Chicken Livers in Pomegranate Molasses

Name: Chicken Livers in Pomegranate Molasses (Assbet Djaj)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Lebanon
Ingredients: 500 grams chicken livers; 2 tablespoons butter; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 2 small onions, diced; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 2 teaspoons salt; 2 teaspoons pepper; 2 teaspoons cinnamon; 3 tablespoons pomegranate molasses; 1 teaspoon lemon zest

Assbet Djaj

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Amoul

By Amoul Oakes

Published 2008

About

This dish is great with potato salad dressed with lemon juice and olive oil, and khobez or Lebanese bread. You can also serve it with potato puree.

Ingredients

500 grams chicken livers
2 small onions, diced
2 tablespoons

Asia
Lebanon
Salad
Gluten-free
Mediterranean

Method

Heat the butter and oil over a medium fire in a large, deep frying pan. Saute the onions until wilted.

Add the chicken livers, garlic, spices, salt, pepper, and lemon zest. Do not stir, as the livers are very delicate and fall apart easily, especially before they are properly cooked. Cover and cook for 10 minutes. (You needn’t add water, as the juice from the chicken livers will cook th