Cooking with Liver, Yes Liver!

    The other day I attempted my first recipe including liver in it. I made meatballs for spaghetti sauce. It was a huge hit with the family. The hubby as well as the kids approved it and ate lots! Justin said if he didn't know there was liver in it he wouldn't have been able to tell. I am always happy when I can incorporate healthy good for you food into our daily diet. I must confess though I did not eat them as I do not like ground meat of any kind. It's just a texture thing. I will be trying more recipes in the coming month like fajitas or something where I can hide liver in with other shredded beef. Then I can get the benefits of the liver as well. I highly recommend finding a good reliable source of liver. We shop Whole Foods for ours as they give their meat ratings and have more reliable sources.  Fresh grass-fed would be nice but we have not found a local source yet! Liver is a good source of Vitamin A and Iron as well as other wonderful nutrients. (But as with everything health related I am not a doctor nor do I know it all, so do your research and consult who you need to.) The recipe I used was made up in my mind so it is one of those a little of this a little of that recipes. Below is how I prepared them.

Mommy's "Special" G-Free Meatball's :
3 small cuts of Liver (We used calf liver because that was our best option)
1 lb of Ground Beef
2 Large Carrots
2 Celery Stalks
Half of a Red Onion
3 or so Cloves of Garlic
Half of a Green Pepper
Few tablespoons of Ketchup of Choice (We used homemade)
1/4 cup or less of Dry Oatmeal
2 eggs
Splash of Worcestershire sauce
Spices of your choice (like Italian Seasoning, pinch chili powder, the skies the limit, whatever your family likes
Salt and pepper to taste
I took the veggies and put them in the food processor until they were tiny pieces. Then they went into a big bowl.  Then I put the Raw liver in the processor and ground till it was basically pudding. Then I put all the ingredients into a big bowl and mixed it all by hand. I scooped about 2 TBL of the meat mixture into balls and cooked them at 350 in mini muffin pans until browned and cooked through. Top with spaghetti sauce.
Give it a try I bet you will be surprised!

God Bless-
Joy