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Arnavut Cigeri

Serve with potatoes.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    serves 6

Ingredients

1 onion, cut in half and thinly sliced
Salt
1 1/2 pounds calf ’s or lamb’s liver
1 1/2 tablespoons paprika
Flour
Olive oil
2–3 tablespoons finely chopped parsley to garnish

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Sprinkle the onion with salt and leave for an hour to soften and lose its strong taste. Drain the juices released.

    Step 2

    Cut the liver into strips 1 inch thick and remove any tough sinews or skin. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon paprika and toss well, then roll in flour, shaking to separate all the pieces of liver.

    Step 3

    Heat a little oil in a frying pan and fry the liver briefly over medium-high heat, stirring and turning the pieces, until browned all over but still pink and juicy inside. Remove from the pan and drain on paper towels. Sprinkle with a little salt.

    Step 4

    Mix the remaining 1/2 tablespoon paprika with a little of the frying oil and dribble over the liver. Serve garnished with parsley and the softened onions.

Cover of Claudia Roden's The New Book of Middle Easter Food, featuring a blue filigree bowl filled with Meyer lemons and sprigs of mint.
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