Liver Cake with Vegetable Layers
A hearty appetizer made of thin liver pancakes layered with carrot-onion filling and garlic mayonnaise. After chilling, the cake slices neatly and holds its shape well.
- Time
- 9 h
- Serving
- 489 kcal
- Ingredients
- ≈ $0.80
- Protein
- 23 g
Ingredients
- 1 Beef liverpack 500 g ≈ $3.00 85 g
- 2 Eggspack 10 pcs ≈ $1.93 0.5 pcs
- 3 Milk 2.5%pack 930 ml ≈ $0.88 35 ml
- 4 Wheat flour 20 g
- 5 Onions≈ $1.60 per kg 40 g
- 6 Carrots≈ $1.50 per kg 45 g
- 7 Mayonnaise 25 g
- 8 Garlic≈ $10.00 per kg 3 g
- 9 Sunflower oil 7 ml
- 10 Salt 1 g
- 11 Ground black pepper to taste
Grey rows are pantry staples: salt, oil, spices. They are not counted in the serving price.
Method
Trim the liver of membranes and veins, chop it, and pulse in a blender with egg, milk3, flour, salt, and pepper until smooth and liquid.
Heat a skillet with some oil, pour in thin layers of batter, and cook the pancakes for 1–2 minutes per side until firm and lightly browned, then cool.
Finely chop the onion5 and grate the carrot6. Sauté in the remaining oil for 6–8 minutes until tender, then cool.
Mix the mayonnaise with minced garlic8. Spread the pancakes with the sauce, layer with the vegetables, and assemble the cake.
Cover and refrigerate for at least 8 hours to let the layers soak. Serve cold, cut into portions.
Tips
- Why it works
- Blend the liver with the egg and milk so the batter is smooth and thin. That way the pancakes don't fall apart or burn when frying.
- Substitutions
- Replace the mayonnaise with sour cream (25 g), it's lighter but the cake will be less juicy. Grate the carrot on a coarse grater if you don't have a fine one.
- Common mistakes
- If the pancakes fry longer than 2 minutes per side, they turn tough and lose tenderness. Judge by color, not by time.
- Storing and reheating
- Keep in the fridge up to 3 days, covered with film. Cut and reheat in the microwave for 20 seconds before serving.
- Serve with
- Serve with cold kvass or beer at a festive table when you need a filling dish without a side.
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