- 1 potato, peeled, chopped, boiled and drained
- 25g/1oz unsalted butter
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 25g/1oz butter
- 1 garlic clove
- ½ onion, finely sliced
- 50ml/2fl oz red wine
- 100ml/3½fl oz hot beef stock
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 150g/5½oz calf's liver
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tsp chopped chives, to garnish
- To make the mash, place the potato, butter and oil in a large bowl. Season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper and mash to your preferred consistency.
- To make the gravy, heat the olive oil with the butter in a frying pan over a medium heat. Add the garlic and onion and fry for 3-4 minutes, until golden.
- Add the red wine and simmer until the volume is reduced by half.
- Add the beef stock and simmer to reduce again, until the gravy is thickened, then season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- For the calf's liver, rub the calf's liver with the olive oil then season both sides with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Heat a griddle pan until smoking. Add the liver and chargrill for four minutes on each side, until cooked through, then rest for one minute on a warm plate.
- To serve, place the mash in the centre of a warm plate. Place the liver on top of the mash, spoon over the gravy and sprinkle over with fresh chopped chives.