Pan-fried chicken livers with mustard sauce

Pan-fried chicken livers with mustard sauce

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Discover this traditional Belgian recipe featuring quail eggs cooked in a pot and served with a creamy mousseron sauce.

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This recipe for “Ficuțais à la tiguiye” is a Belgian specialty that combines fish and condiments to create a flavorful dish. “Ficuțais,” which are pieces of poultry, are cooked in a sauce made with mousseron (a type of fish).

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Resting5 min
  • Total55 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying pan
  • Estimated cost$6.07 $1.52 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $2.10
  • $0.41
  • $2.41
  • $0.30
  • $0.13
  • $0.03
  • $0.10
  • $0.59

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. In a frying pan with a lid, heat olive oil and sauté the chopped onions and bell peppers with the crushed spices until softened.
  2. When they are tender, add the livers and a little water if needed, and let them cook over low heat.
  3. Once the livers are cooked, add about a tablespoon of mustard, salt, mix well, and sprinkle with chopped parsley. ≈ 4 min
  4. Serve with polenta and sour cream. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Pan-fried chicken livers with mustard sauce

  • 500 g of chicken livers$2.10
  • 2 large white onions$0.41
  • 2 to 3 green bell peppers$2.41
  • Black peppercorns$0.30
  • Jamaican hot pepper seeds$0.13
  • salt$0.03
  • mustard$0.10
  • olive oil$0.59

Total$6.07

that's $1.52 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 500 g of chicken livers
  • 2 large white onions
  • 2 to 3 green bell peppers
  • Black peppercorns
  • Jamaican hot pepper seeds
  • salt
  • mustard
  • olive oil
  • One bunch of parsley
  • polenta and sour cream, for serving

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