The very first unsweetened pies were baked by our great-…great-grandmothers. Remember pie, chicken pot or wicket. They were filled with fish, potatoes and meat. Snack baked goods are an old-timer in cooking. Moreover, our ancestors made the dough for such baking not only from flour, but also from potatoes, buckwheat and... from liver!
It has many advantages. It is delicious and gives baked goods a noble, delicate flavor. But another thing is that it becomes denser during heat treatment. Hence there are many recipes from this product: pancakes, rolls, pies. That’s exactly what we’ll talk about pies today!
Delicious chicken liver cake - step-by-step photo recipe
The best thing about liver pies is that they are quite easy to make. Of course, you can complicate the recipe. For example, prepare a complex sauce yourself, make a layered pie, and tinker with the filling while preparing it. But we will start with an easy and relatively quick recipe. This recipe reminds me of zucchini cake.
Ingredients:
- Chicken liver – 0.5 kg.
- Milk – 250 ml.
- Flour – 3 tbsp.
- Egg – 1 pc.
- Onion (large) – 1 pc.
- Pepper, salt
- Vegetable oil – 1 tbsp.
For the layer:
- Onion – 1 pc.
- Carrots – 3 pcs.
- Salt, pepper, bay leaf
- Vegetable oil – 2 tbsp.
- Mayonnaise
Preparation.
Grind the liver in a blender to a liquid puree.
Grind the onion using a blender.
Mix liver, onion, egg. Add flour.
Salt and pepper. Use milk to adjust the liquid of the dough.
It should flow freely from the whisk.
Finely chop the onion and fry in a small amount of oil. Three carrots on a fine grater. We send it to the onion. Cook until soft.
Pepper, salt, add bay leaf to the pan.
Add butter to the dough and mix.
We bake pancakes on one side under the lid.
Fry them in a dry frying pan and on the other side.
Apply a small layer of stewed vegetables to the pancake.
Lubricate with mayonnaise.
And so we put the filling on all the pancakes. Lubricate the top layer with mayonnaise and sprinkle with herbs.
The best choice of greens is onion. But you can choose what you like best.
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PP recipe for chicken liver cake
By the way, you can make the recipe more dietary if you replace mayonnaise with yogurt and wheat flour with oatmeal. And yet, the pie can be prepared not only with different fillings, but also in different sizes.
Ingredients:
- Chicken liver – 400 gr.
- Carrots – 2 pcs.
- Yogurt – 140 gr.
- Oatmeal flour – 3 tbsp.
- Onion – 2 pcs.
- Eggs (boiled) – 2 pcs.
- Egg – 1 pc.
- Garlic – 1.5 teeth.
- Pepper, salt
- Parsley
Preparation.
Boil eggs (2 pcs.). Grind the liver in a blender along with the egg, flour and yogurt.
Salt and pepper the mixture.
The finished dough should be liquid, more like pancake consistency. Fry small flat cakes on both sides in a frying pan.
Finely chop the onion.
Three carrots on a coarse grater.
Grease the pan with a drop of oil. Fry vegetables in a frying pan for 10 minutes. Salt.
Separate the whites from the yolks of boiled eggs.
Separately three whites and yolks on a fine grater. Add chopped garlic to the yogurt. Forming a pie.
Grease the pancakes with sauce. Place a layer of stewed vegetables.
Place a layer of grated proteins on top of the vegetables.
And so we do several layers.
Pour the yolks onto the top layer and decorate with a parsley leaf. These portioned pies can be served as an appetizer.
PP recipe for chicken liver cake
Cake recipe with carrot layer
We make cake preparations according to the classic version, as in the first recipe. Prepare the filling for the vegetable layer. We will need:
- carrots – 2-3 pcs., onions – 2 pcs.;
- salt and sugar 3-4 g each, garlic – 4-5 cloves, mayonnaise 2-3 tbsp. l.;
- vegetable oil or pork fat for sautéing vegetables – 20-30 g.
We peel the vegetables and chop them into neat, not large slices. Place in a hot frying pan. Sauté until cooked, stirring constantly, over low heat. Add grated garlic and mayonnaise to the finished filling. Mix.
