Sweet-and-Sour Calf's Liver with Peppers and Cucumber
- Low calorie
Ingredients
- 1 lb (500 g) sliced calf's or baby beef liver
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) Chinese rice wine or dry sherry
- 1 tsp (5 mL) grated gingerroot
- 1 tsp (5 mL) Chinese black vinegar or balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 tsp (1 mL) white pepper
- Pinch salt
- 1/3 cup (75 mL) chicken stock
- 3 tbsp (45 mL) rice vinegar
- 2 tbsp (30 mL) soy sauce
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) granulated sugar
- 1 English cucumber
- 2 tsp (10 mL) cornstarch
- 3 tbsp (45 mL) peanut or vegetable oil
- 5 green onions, cut into 1-inch/2.5 cm pieces
- 2 red hot peppers, cut into 1-inch/2.5 cm pieces
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 Cubanelle or 1 sweet green pepper, cut into bite-size pieces
- 1 tsp (5 mL) sesame oil
Preparation
Slice liver into 3/4-inch/2 cm wide strips; mix with rice wine, ginger, black vinegar, pepper and salt. In another bowl, stir stock, rice vinegar, soy sauce and sugar until sugar is dissolved. Halve cucumber lengthwise; slice crosswise into 3?4-inch/2 cm wide slices. Stir cornstarch with equal amount of water.
In wok or skillet, heat 2 tbsp/30 mL of the oil over high heat; stir-fry onions and hot peppers until fragrant, 20 to 30 seconds. Add liver mixture and stir-fry until liver is seared, about 2 minutes; transfer to bowl. Heat remaining oil in wok; fry garlic for 10 seconds. Add peppers and cucumber; stir-fry for 2 minutes. Stir in 1/4 cup/60 mL water, cover and cook until cucumbers are tender-crisp, 2 to 3 minutes. Uncover and stir in stock mixture; stir-fry for 2 minutes. Stir in cornstarch mixture; add liver and cook until pink in centre and sauce is thickened, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in sesame oil. Transfer to serving dish.
Makes 4 servings.
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