PIG'S LIVER (a Savoury and Economical Dish)

The Book of Household Management · Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary) · 1861

Source: The Book of Household Management
Time: Cook: 120 min Total: 120 min
Yield: 6.0 – 7.0 persons
Status: success · extracted 13 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (8)

The liver and lights of a pig ↝ Pork, pig's feet [Pork]
6 or 7 slices of bacon ↝ Beef, bacon, cooked [Bacon]
potatoes ↝ Potatoes, raw, skin [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
1 large bunch of parsley ↝ Parsley, raw [Not included in a food category]
2 onions ↝ Onions, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
2 sage-leaves ↝ Fireweed, leaves, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
pepper and salt to taste ↝ Spices, pepper, black [Spices and Herbs]
a little broth or water ↝ Soup, broth [Soups, broth-based]

Instructions (5)

Slice the liver and lights, and wash these perfectly clean.
Parboil the potatoes.
Mince the parsley and sage, and chop the onion rather small.
Put the meat, potatoes, and bacon into a deep tin dish, in alternate layers, with a sprinkling of the herbs, and a seasoning of pepper and salt between each.
Pour on a little water or broth, and bake in a moderately-heated oven for 2 hours.

Original Text

PIG'S LIVER (a Savoury and Economical Dish).

831. INGREDIENTS.—The liver and lights of a pig, 6 or 7 slices of bacon, potatoes, 1 large bunch of parsley, 2 onions, 2 sage-leaves, pepper and salt to taste, a little broth or water.

Mode.—Slice the liver and lights, and wash these perfectly clean, and parboil the potatoes; mince the parsley and sage, and chop the onion rather small. Put the meat, potatoes, and bacon into a deep tin dish, in alternate layers, with a sprinkling of the herbs, and a seasoning of pepper and salt between each; pour on a little water or broth, and bake in a moderately-heated oven for 2 hours.

Time.—2 hours. Average cost, 1s. 6d.

Sufficient for 6 or 7 persons.

Seasonable from September to March.

Notes

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