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Pork Liver with Long Beans
Thailand

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2 main  
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30 min
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Perhaps my favorite liver recipe - quick and easy with complimentary textures and flavors - and no onions. Heresy! Very short cooking times make for crisp-tender beans and liver that's just firm, so don't exceed them.





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Pork Liver (1)
Long Beans (2)
Chili, Red (3)
Garlic
Pepper black
Salt
Oyster Sauce
Soy Sauce
Fish Sauce
Stock
Oil
    Prep   (23 min)
  1. Rinse LIVER and slice about 1/8 inch thick by about 1-1/2 inches long and as wide as the liver is thick.
  2. Over very high heat bring plenty of water to a boil. Stir in the Liver slices and bring back to a boil as quickly as possible. When the water just starts to boil (about 1 minute), drain the liver slices and quench in cold water. Drain well.
  3. Seed CHILIS and cut into 1/8 inch wide strips. Crush GARLIC, slice and chop fine. Mix.
  4. Cut LONG BEANS into 1-1/2 inch lengths..
  5. Mix All * Items.
  6. Run   (7 min)
  7. Heat Oil in a wok or spacious sauté pan. Stir in Chili Mix, frying until garlic shows just a trace of color, then stir in beans until coated with oil.
  8. Stir in Sauce Mix, bring to a boil and cook beans stirring for 1 minute, then stir in Liver for 1 minute more and take off heat.
  9. Serve hot with plenty of steamed Jasmine rice.
NOTES:
  1. Pork Livers can be found in any respectable Asian or Latino market. They weigh between 1 and 1-3/4 pound each.
  2. Long Beans:   These are now common in the US and can be found in markets serving an East or Southeast Asian community. If you can't get them, regular round green beans can be used but will be less crunchy and with a lighter flavor. See my Long Bean page for more information.
  3. Chilis:   Fresnos or Holland Red will do fine in place of Thai large red chilis. Control the heat by how thoroughly you scrape out the seeds and membranes. This dish should have a significant chili bite, but use your own judgement. See my Chili Page for details.
  4. U.S. measure: t=teaspoon, T=Tablespoon, c=cup, qt=quart, oz=ounce, #=pound, cl=clove in=inch
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