Lubricate the liver pieces one by one with the filling. Lightly compact each cake. Treat the top with mayonnaise and place in the refrigerator overnight.
Liver cake with carrots prepared according to this recipe turns out tender and juicy. It looks great when cut and holds its portion shape wonderfully.
The best recipe for chicken liver cake without mayonnaise and flour
The peculiarity of this recipe is that it is prepared without flour. Moreover, we will try to make the pie as dietary as possible. And we will assemble it without mayonnaise. Of course, such a dish cannot be called dietary, since it is quite high in calories even without these products. But still, we “lightened” the snack as much as possible.
Ingredients:
- Chicken liver – 600-700g.
- Starch - 2 tbsp.
- Milk (kefir) – 100 ml.
- Carrots – 500 gr.
- Onion – 500 gr.
- Pepper
- Salt
- Vegetable oil
Preparation.
Three carrots on a grater. Cut the onion into thin strips. Sauté onions and carrots in oil.
We wash the liver under running water.
We grind it in a meat grinder.
Add seasonings to the pepper. Pour in milk. Add eggs. Add starch. Mix thoroughly.
Pour 2/3 of the dough into the prepared pan, lined with parchment (greased with oil).
Place vegetables on the dough and spread over the surface.
Pour the remaining dough on top of the filling.
Set to bake for 20-30 minutes at 200⁰.
Remove the finished pie from the pan. And if you wish, you can decorate it with greenery.
The best recipe for chicken liver cake without mayonnaise and flour. Author
Cake with chicken liver, carrots and onions
Delicate cake with chicken liver, onions and a beautiful layer of carrots. It will look absolutely stunning on your desk. His red hat is a real eye-catcher. And the taste will be remembered for a long time!
Ingredients:
- for pancakes:
- Chicken liver – 300-400g.
- Flour – 150g.
- Milk – 200ml.
- Chicken egg – 2 pcs.
- Salt – 1 tsp.
- Ground black pepper – 1/4 tsp.
- Vegetable oil – 2 tbsp.
Filling:
- Mayonnaise – 250g.
- Garlic – 1-2 cloves
- Carrots – 250g.
- Onions – 2 pcs.
- Salt, ground black pepper - to taste
We wash the chicken liver and place it in a colander to remove water. Then transfer to a container and finely chop with a blender.
Beat the eggs into a bowl, add salt, ground black pepper and mix with a whisk. Then add the chopped liver, pour in milk and a couple of tablespoons of vegetable oil. Mix a little and immediately add the sifted flour. Whisk until smooth, literally 30 seconds. The consistency should be a little thicker than regular pancakes.
Finely chop the onion and place it in a frying pan heated with vegetable oil. Fry over medium heat until golden brown. Be sure to stir while frying.
While the onions are frying, grate the carrots on a coarse grater and, as soon as the onions acquire a beautiful yellow tint, add them to the frying pan. Stirring everything together, fry the carrots until soft. Then remove the pan from the heat and leave to cool.
Let's start baking liver pancakes. Grease a frying pan with vegetable oil and heat over medium heat. Pour a little dough so that the thickness of the pancake is 3-5mm, tilt the pan in different directions, distribute it evenly over the surface and bake for 1-2 minutes on each side.
Let the finished pancakes cool.
While the pancakes are cooling, let's prepare the filling. Combine the cooled fried vegetables with mayonnaise, add 1-2 cloves of garlic, add salt and pepper to taste and mix well.
And let's move on to assembling the cake. Place about 2 tablespoons of vegetable mixture with mayonnaise on the liver pancake. Distribute evenly.
Cover with another pancake and also spread the vegetable mixture. We repeat this with all the pancakes. Spread only a thin layer of mayonnaise on the last pancake and decorate the cake.
For decoration, boil one carrot. Then grate it on a coarse grater and sprinkle on top.
It is advisable that a layer of carrots cover the entire surface.
Finally, place a sprig of greenery in the center of the cake.
Bon appetit!
How to bake a delicious chicken liver cake in the oven
So we come to complex recipes. Yes, it is not easy to make, but the preparation itself is interesting, and such a pie looks worthy of any holiday. Cheese and nuts make the dish even more attractive and appetizing to look at.
