“Is liver good for you?” Absolutely! Organ meats, including liver, are considered one of nature’s most amazing superfoods.

And, you can get these at a fraction of the price of other cuts of meat, which makes adding liver to your household good for your health and budget.

Liver contains large amounts of Vitamin B12, Vitamin A, Iron, Folate, Biotin, and Selenium per serving. It also outperforms spinach and carrots as a source of vitamin B12 too.

“But hey, what if I don’t like the taste?” You can mix 75% ground beef with 25% ground liver and use it for any ground beef recipe such as a taco mix; or, hide it in a meatball mixture. This is also a great alternative when you have kids to cook for or someone in your family just doesn’t like the taste.

There are lots of other great liver recipes online that can help you find ways to make your liver more edible, but here are three recipes that you can try to help hide this nutrient-dense organ meat for you and/or your family.

BEEF LIVER PATE

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil

• ½ cup yellow onion, chopped

• 1 lb strandquist family farm beef liver, rinsed, trim any white connective tissue and chop up liver into ½” size piece

• 3 garlic cloves, minced

• ¼ cup butter, soft

• ½ teaspoon black pepper

• ½ teaspoon thyme

• ⅓ teaspoon oregano

• salt to taste

Directions

1. In a medium-sized saucepan or cast iron skillet, heat olive oil until melted. Add onion and saute for a few minutes, until soft.

2. Add beef liver, cooking for 3-4 minutes. Next, add garlic and continue cooking.

3. When the liver is cooked through, transfer liver and onions to your food processor or high-speed blender and add butter, black pepper, thyme, oregano, and salt.

4. Blend until smooth, add more olive oil if necessary.

5. Serve over fresh baguette, sourdough or with some fresh veggies such as celery or carrots.

[inspired and edited recipefairy.com]

Beef Liver Pate

ITALIAN-STYLE BEEF LIVER

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour

• 1/4 tsp salt

• 1 lb strandquist family farm beef liver, rinsed

• 4 tsp olive oil, divided

• 1 cup thinly sliced onion

• 1/2 cup chopped celery

• 2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) diced tomatoes or crushed tomatoes, undrained

• 1 bay leaf

• 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley

• 1 tbsp minced fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried basil

• 1 tsp salt

• 1/4 tsp pepper

• Cooked spaghetti

• Grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

1. Combine flour and salt.

2. Cut beef liver into bite-sized pieces and add to flour mixture.

3. Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a skillet, add flour-coated liver, and cook for 3-5 min. or until liver is no longer pink.

4. Add onion and celery and saute until tender. Stir in tomatoes, bay leaf, parsley, basil, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Discard bay leaf.

5. Serve over spaghetti; sprinkle with cheese.

[inspired and edited taste of home]

Italian-Style Beef Liver

BEEF LIVER CURRY

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups grape tomatoes

• 1 lb strandquist family farm beef liver, rinsed

• 1 can coconut milk

• 1 tsp sea salt

• 2 tsp spicy curry

• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar

• 1 1/2 cup frozen peas

• 2 tbsp oil olive

Directions

1. Preheat the cast-iron skillet or non-stick pan on medium-high heat and add oil.

2. Slice tomatoes in half, add to the hot pan, press with a spatula so the juices will release, and cook for about 2-3 minutes till tomatoes get soft.

3. Cut the liver into bite-size cubes, removing the white membranes that could be present.

4. Add to the pan with tomatoes. Cook meat until browned but not completely cooked for approximately 3-4 minutes.

5. Add coconut milk, curry spice., salt, apple cider vinegar, peas. Bring to boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes on low heat.

6. Serve with cooked rice.

[inspired by flavorfulhome.com]

Beef Liver Curry

If you’d like to incorporate more liver into your diet, click HERE to get some farm fresh liver.

Best,

Tessa