This Beef liver sauce is one of my family’s favourites, my children can eat it with practically everything, even on toast. It is easy and quick to make and the ingredients are pantry staples. It can be served as an accompaniment to rice, beans, toast, savoury french toast, potatoes, twice-cooked potatoes, pasta, chapati, noodles etc.
The sweetness of the caramelised onions really offsets the slightly bitter taste of beef liver.
To remove the ‘iron’ taste of beef liver
For those who just can’t stand the ‘iron’ taste of liver, soak in milk, lemon juice, diluted vinegar or anything slightly acidic, for 1/2 hour to 4 hours, depending on how much of the liver taste you want to get rid of. Remove from soaking liquid and rinse, then use for the recipe.
To cook Beef liver sauce
200g beef liver 1 medium sized onion 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1/2 teaspoon crushed garlic 1/4 teaspoon dry rosemary 1/4 teaspoon dry thyme 1 small carrot (3 tablespoons chopped) 1 medium fresh tomato black pepper or dry chili powder 1-200g can of baked beans (1 cup) 1/4 cup of water 1 seasoning cube salt 1/2 cup shredded cabbage
Wash, peel and cut onions into slices.
Put 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil in a frying pan, and place over medium heat.
Add onions and stir to coat with oil.
Cover with a lid for a few minutes so the onions will release its juices.
Then open and reduce the heat, stir from time to time.
When the onion has softened and turned golden, scoop it out and set aside.
Do not skip this step, it adds to the depth of flavour in the dish.
Meanwhile, cut liver into cubes, crush garlic and chop carrots and tomato, and set aside.
Add 1 tablespoon vegetable oil to the frying pan, when hot, add chopped liver and fry for 1 minute till it browns.
Sprinkle garlic, rosemary and thyme, continue frying, until you can smell the spices.
Add carrot and tomato, stir in black pepper, baked beans, water, seasoning cube, salt, cabbage and onions.
Cook until water has reduced, about 1 minute then take off the heat and serve.
You will also enjoy my Mongolian beef stir fry, Coconut curry sauce, Easy Nigerian vegetable sauce and Spicy roasted green pepper sauce. Do you have any comments, questions or suggestions, please leave a comment below.
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I just prepared my beef liver sauce it was yummy
Hi Keren, that is so good to hear. I hope you get to try some more recipes.
This looks amazing! I want to try it, so I will try to make it. Thank you for sharing this recipe!
Best,
Marko
Thank you mr.M, I am sure you will love it. Do let us know how it turned out.
Great! Are you a full-time cooking writer? If yes, then please take out some time to write cooking recipes on my website too.
Thanks @archer john
Looks yummy and nutritious too! Gotta try this one for dinner tonight!
hi Ed, Thanks and please do try it, it is utterly delicious. Don’t forget to let us know how it turned out.
Great tip on how to remove the iron taste of liver. Haha I’m used to pork or chicken liver ,but at least now 8 know what to do in case we have beef liver.
Yes Gilian milk really does wonders to cow’s liver. Thanks for stopping by
This looks nice. I enjoy learning about new recipes. Glad to read it’s easy to make. I can try took make it :). I love all the photos in the recipe. I like seeing what I have to do!
Hi Carola, glad you like it. please do make it and let us know how it turned out.
The pictures made me want to eat those dishes now. Thanks for sharing the recipe. My friend has been looking for something like this, I would definitely pass it to her 🙂
Thanks Laveena. It’s so easy to make, please do pass it on to your friend, they will love it.
Even though I am not so much close to being a chef, or at least the person who claims to know how to cook, I think I would manage just fine at making this Beef liver sauce. Caramelized onions are something I often like to make with beans and I must try that soaking live into milk definitely makes liver taste better.
HI, I know you will be able to make this sauce, it is very easy really. You are quite knowledgeable about cooking, that is lovely. I love caramelized onions and eat it with a whole lot of things. Thanks
It looks yummy! Thanks for sharing the recipe 🙂 I think I would prefer it with mashed potatoes or with rice 🙂
Hi Kristine, it tastes great and mashed potatoes is really an excellent idea, thanks
This would be nice if it didn’t have offal in it. I’d substitute it for some mushrooms or kidney beans instead. Yum.
Yes Helen, mushrooms will work just fine. I will try them myself
It’s dinner time now here in Manila, and I’m reading your post which makes my tummy crumbled.. I want these!
Hi Blair, It is a very easy recipe.