PAN-FRIED CALF€™S LIVER, GRILLED BABY LEEKS AND CREAMED CABBAGE
Ingredients
- ½ savoy cabbage
- shredded
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- knob of butter
- ½ onion
- thinly sliced
- ½ carrot
- peeled and thinly sliced
- ¼ celeriac
- peeled and thinly sliced
- 350ml/12fl oz double cream
- 6 slices calf’s liver
- 4 baby leeks
- cut in half lengthways
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- hot red wine gravy
- to serve
- watercress
- to garnish
Directions
- Blanch the cabbage in a large pan of salted water for 3 minutes then drain.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil and the butter in a frying pan and cook the onion until softened. Add the carrot and celeriac and cook for 2 minutes. Pour in the cream and season with salt and pepper. Add the cabbage to the pan and cook until the volume of the liquid has reduced by a third.
- Meanwhile
- heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a frying pan and fry the liver slices for 1½ minutes on each side. Season with salt and pepper.
- Oil a griddle pan with the remaining oil and place over a high heat. Add the leeks and griddle until slightly charred. Season with salt and pepper.
- To serve
- divide the cabbage between two serving plates. Add the liver and top with the leeks. Pour over the gravy and garnish with the watercress.

