The Pretty Lady and I performed the historic liver tasting and I think you will be as bored, er, amazed as I was.

Okay, first of all, I need to get some possible future sponsors recognized. The wine shown below was used during the preparation of the test samples. Grumpy Goat (me) found it easy to drink and an enjoyable evening imbibement. Pretty Lady did not have an opportunity to try the wine because Grumpy Goat finished it off. But we strongly recommend buying this for your use. It is a bit pricier since it is a reserve, but that shouldn’t deter you from getting it.

Then during the cooking process, Grumpy Goat enjoyed several small glasses of Jameson Whiskey with a minimal of ice. Pretty Lady drank a can of Shiner Beer from Texas, (the Greatest Country on Earth)  . . . no pics of the Shiner.

And let’s visit one more possible future sponsor:

PURE & Simple© canola oil spray was used to lightly coat the pans before sliding the liver crap into it. This amazing product will enable the dishwasher to remove all traces of the liver. So, get a can of this and add it to your kitchen.

The nasty meat was cooked in the oven at 350° F for about 20 minutes, until it acquired an internal temp of at least 160° F. Below is a list of the 12 different mini-recipes:

  1. liver with vegetable bullion cube
  2. liver with soy sauce
  3. liver with Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce
  4. liver with Balsamic vinegar
  5. liver with sesame seed oil
  6. liver with Texas salt and topped with bacon.
  7. liver with Ghost Pepper
  8. liver with Franks Hot sauce
  9. liver with “soda“. I could not remember what that actually was.
  10. liver with horseradish
  11. liver with jalapenos
  12. liver with BBQ sauce


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Now back to our exciting experiment.

After cooking, here is the result:

So, the Pretty Lady kept her notes and I kept mine. At no point in time, did I cheat off hers, but I cannot say the same about her. I am not a specialist on tables, so this may not look very pretty.

Results:

Sample         grumpy goat = GG     pretty lady = PL

  1. liver with vegetable bullion cube
    GG – score 2 – salty
    PL  – score 4 – salty
  2. liver with soy sauce
    GG – score 4 – mild
    PL  – score 7 – good but not perfect
  3. liver with Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce
    GG – score 5 – hid flavor
    PL  – score 7 – good but not perfect
  4. liver with Balsamic vinegar
    GG – score 4 – hid flavor but had a vinegar taste
    PL  – score 1 – not eatable
  5. liver with sesame seed oil
    GG – score 5 – hidden flavor – neutral taste
    PL  – score 4 – it’s okay, but just one time
  6. liver with Texas salt and topped with bacon
    GG – score 6 – no liver taste, just bacon
    PL  – score 8 – just needs garlic and onions
  7. liver with Ghost Pepper
    GG – score 4 – little vien* spicier    *ineligible
    PL  – score 5 – it’s okay
  8. liver with Franks Hot sauce
    GG – score 3 – no flavor except a little Franks
    PL  – score 2 – eatable one time
  9. liver with “soda”. I could not remember what that was.
    GG – score 5 – mild flavor, no liver taste
    PL  – score 2 – eatable one time
  10. liver with horseradish
    GG – score 3 – completely void of taste
    PL  – score 8 – just needs garlic and onions
  11. liver with jalapenos
    GG – score 4 – little taste, just jalapeno
    PL  – score 7 – good, but not perfect
  12. liver with BBQ sauce
    GG – score 3 – tasted like BBQ liver
    PL  – score 1 – not eatable

While sitting and dwelling on all this, I got to remembering how the gluten-free bread crap was a flavor thief: see here: https://www.dknolte.com/2024/03/27/gluten-free-bread-again/

So, I am tempted to try a short test with a slice of gluten-free and liver. Perhaps it will steal the taste of the liver. What it becomes would be an interesting experiment, but in order to obtain gluten free bread, it will leave me with a loaf to get rid off.

Until I can find something else to tickle your brain, look forward to the next adventure and kick its butt.