Ingredients:
- Chicken liver – 3 kg.
- Carrots – 3 pcs.
- Kefir – 500 ml.
- Flour – 350-400 gr.
- Eggs – 5 pcs.
- Mayonnaise – 500 gr.
- Onion – 3 pcs.
- Cucumbers – 1 pc.
- Tomatoes (cherry) – 100 gr.
- Hazelnuts (grated) – 50 gr.
- Grated cheese (mozzarella) – 150 gr.
- Olives - a handful
- Garlic – 3-5 pcs.
- Vegetable oil – 1 tbsp.
- Vegetable seasoning – 350-400 gr.
- Soda – 1 tsp.
- Nutmeg – ½ pc.
- Salt pepper
Preparation.
We pass the liver through a meat grinder. We introduce eggs, kefir, soda, salt, pepper, and flour into the liver. Mix the dough. Add nutmeg.
Distribute the dough into the prepared pans. Line the molds with parchment and grease with oil.
Bake the cakes until done.
Chop the onion. Fry it with vegetable seasoning. Salt and pepper.
In another frying pan, fry the chopped carrots. Add salt and pepper.
Mix mayonnaise with chopped garlic. We trim the edges of the cakes. Divide into the required number of cakes 2-5. Grease the crust with sauce. Spread a layer of onions.
Lay out the carrots. If the cake is uneven, then fill the voids with scraps. If something breaks, it’s no big deal, it won’t be noticeable.
Then grated eggs. On top again the cake.
And we repeat: mayonnaise + onions + carrots + eggs. Grease the top layer and sides with sauce. Cover the sides with ground nuts.
Place grated cucumber along the edge of the pie.
Three eggs on top. Cover the middle of the cake with grated cheese.
Decorate the pie with carrots and “ladybugs” made from tomatoes and olives.
This cake needs another 3-4 hours in the refrigerator to harden.
How to bake a delicious chicken liver cake in the oven. Author
Liver cake with mushroom filling
Mushrooms go well with the taste of liver. It is better to use fresh mushrooms. But pickled ones are also suitable. But whether or not to fry marinated champignons is a matter of taste.
Ingredients:
- Chicken liver – 700 gr.
- Flour – 100 gr.
- Milk – 100 ml.
- Onion – 1 pc.
- Egg – 2 pcs.
- Vegetable oil
- Salt pepper
Filling:
- Mushrooms – 600 gr.
- Cheese – 100 gr.
- Garlic – 2 teeth.
- Onion – 2 pcs.
- Mayonnaise
- Dill – 250 gr.
- Pepper, salt
Decoration:
- Dill
- Mushrooms – 5 pcs.
Preparation.
Pass the liver and onions through a meat grinder 2 times.
We introduce eggs, milk and seasonings into the liver. Mix.
Add flour. Mix. Fry pancakes in hot oil.
On the other side also until golden brown.
Cut 5 mushrooms into slices. Fry them on both sides for decoration. Add some salt.
Cut the remaining mushrooms into medium pieces. Finely chop the onion. Fry the onion until golden brown. Add mushrooms to the pan. Salt and pepper.
Mix mayonnaise with garlic (grind it in a press).
Mix grated cheese with chopped herbs.
Grease the pancake with mayonnaise sauce.
Place 1/3 of the mushrooms on the pancake.
Grease the second pancake with sauce and distribute half of the cheese mixture.
Assemble the cake, alternating the filling. Spread the top layer with sauce and cover with mushrooms and dill.
By the way, the liver cakes are delicious and still warm.
This is how beautiful it is in cross-section. It holds up well and doesn't fall apart.
Liver cake with mushroom filling. Author
Advice from experienced housewives
- To prepare cakes for 200 grams of liver, take no more than 1 chicken egg. The cakes will not be tough.
- Fried or stewed carrots in recipes can be replaced with Korean ones. The taste will be sharper. You can use canned corn and green peas as layers.
- Beautifully chopped vegetables, mushrooms, cheese and herbs are suitable for decoration. To decorate with mayonnaise or sauce, it is better to use a pastry syringe.
