Spanish garlic lamb’s liver

This lamb’s liver is not at all like the onion and heavy brown sauce dished that are usually served up in England.  The immediate impression one gets on eating it is Spain – this is probably  due to the garlic!  It is an extraordinarily stimulating way of preparing lamb’s liver and exceptionally delicious.

As well as a supper dish, it can be served as a tapas dish.

Preparation Time: 15 Mins

Cooking Time: 3 Mins

Total Time: 8 Hrs

Ingredients

For 2 servings…

4 slices             Liver  - lamb's         

For the ajo y perejil

2 heads            Garlic       

1 bunch            Parsley      

                     Olive oil    

For the marinade

                     Ajo y perejil            

1 pinch            Chilli flakes

For the garlic sauce

2 tbs               Ajo y perejil            

3 tbs               Lemon juice            

1                    Chilli  - red, hot, dried - chopped

                     Salt          

To serve

                     Garlic sauce            

Method

To make ajo y perejil (needed for both marinating and the garlic sauce)…

Blend together all the ajo y perejil ingredients in a food processor.  Keep adding olive oil until it reaches the required consistency.

Pour into an airtight container or jar and top up with more olive oil.  The olive oil acts like a natural seal that prevents oxygen from spoiling the garlic.  Top up with extra olive oil as it is used.

To prepare the marinate…

Mix the chilli flakes with the ajo y perejil.

To prepare and cook the liver…

Marinade the lamb slices with ajo y perejil for a few hours but preferably overnight.

Heat a griddle pan and when hot fry the liver for a few seconds on each side.

Serve with the garlic sauce.

To make the garlic sauce…

Mix the ingredients together

Blend all the ingredients together in a food processor.

Serve With

          Green salad

          Boiled potatoes

Variations

The chilli in the marinade can be replaced with lemon juice, vinegar, black pepper, oregano, paprika or, simply omitted.

Wine recommendations

          A red wine.

  Conventional

           Rioja

  Interesting

           Chianti classico

           Corbières

           Côtes du Rhône