Liver and bacon (Mrs Beeton's)
Straight from the 1861 recipe! Short and simple.
This recipe needs advance preparation!
| Liver and bacon (Mrs Beeton's) | |
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| Other publications - circa 1945 | |
| Servings: | Serves 8 |
| Calories per serving: | 972 |
| Ready in: | 20 minutes |
| Prep. time: | 10 minutes |
| Cook time: | 10 minutes |
| Difficulty: | 
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| Recipe author: | Chef |
| First published: | 20th January 2013 |
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Servings
Serves 8
Ingredients
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- 900g (2 lb) liver (calf or lambs liver)
- 900g (2 lb) bacon
- pepper and salt, to taste
- a small piece of butter
- flour
- 2 tablespoons lemon-juice
- 150ml (¼ pint) water
Method
- Cut the liver in thin slices, and cut as many slices of bacon as there are of liver
- fry the bacon first, and put that on a hot dish before the fire.
- Fry the liver in the fat which comes from the bacon, after seasoning it with pepper and salt and dredging it with a little flour.
- Turn the liver occasionally to prevent its burning, and when done lay it round the dish with a piece of bacon between each.
- Pour away the bacon fat, put in a small piece of butter, dredge in a little flour, add the lemon-juice and water, give one boil, and pour it in the middle of the dish.
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