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Marsala and mushroom lamb's fry

Rich and hearty lamb's fry recipe

4 - 6

Serves

15 mins

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

Regina Wypych

Recipe author

Regina Wypych

This recipe was inspired by a dish Regina’s nonagenarian grandmother and aunt always requested at a local eatery.

If you’ve never tried lamb’s fry, then this is a perfect introduction. Paired with mushrooms, bacon, onion and capsicum and served in a sweet-savoury, marsala sauce, this recipe is pure deliciousness on sour-dough toast.

An extra bonus, liver is a power pack of many nutrients important to good health, which might go some way to explain the longevity of her relatives.

This recipe was inspired by a dish Regina’s nonagenarian grandmother and aunt always requested at a local eatery. If you’ve never tried lamb’s fry, then this is a perfect introduction. Paired with mushrooms, bacon, onion and capsicum and served in a sweet-savoury, marsala sauce, this recipe is pure deliciousness on sour-dough toast. An extra bonus, liver is a power pack of many nutrients important to good health, which might go some way to explain the longevity of her relatives.

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Ingredients

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350g (lambs liver) lamb fry

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1/4 cup white flour

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2 Tbsp olive oil

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2 Tbsp butter

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1 onion

finely chopped

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2 Tbsp fresh thyme

finely chopped

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8 slices of bacon

roughly chopped

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3-4 cups button mushrooms

wiped and sliced

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1 red capsicum

finely chopped

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1/4 cup (or sherry) Marsala wine

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2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce

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1 1/2 cups water

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1/2 cup parsley

chopped

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1/4 cup (optional) cream

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3/4 tsp salt

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1/2 tsp ground black pepper

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sour dough bread

toasted

Method

To Make Dish

1

Remove the skin of the liver, cut into 1cm slices and then each slice into halves or thirds (you can ask the butcher to do this for you).

2

On a plate mix flour with ¼ tsp salt and good grind of pepper and lightly coat the liver in flour.

3

Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil and 1 tablespoon of butter to a large frypan and fry the liver for about 1½ minutes each side. Aim to just brown each side, it should not be completely cooked through. Transfer browned liver to a plate.

4

Add remaining butter and oil to the pan and fry the onions until they are about to turn golden.

5

Add the thyme and chopped bacon. Fry till bacon is cooked through (about 4 minutes) and just starting to crisp up.

6

Add the mushrooms and capsicum and fry for a few minutes till cooked.

7

Add ¼ cup of Marsala wine, Worcestershire sauce, water and bring to a gentle simmer, add the liver back in, to finish cooking the liver through. This should take a few minutes (avoid overcooking it as it gets dry).

8

Add ½ cup of chopped parsley, additional ½ tsp salt (if needed), ground pepper and ¼ cup cream (optional) and stir through.

9

If necessary, thicken with one tablespoon of cornflour mixed with a 1/4 cup of water.

10

Serve on toasted sourdough and garnish with parsley.

11

Optional: Instead of adding cream try a dollop of sour cream or a poached egg when serving.

Nutrition Information per Serving (374g)

Containing zinc, iron, vitamin A, folate, B12 and selenium, this dish is an all-rounder on the immunity health front. This nutrition analysis is based on 6 serves and includes 1 slice of sour dough per serve.

Energy

2167kJ (518 kcal)

Protein

30.1g

Total Fat

31.6g

Saturated Fat

12.8g

Carbs

22.8g

Dietary Fibre

5.4g

Sodium

1257mg

Iron

7.8mg

Zinc

3.7mg

Vitamin B12

28.0µg