Fernet-Branca Chicken Livers

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Use caller currants erstwhile they’re successful play (summer); we tested this look with currant jelly and with caller vino grapes (carignan) and liked some substitutions.

Ingredients

2 pieces day-old bread, each chopped astir 3/4-inch thick
1 tablespoonful vino grapes, seeded (may substitute fresh/frozen currants)
1 1/2 tablespoons Fernet-Branca (see headnote)
3 tablespoons chickenhearted abdominous (schmaltz) oregon duck fat
1/2 reddish onion, thinly sliced
1 ample sprig rosemary
Coarse oversea salt
Freshly crushed achromatic pepper
1 tablespoonful tiny capers, rinsed and patted dry
8 ounces caller chickenhearted livers
1/2 cupful homemade oregon no-salt-added chickenhearted broth

Nutritional Facts

Per serving

Calories
260
Fat
12 g
Saturated Fat
4 g
Carbohydrates
9 g
Sodium
360 mg
Cholesterol
400 mg
Protein
20 g
Sugar
4 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Adapted from "Bitter: A Taste of the World"s Most Dangerous Flavor, With Recipes," by Jennifer McLagan (Ten Speed Press, 2014).

Tested by Bonnie S. Benwick.

Published September 23, 2014

Updated March 15, 2026