These chicken liver patties are prepared similar to regular meat patties. You can call them liver burgers, pancakes or fritters. The liver patties features ground liver as the main ingredient and have a smooth / tender texture with bold, earthy, rich flavor specific for organ meats.
Course Appetizer, Side Dish
Cuisine Clean Eating, Dairy Free, Gluten Free
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 35 minutesminutes
Soaking Time 20 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour10 minutesminutes
Servings 22patties
Calories 32.13kcal
Author HealthyTasteOfLife
Ingredients
1lbChicken livers organic raw whole chicken livers
Drain the accumulated liquid. Rinse the chicken livers in cold water a couple of times and trim them of connective tissues.
Soak them in a water + vinegar solution (add about 1-2 tbsp of apple cider vinegar to the water) for about 20 minutes. This will help remove the harsh metallic taste and reduce the bitterness.
Once soaked, rinse gently under cold water. Pat dry with a paper towel, to absorb as much water as possible.
Mix Ingredients in a food processor
Add all ingredients (except baking soda and lemon juice) in a food processor and pulse a few times, until the mixture resembles a pancake batter. But don’t overmix, you still want some finely chopped pieces to remain intact. Overall it might look very liquid but once cooked the mixture will harden and puff up.
For a bulkier texture (added volume and to absorb some moisture) I added a large slice of gluten free bread when processing. But it should turn ok without bread as well. Or you could add 2-3 tablespoons of a starchy flour like arrowroot. Some cooked rice would work too.
Let the batter rest for 10-15 minutes if you’re adding bread or flour, in order to absorb the moisture.
Just before baking, add the baking soda and lemon juice to the mixture and give it a final mix with a spoon.
Cook/fry the chicken liver patties
Heat a non-stick pan or griddle over low-medium heat and wipe over with a little ghee or oil to lightly grease the pan. If you’re using a ceramic non-stick pan, then you won’t need any grease at all.
Pour 2 tbsp of liver batter, it should spread by itself slowly. The liver patties should cook exactly like pancakes: flip when the bubbles begin to appear on the surface. About 1.5-2 minutes on one side and another minute on the other side.
Repeat with remaining batter.
Notes
Tips for Chicken Liver Patties
Don’t cook liver patties too long, otherwise they will turn dense, grainy and with a stronger liver taste.
Mix with other meats: use 1 part liver, minced, and 4-5 parts other meats (ground turkey, ground pork, tenderloin, ground beef, and chicken) choose 1 or two types and mix together.
Mix in other veggies like grated sweet potatoes, turnips, parsnips or beetroot.