What have you been doing today?

I thought you were a northern lad?

Liver and onions with a plate of mash smothered in the onion gravy! :D

Well, I was actually born in Yorkshire, to Yorkshire parents, Yorkshire grandparents, Yorkshire great grandparents, you get the drift. I don't like Tea or Tetley beer and my mum doesn't like Yorkshire pudding.
 
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Liver and onions with a plate of mash smothered in the onion gravy! :D
The trick is to buy plenty of (lambs) liver because it is cheap and discard anything that tastes bitter or dry or both.

Fantastic dish when cooked and presented right. My missus wouldn't go anywhere near it when she lived at her Ma & Pa's. Loves it now during the colder months.
 
Hate both texture and taste of the stuff. Could be worse I suppose, could be kidneys double shudder.
 
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You'd be surprised at what opposing food additives are put into regular recipes or restaurant dishes.

Sweetness (honey etc) and saltiness together add a depth of flavour to sauces. When ever I do a pepper sauce (for steaks) I always add brandy but add it late in the cooking process so the brandy flavour does not get cooked out. I add honey to take away the sharpness and just enough salt to calm any sweetnesss. A knob of butter adds another bit of depth and finished off the sauce.

Similarly, when adding smoked bacon to liver and onions, its important to caramalise the onions but adding the salty bacon can be complemented with a bit of honey, if the onions don't quite do the job.

None of the above additions makes the sauce sweet, rather it's job is to take away bitterness or calm saltiness and add depth. My sprogs love it when I cook.:mrgreen:

I suppose the potentially conflicting ingredients you're adding are making subtle adjustments rather than being part of the main flavour of the dish. Like when I add a couple of chunks of chocolate to my chilli to offset some of the bitterness and heat.
 
I suppose the potentially conflicting ingredients you're adding are making subtle adjustments rather than being part of the main flavour of the dish
But the flavours add depth and make the dish more pleasant to eat, if done correctly. It's no good for example having something as subtle as dover sole then murdering it with too much salt lemon and ginger. However a good chunky fillet doesn't mind sharing a plate with a rich sauce.

Like when I add a couple of chunks of chocolate to my chilli to offset some of the bitterness and heat.
Spot on.(y)
 
Planted some seeds...Shot all the woodpigeons in my back garden.Finished reading Nelson Mandella biography .He did 27 years in prison...Most of it shtin in a bucket in his cell.
 
Hate both texture and taste of the stuff. Could be worse I suppose, could be kidneys double shudder.
I'm not keen on kidney, though I'll eat it (I'll try and eat anything). We fry our liver after dropping it in a bag of seasoned flour. The kids would not touch it as youngsters but are coming around to it a bit now.

I'm not keen on cooked carrots though.....:cautious:
 
I love wood pigeon breasts. (y) Oh, and if having liver, try calves liver. Melts in your mouth and nothing at all like lambs liver.
 
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