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Chicken Liver Stir Fry

Connie Veneracion
Marinated chicken livers are deep fried then tossed with stir fried garlicky string beans, mushrooms and quail eggs. A ketogenic diet friendly recipe.
Chicken Liver Stir Fry
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 10 mins
Marinating time 1 hr
Total Time 1 hr 20 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Asian
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 500 grams chicken livers, cleaned and each cut into 2-3 pieces depending on the size
  • ¼ cup light soy sauce
  • ¼ teaspoon ground pepper
  • cooking oil
  • 1 ½ tablespoons finely minced garlic
  • 250 to 350 grams string beans, (yard-long beans) broken into 2-inch lengths
  • 6 button mushrooms, thinly sliced
  • 20 to 24 quail eggs, hard boiled and shelled

Instructions
 

  • Place the chicken livers in a glass bowl. Sprinkle in the pepper and pour in the soy sauce. Mix well. Cover and marinate in the fridge for at least an hour.
  • In a wok or frying pan, heat enough cooking oil to reach a depth of at least two inches.
  • When the oil starts to smoke, drain the livers (reserve the marinade) and dump into the hot oil.
    Frying marinated chicken livers in a wok
  • Fry, stirring occasionally, until a light crust covers their surface, about two to three minutes. Be careful not to overcook them.
  • Scoop out the chicken livers and move to a plate. Set aside.
  • Pour off the oil leaving only about tablespoonful. Reheat.
  • Over medium-low heat, cook the garlic until aromatic, about a minute.
    Sauteeing spices for Chicken Liver Stir Fry
  • Throw in the string beans, turn up the heat and stir fry for about half a minute.
  • Pour in the reserved marinade and continue stir frying for another minute or two.
  • Add the sliced mushrooms to the string beans; stir fry for 30 seconds.
    Sauteeing mushrooms
  • Toss in the quail eggs.
  • Pour in about two tablespoons of water, cover the wok or frying pan without turning down the heat and let everything cook in the steam for about a minute.
    Stir frying yard-long beans, mushrooms and quail eggs with chicken liver
  • Put the chicken livers back into the wok or frying pan. Stir fry until heated through.
  • Serve the chicken livers and string beans stir fry immediately.

Notes

Updated from a recipe originally published in March 15, 2006, and updated in August 9, 2018
Keyword Chicken Liver, Quail Eggs
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