds. Elegant French cold starter set in savory gelatin.
Giblet Gravy (For Poultry)
Classic giblet gravy made the old-fashioned way: simmered chicken or turkey giblets folded into a rich pan-drippings roux thickened with their own savory broth. The from-scratch holiday gravy your bird deserves.
Grilled Tenderloins
Jerk-rubbed grilled pork tenderloin served with dirty rice, black-eyed peas, chicken livers, and crumbled goat cheese. A bold Southern-meets-Caribbean main dish with serious depth of flavor.
So Good Rumaki
Bacon-wrapped rumaki with marinated chicken livers, water chestnuts, and scallions broiled until the bacon crisps. A retro tiki bar appetizer with soy-sherry-ginger soak.
Mousse of Poultry Liver with Young Ginger
Chicken liver mousse baked in ramekins with shallots, thyme, garlic, and cream, unmolded and served with fresh tomato sauce and herb garnishes. A French restaurant classic, home-kitchen achievable.
Favorite Rumaki
Rumaki wraps bacon around chicken liver and water chestnut, then broils until crisp. The classic 1960s tiki-bar appetizer that deserves a comeback.
Myra's Before-She-Kept-Kosher Pate
Chicken liver pate with brandy, butter, and onion blended silky smooth. Six ingredients, 15 minutes active time, chilled overnight for the best flavor.
Festival Chopped Liver
Chopped chicken liver pate finished with olive oil and traditionally shaped into a fish form for festive holiday tables. Three ingredients, pure smooth liver spread, ready in 30 minutes.
Wine & Chicken Livers
Flour-coated chicken livers cooked in butter with white wine, ketchup, and onion using the microwave. A quick 25-minute liver dinner with a tangy wine sauce, served over rice.
Chunky Chopped Chicken Liver
Old-school chopped chicken liver with caramelized onions, garlic, hard-boiled eggs, and butter. Kept chunky, not smooth, for the real deli-style texture. A classic Jewish appetizer.
Amazing Stuffed Leg of Duck with Red Wine Sauce
Amazing Stuffed Leg of Duck with Red Wine Sauce recipe
Czech Liverballs
Traditional Czech liver dumplings made from chicken livers, onion, and marjoram, simmered in chicken broth. Old-world comfort food at its finest.
Pashtet Iz Pachonki
Russian chicken liver pate (pashtet) with butter, onions, garlic, and white bread baked into a smooth, rich spread. Served cold as an elegant appetizer.
Chicken Simmered in Smen
Traditional Moroccan chicken slow-simmered with saffron, smen (aged butter), and preserved lemon. The braising liquid becomes a silky, intensely flavored sauce.
Chicken Livers Wrapped in Bacon
Chicken livers wrapped in bacon with water chestnuts, pan-fried until crispy. A classic rumaki-style appetizer with just four ingredients, ready in 30 minutes.
Chopped Liver
Classic Jewish chopped liver made with chicken livers sauteed in schmaltz with onion and garlic, mixed with hard-boiled eggs. Includes instructions for rendering your own chicken fat.
Crostini with Chicken Livers
Crostini with chicken livers sauteed in butter and white wine, finished with cream and brown gravy, spread on thin toasted French bread. A rich Tuscan-style appetizer ready in 35 minutes.
Simple Pate
Chicken liver pate with brandy, dry sherry, and unsalted butter, finished with a hint of marjoram and optional truffles. Silky smooth and served chilled as an elegant appetizer.
Pappardelle Ii (Duck)
Tuscan-style duck ragu for pappardelle with boneless duck, pancetta, chicken livers, porcini mushrooms, rosemary, and white wine. A rich, slow-simmered Italian meat sauce.
Higaditos En Chipotle
Higaditos en chipotle stir-fries chicken livers with onion in smoky chipotle-tomato sauce. Authentic Mexican offal dish ready in under 30 minutes, served with warm tortillas.
Wild Rice Pilau
Southern-style wild rice pilau with browned chicken livers, brown rice, and fresh herbs simmered in low-sodium broth. A rustic, iron-rich side dish that's lighter than you'd expect.
