Bacon-Wrapped Liver Recipe

Updated March 26, 2019

The bacon in this dish keeps the liver from overcooking or breaking off into chunks on the grill, much in the way you'd wrap an organ or a piece of meat in caul fat to keep it together.

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Recipe Details

Bacon-Wrapped Liver Recipe

Active 30 mins

Total 30 mins

Serves 4 servings

Ingredients

6 whole chicken or duck livers, split into two lobes each (12 pieces total)
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 dozen strips thin-sliced bacon

Directions

Pat the livers dry with a paper towel. Sprinkle salt and freshly ground black pepper over the livers. Using one strip of bacon per lobe, wrap the bacon tightly around the liver so that it is entirely covered, then pierce with the skewer, using the skewer to hold the bacon in place. Space the bacon-wrapped livers on the skewer, three per skewer.
Light one half chimney full of charcoal. When all the charcoal is lit and covered with gray ash, pour out and spread the coals evenly over entire surface of coal grate. Set cooking grate in place, cover grill and allow to preheat for 5 minutes. Clean and oil the grilling grate.
Grill skewers turning every few minutes until the bacon is crispy and the liver is just cooked through, 7 to 10 minutes. Serve immediately.

Special Equipment

Bamboo skewers, grill

This Recipe Appears In

The Nasty Bits: Bacon-Wrapped Liver

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
272	Calories
16g	Fat
1g	Carbs
28g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4
Amount per serving
Calories	272
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16g	21%
Saturated Fat 5g	27%
Cholesterol 406mg	135%
Sodium 735mg	32%
Total Carbohydrate 1g	0%
Dietary Fiber 0g	0%
Total Sugars 0g
Protein 28g
Vitamin C 18mg	92%
Calcium 11mg	1%
Iron 8mg	44%
Potassium 346mg	7%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.