Baking Fried Chicken Livers

Needed ingredients

·       1 lb chicken livers

·       1 lb bacon

·       1/4 teaspoon tarragon, finely ground

·       ~ 2 tablespoons salt

·       1/4 teaspoon black pepper

·       2 cups flour

·       1 cup corn meal

Preparing the livers:

·       1 lb chicken livers

·       mixture of 1/2 apple cider vinegar - 1/2 water to cover the livers

·       2 tablespoons salt

rinse the livers

remove the connective tissue between pieces

place in a container with all of these ingredients for 2 hours

drain and rinse with water

drain

(this process removes much of the harsh, bitter iron and mineral flavor and is better than the traditional approach of soaking in a calcium rich product, such as milk)

coating for livers in a ratio:

·       2 flour

·       1 corn meal

·       1/4 salt

·       1/4 black pepper

·       1/4 tarragon

cook bacon till crisp and reserve fat

pre heat oven  to 375 F with the baking pan coated with a thin coating of bacon fat

coat livers and place into hot pan

bake for 10 minutes and turn over

bake for an additional 10 minutes

serve with crumbled bacon on top