Recipes

Creamy Peri Peri Chicken Livers

Name: Creamy Peri Peri Chicken Livers
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Baking
Ingredients: 30 ml (2 T) Worcestershire sauce; 5 ml (1 t) garlic, crushed; 5 ml (1 t) paprika; 500 g chicken livers, cleaned and rinsed; 15 ml (1 T) olive oil; 1 onion, finely chopped; 30 ml (2 t) fresh garlic, crushed; 5 ml (1 t) dried chilli flakes; 250 ml (1 cup) chicken stock; 1 X 400 g tin chopped tomatoes; 30 ml (2 T) tomato paste; 30 ml (2 T) Huletts White sugar; 4 bay leaves; 8 ml (1 ½ t) salt; 3 ml (½ t) ground black pepper; 15 ml (1 T) peri-peri sauce; 125 ml (½ cup) fresh cream; 30 ml (2 T) butter

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Ingredients

30 ml (2 T) Worcestershire sauce
5 ml (1 t) garlic, crushed
5 ml (1 t) paprika
500 g chicken livers, cleaned and rinsed
15 ml (1 T) olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
30 ml (2 t) fresh garlic, crushed
5 ml (1 t) dried chilli flakes
250 ml (1 cup) chicken stock
1 X 400 g tin chopped tomatoes
30 ml (2 T) tomato paste
30 ml (2 T) Huletts White sugar
4 bay leaves
8 ml (1 ½ t) salt
3 ml (½ t) ground black pepper
15 ml (1 T) peri-peri sauce
125 ml (½ cup) fresh cream
30 ml (2 T) butter

Method

Mix the Worcestershire sauce, garlic and paprika together. Place the chicken livers in a bowl and mix in the sauce and leave to marinate for 1 hour.
Heat the oil in a medium frying pan over medium heat and gently fry the onion, garlic and chilli flakes until the onion is soft and translucent.
Add the chicken stock and simmer until liquid is reduced by half.
Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar and bay leaves and bring to the boil and cover with a lid. Reduce the heat and allow to simmer for 30 minutes.
Turn off the heat, add the salt, pepper, peri-peri sauce and cream.
Place a frying pan over medium heat, add the butter and gently fry the marinated chicken livers for +/- 2 minutes each side until just cooked and mix in with the sauce.
Serve with rice or Portuguese rolls.

Reviews

Hands down the best chicken liver recipe ever!!

29 July 2025

Cannot fault a single thing with this recipe. We had it with pap and it was exquisite

Jacky

Simply delectable

20 November 2023

This has to be THE most delicious chicken liver recipe EVER! Absolutely lip smacking delectable! Highly recommended

Baubie Richards

Amazing 😻

20 November 2023

I tried this and it’s by far the best recipe of chicken livers I’ve ever had

Charity

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Conversion Table

	Cups	Tablespoons	Grams
Butter	1/4 cup	4 Tbsp	57g
	1/3 cup	5 Tbsp + 1 tsp	76g
	1 cup	16 Tbsp	227g
Flour/Sifted	1/4 cup	4 Tbsp	30g/27g
	1/3 cup	5 Tbsp + 1 tsp	40g/35g
	1/2 cup	8 Tbsp	60g/55g
	1 cup	16 Tbsp	120g/110g
Granulated Sugar	1/4 cup	4 Tbsp	50g
	1/3 cup	5 Tbsp + 1 tsp	65g
	1/2 cup	8 Tbsp	100g
	1 cup	16 Tbsp	200g
Brown Sugar/ Firmly Packed	1/4 cup	4 Tbsp	45g
	1/3 cup	5 Tbsp + 1 tsp	60g
	1/2 cup	8 Tbsp	90g
	1 cup	16 Tbsp	180g
Water	1/4 cup	4 Tbsp	57g
	1/3 cup	5 Tbsp + 1 tsp	76g
	1/2 cup	8 Tbsp	114g
	1 cup	16 Tbsp	227g