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Albanian style Liver

Albanian style LiverSue likes Liver anyway, I'm not that keen and Buster the dog has always turned his nose up at anything that is offal like. So we went fishing on the Internet for a recipe which was a bit different than simple Liver and Onions. With a bit of modification on our part this is what we came up with and even as somebody who's not keen I can confirm it was good! 
 
Ingredients:-
 
900g/1lb Pig’s liver, cut into cubes
2 tbsp plain white flour (Gluten Free in our case)
1 tsp flaked Chilli
1 tsp dried Thyme
1 tsp salt
freshly ground black pepper
4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 tsp ground Sumac
1 red onion, thinly sliced
½ cup of chopped parsley
Oil for frying
 
Method:-
 
(1) In a bowl combine the flour, flaked Chilli, thyme, salt and some freshly ground black pepper.
(2) Add the cubes of liver and toss well, making sure it is evenly coated. If you have one put the flour etc. in a zip plastic bag, then add the meat and shake well.
(3) In a frying pan, heat the oil  and sauté the garlic for about 30 seconds. Add the liver and cook on a high heat turning constantly to ensure it is evenly cooked.
(4) Cook until the liver is crispy on the outside but not overcooked. The inside should remain soft and pinky. Add half the chopped parsley and remove from the pan.
(5) Serve on a bed of sliced red onion tossed with the remaining parsley and ground Sumac.
 
Notes:-
 
We found an 'Intercontinental' Shop where the Sumac was 79p for 100g. The original recipe was intended for Calves's Liver, but the Pig's Liver was less than £1 for 900g. Lamb's Liver at £200 per Kg is out of the question!
 
We served ours with Potato wedges and fried Leek.

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The Pork mince was in the reductions at 93p. So we based this recipe around it – As we often do.

Ingredients for the Pork Bowl:-

500g Mince Pork
1 Onion, finely diced
2 cloves of Garlic, minced
2 Red Chillies, Chopped
2 tsp Dried Ginger
5 tsp Brown Sugar
Half a Lime squeezed
2 tsp Fish Sauce
Oil to fry

Method:-

(1) Fry the Onions over a low heat until softened.
(2) Add the Garlic and Ginger.
(3) Add the Pork and turn up the heat.
(4) Add the other ingredients and stir until the Pork has browned a little.

Although there ear lots of ingredients here we are still in budget as there’s enough left over to make a stir-fry for this evening. (£2 per person)

Ingredients for the Coleslaw:-

¼ Whit Cabbage – ¼ Red Cabbage
1 Carrot, finely slices
1 Clove of Garlic, minced
1 Red Chilli, finely slices
White Wine Vinegar
Half a Lime squeezed
Fish Sauce
Soy Sauce
Fresh Coriander leaves
Fresh Mint leaves
A pinch of Sugar
A Handful of Beans Sprouts
Shallots, finely slices
Oil

Method:-

(1) Deep fry the Shallots until crispy. Drain and set aside.
(2) Add everything to a large bowl and stir well.
(3) Sprinkle the Shallots over.
(4) Serve.

We had this concoction over Rice Noodles and to be honest the combination of flavours puts our native cuisine to shame.

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