Roasted calf's liver with wild mushroom sauce

6 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
3tablespoonsSweet paprika (preferably Hungarian)
tablespoonOlive oil, (up to 2)
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
3poundsPiece of calf's liver
cupVeal stock or chicken stock
Wild Mushroom Sauce as an accompaniment, if desired, see recipe

Directions

Preheat the oven to 550 degrees F. In a bowl combine the paprika and enough olive oil to form a paste. Add salt and pepper. Rub the paste over the liver and place it in a roasting pan, smooth side up . Place in oven for 10 minutes. Add just enough stock to the pan to form a thin layer of liquid.

Continue roasting for another 10 minutes, or until a meat thermometer reads 120 degrees F. at the thic kest part. Transfer to a cutting board and let rest 5 minutes. To serve, thinly slice liver and serve with the sauce.

>From Taste Show # TS4794

Recipe by: David Rosengarten Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #548 by "Master Harper Gaellon" <gaellon@...> on Apr 4, 1997