Oct 19, 2010

Foie de Veau en Persillade avec Pommes de Terre (Calf's Liver with Parsley, Garlic, and Fried Potatoes)

Seared liver, potatoes, and bacon are natural partners in this dish from Aux Lyonnais.

Credit: Landon Nordeman

1 russet potato, peeled, cut into
   1⁄8"-thick batons, and soaked
   in water
2 tbsp. grapeseed oil
6 tbsp. unsalted butter
2 cloves garlic (1 smashed and
   1 minced)
Kosher salt and freshly ground black
   pepper, to taste
4 slices bacon, roughly chopped
2 lbs. veal or beef liver, trimmed
1⁄2 cup ﬂour
1⁄4 cup clariﬁed butter
1 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
1⁄2 cup minced ﬂat-leaf parsley
Fleur de sel, to taste

1. Drain potatoes and pat dry with paper towels. Heat oil in a 12" skillet over medium-high heat. Add potatoes and cook, turning occasionally, until light brown. Add 2 tbsp. unsalted butter and smashed garlic and season
with salt and pepper. Cook, spooning butter over potatoes, until golden brown and tender, about 5 minutes more. Transfer potatoes to a plate; set aside. Wipe out skillet.

2. Return skillet to medium heat. Add bacon and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and crisp, about 12
minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towels and wipe out skillet.

3. Using a sharp knife, slice liver horizontally into 4 thin slices. Season liver with salt and pepper. Put ﬂour on a plate and dredge liver in ﬂour; transfer to a rack set inside a baking sheet. Heat 2 tbsp. clariﬁed butter in reserved skillet over medium-high heat. Add 2 slices liver and cook until browned, about 2 minutes. Flip liver,
add 2 tbsp. unsalted butter, and cook to desired temperature, about 1 minute more for medium rare. Transfer
liver to paper towels and repeat with remaining clariﬁed butter, liver, and unsalted butter. add lemon juice to
pan, along with parsley and remaining garlic. Stir to combine. To serve divide potatoes between 4 serving plates. Top potatoes with liver and garnish with bacon. Spoon pan sauce over liver and sprinkle with ﬂeur de sel.

SERVES 4

Pairing note: The richness of liver calls for rich Bordeaux, like Château la Cardonne Haut Medoc 2005 ($25),
a medium bodied, smooth, balanced wine with black fruit and anise on the nose and hints of cocoa on the ﬁnish.
—M.P.