How do YOU make liver? (beef, pepper, onions, best way)

[gentlearts]

So, I was watching a Food Network Star show today. The challenge was to cook a typical diner food, and a contestant was given liver to cook. She was eliminated because she did not soak the liver first, and the judge Tyler Florence) said it tasted "iron-ey". I'm throwing the BS flag on this one, since I've been making award winning liver for a long time and I've never soaked it in salt water, or anything, first. I rinse it in cold water and that is it. The parting words from the contestant was that she guessed her family had been preparing it wrong for years, too.

I rinse it, pat it dry, dredge it in flour, salt and pepper, and sauté it until brown on each side. Done and done.
Is it me, or what?

[JanND]

I have never soaked it. I fry mine in bacon grease, then add lots of sliced onions and the bacon that I had just cooked. Delicious.

[gentlearts]

Originally Posted by JanND

I have never soaked it. I fry mine in bacon grease, then add lots of sliced onions and the bacon that I had just cooked. Delicious.

Me too, Jan. I caramelize the onions in reserved bacon grease for about an hour and a half, then sauté the coated liver. I like it to be a bit pink in the middle.
Tyler Florence was the foodie guy who I saw. I guess I just need to stop watching those shows.

[lubby]

Originally Posted by gentlearts

So, I was watching a Food Network Star show today. The challenge was to cook a typical diner food, and a contestant was given liver to cook. She was eliminated because she did not soak the liver first, and the judge Tyler Florence) said it tasted "iron-ey". I'm throwing the BS flag on this one, since I've been making award winning liver for a long time and I've never soaked it in salt water, or anything, first. I rinse it in cold water and that is it. The parting words from the contestant was that she guessed her family had been preparing it wrong for years, too.

I rinse it, pat it dry, dredge it in flour, salt and pepper, and sauté it until brown on each side. Done and done.
Is it me, or what?

I make mine like yours once a year for my husband, but I also sauté onions with it. I dread making it.

[Dirt Grinder]

I like it soaked in milk, but I also like it when it hasn't been soaked. Soaking the liver in milk makes it milder and sweeter (try it). For me, the real key is to not overcook it.

[Gerania]

I've never soaked it. What kind of liver?

[Ohky0815]

You skip buying it in the first place

[gentlearts]

Originally Posted by Gerania

I've never soaked it. What kind of liver?

Beef liver.

[Southern man]

I soak mine in milk and dip in flour and fry. I get to eat all I cook, cause my wife won't get near it.

[PeachSalsa]

I take the liver, chop it up in to coarse pieces, portion it out into little 4 ounce containers, put most of it into the freezer, put a few in the fridge for the next few days, and begin to feed it to my cats. It's the best way I've found!