The mashed sweet potatoes with sage butter are a great side dish for calf’s liver. We recommend asking the butcher for the freshest calf liver available, since it can vary in quality. Soaking the liver in milk, a method typically used for pork liver, helps soften and mellow its flavor.<\/p>\n
Soak liver<\/strong> in milk<\/strong> in a bowl 20 minutes.<\/p>\n While liver<\/strong> is soaking, cook bacon<\/strong> in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderate heat, turning over occasionally, until crisp. Transfer bacon<\/strong> to paper towels to drain and reserve 2\u00bd TBS fat<\/strong> in skillet, transferring remaining fat<\/strong> to a small bowl.<\/p>\n Cook onions<\/strong> with salt<\/strong> and pepper<\/strong> to taste in fat<\/strong> in skillet over moderate heat, stirring frequently, until golden-brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Transfer onions<\/strong> to a bowl and add bacon.<\/strong> Keep warm, covered.<\/p>\n Pat liver<\/strong> dry and discard milk.<\/strong> Stir together flour, salt,<\/strong> and pepper<\/strong> on a sheet of wax paper and dredge liver<\/strong> in flour mixture,<\/strong> shaking off excess.<\/p>\n Add 1\u00bd TBS reserved bacon fat<\/strong> to skillet and heat over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then saut\u00e9 liver,<\/strong> turning over once, until browned but still pink inside, about 4 minutes total. Serve liver<\/strong> topped with onions<\/strong> and bacon.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Yield: 4 Epicurious The mashed sweet potatoes with sage butter are a great side dish for calf’s liver. We recommend asking the butcher for the freshest calf liver available, since it can vary in quality. Soaking the liver in milk, a method typically used for pork liver, helps soften and mellow its flavor. 1lb calf’s liver (\u00bd inch thick), cut into 4 pieces 1cup whole milk 8bacon slices, halved crosswise 3medium onions, halved lengthwise, then cut lengthwise into \u00bc-inch slices…<\/p>\n