How to remove the film from the pork liver?

Pork liver is widely used in cooking - it is used for making burgers, pancakes, and pates. It is also fried, stewed, baked with vegetables, added to salads, cereals. Pork liver dishes can diversify the daily homemade menu and decorate with them a festive table. Pork liver is a healthy by-product that is recommended for diet food and for pregnant women.

Pork, like any other liver, is covered with a barely visible translucent film. If left unattended, the dish may disappoint with its taste - it will be hard and dry. One of the conditions for the preparation of a tender, juicy and appetizing liver is to clean it from the film and remove the bile ducts. Liver must first be washed. If the piece is large, then for convenience it should be cut into smaller pieces.

The easiest way to remove the film from the frozen product. To do this, it is necessary to defrost slightly: rinse with a warm stream of water or immerse it in a container with hot water for a while. If there is time left, some housewives simply shift it from the freezer to the bottom shelf of the refrigerator.

You can do the same with fresh liver. However, one can observe a picture when tidbits are removed together with a film.

To avoid this, it is recommended to freeze the liver slightly to facilitate the cleaning process. Known fact: when frozen, the product loses its beneficial properties.

For those who care about their health, you can offer some techniques for quick and easy cleaning of the cooled by-product.

• Removing the film with salt. Coarse salt is suitable for cleaning the liver from the film. To do this, pour the product on top with salt, hold it for a while, and then use a knife and hands to clean the film. There is a second option: hands roll in salt and "salty" hands to do the same.
• Lemon juice. And an ordinary lemon can cope with this task. A piece of liver is watered or rubbed with lemon juice. Then the film is removed in the usual way: with a knife and fingers.
• Soda. If there is no lemon, then baking soda will help to remove the film. However, this method will require more time. The step by step instruction looks like this:
  • the liver is cut into portions;
  • then sprinkle with soda for 1 hour;
  • the liver is thoroughly washed, dried, the bile ducts and film are removed, after which the by-product is sent to a fire.

• Milk. Milk will help not only to clean the liver, but also to please the culinary masterpiece. Gourmets complain of bitterness, which has pork liver. Pre-soaking by-product in milk will eliminate this unpleasant taste. This marinade will also soften the fibers. For 1 kg of offal, 0.5 l of milk is required. Soaking lasts about 2 hours. Then, in the usual way: you need to rinse with running water, dry, clean the film and vein.

How to remove the film from the pork liver, see the video below.