Name: Liver with Onions (Higado Encebollado)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1 ½ pounds of liver; 1/2 teaspoon of pepper (or more, to taste); 1 teaspoon of salt (or more, to taste); 1 teaspoon oregano; 3 cloves of garlic (minced); 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil; 1 red bell pepper (cut into thin strips); 1 large red onion (cut into thin rings)

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Liver with Onions (Higado Encebollado) ~ Tender and delicious, this sautee liver with onions is ready in about 10 minutes.

This post is part of a sponsored collaboration with Rumba Meats and #WeAllGrow Latina Network.

This is a recipe I used to eat a lot as a child because it is one that my mother made many times. It is always so nostalgic to me to cook these recipes.

The smell in my kitchen immediately transports me to the time when my mom and I used to live alone in a Brooklyn railroad apartment. That apartment is where my life in the U.S. began and where I saw my mother's struggles and resilience to go above and beyond her capabilities to raise a child alone in a new country.

My mother is one of the strongest, most hardworking and dedicated people I know. Those are qualities I've heard people use to describe me as well and I guess I learned it from her.

My mom is my biggest inspiration in life. She is now retired back home in the Dominican Republic and I miss her. But cooking the dishes she enjoys and having the smells of her kitchen in my kitchen brings me a bit closer to her. 🙂

This partnership with Rumba Meats has really felt like an owed to my mother. I've cooked three of my mom's favorite dishes including Mondongo and Spicy Oxtail Stew. I'm pretty sure that she's really proud of me right now.

This recipe for liver with onions is super delicious and is ready in about 10 minutes, which to any busy person is a dream come true. The liver is tender and pairs perfectly with a little white rice and tostones.

About Rumba Meats

Rumba Meats offers products that help me share my family’s heritage through food by providing the ingredients to make traditional dishes.

Availability – They offer the specialty ingredients I am seeking in my regular grocery stores.
Authentically Hispanic – I identify with the Rumba Meats brand because they celebrate the values that are tied to my heritage.
High Quality – Rumba Meats are of the highest quality. I’ve found their products have a long shelf life and are easy to store/freeze.

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Liver with Onions (Higado Encebollado)

Prep Time5 mins

Cook Time10 mins

Total Time15 mins

Servings: servings

Calories: 316kcal

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Dominican

Author: Vanessa

5 from 1 vote

Overhead shot of liver and onions srevd with rice, tostones and a wedge of lime.

Tender and delicious, this sautee liver with onions is ready in about 10 minutes.

INGREDIENTS

▢ 1 ½ pounds of liver
▢ ½ teaspoon of pepper or more, to taste
▢ 1 teaspoon of salt or more, to taste
▢ 1 teaspoon oregano
▢ 3 cloves of garlic minced
▢ 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
▢ 1 red bell pepper cut into thin strips
▢ 1 large red onion cut into thin rings

INSTRUCTIONS

Cut the liver into thin slices.
Season the liver with a teaspoon of salt, pepper, oregano and garlic.
In a pot heat the oil over medium heat.
Add liver, cook until brown on both sides (about 2 minutes each side). Add the peppers, and onions. Cook and stir for 5 minutes or until onion becomes translucent.
Remove from the heat and serve immediately.

NOTES

For tender liver, do not overcook. Otherwise, it’ll turn tough and rubbery.

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