Adobong Atay with Green Beans

Adobong Atay with Green Beans or “Liver and String beans cooked Adobo-style” is an easy and savory dish made of chicken liver, ginger, garlic, onion, pepper, some sugar, oyster sauce, soy sauce, bay leaves, vinegar, and string beans. A quick dish that just needs a bit of preparation, a few minutes of simmering, and some freshly cooked rice to pair with after.

Adobong Atay with Green Beans Recipe :

Ingredients

• ½ kilo chicken liver
• 1 thumb ginger, sliced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 small onion, chopped
•  Pepper to taste
• 1 teaspoon sugar (optional)
• 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
• ¼ cup soy sauce
• 2 – 3 dried bay leaves
• ¼ cup vinegar
• 400 grams green beans, sliced to bite-sized pieces

Steps:

1. Heat some oil in a pan, saute ginger, before cooking garlic until aromatic. Then onions till these are slightly translucent.
2. Add in the liver. Saute till these changes in color, and some of the juices come out. Add some pepper, sugar, oyster sauce, soy sauce, and bay leaves. Mix well.
3. Pour in vinegar. Cover and simmer for 4 – 5 minutes at medium heat. Add in the green beans. Mix well. Cover again for a few minutes, or till the beans have cooked.
4. Serve & enjoy!

How to make this Adobong Atay with Green Beans recipe?

This Adobong Atay with Green Beans, directly translates into “Liver and Green Beans (string beans) cooked Adobo-style” is a dish that might seem intimidating to cook with and eat. But the many benefits and delicious recipes you can find (especially here in Yummy Kitchen) is sure to sway you to trying this deliciously healthy, affordable and savory dish. 

This chicken liver recipe is cooked adobo-style, has a unique texture and taste and can be done in just 4 steps. From heating the pan with a bit of oil and aromatics, starting from ginger, garlic and onions all helping remove any foul smells or tastes the liver might have. Then adding in the liver and cooking these just till it turns from pink to a light brown. Adding in the main ‘flavoring’ of the dish is a sauce made of oyster sauce, soy sauce which adds umami and color, sugar to offset the saltiness, pepper for a slight touch of spice, and some bay leaves to deepen the flavor of the sauce. Then, the addition of vinegar which produces the iconic Filipino ‘adobo sauce base’. Mix everything together before covering and simmer for a few minutes, adding in the green beans, giving these a quick stir before covering to cook just till the greens are tender and soft. Serve immediately while still hot. Great with a side of white or garlic fried rice.

Questions :

• Why eat chicken liver ?

It gives the body a healthy boost of iron. Iron helps move oxygen in the body more efficiently, making more red blood cells that in turn helps with the body’s immune system. It also keeps the body from feeling fatigue.

• How to make sure that the chicken liver is not mushy or gritty ?

Make sure to cook the livers at medium heat, cooking these first till it changes to a light brown color before letting it simmer in the sauce just for a few minutes to avoid overcooking. Try giving it a taste after 3 -5 minutes not much longer as this might over cook which can result in a paté (mushy) like texture some may not like.

• Can you use other meats ?

Yes you can, use other livers like beef, lamb, or pork liver, though these might take a little longer.

• Additional ingredients :

You can add a lot of ingredients in this dish. For example, “Adobong atay with patatas” which has the addition of potatoes. You can also find some adding carrots and potatoes, eggplants, green onions, some even adding broccoli or spring onions, or any other vegetables you’d like to add.

Other Yummy Liver Recipes!

• Chicken Liver Adobo
• Chicken Liver Roast
• Pork Liver Steak
• Sinarsahang Atay at Balunbalunan (chicken liver and gizzard cooked in a savory sauce)
• Adobong Atay at Balunbalunan (Chicken liver and gizzard cooked Adobo-style)

Adobong atay with green beans Resipi: (Tagalog version)

Mga Sangkap :

• ½ kilo atay ng manok
• 1 daliri ng luya, hiniwa
• 4 butil ng bawang, tinadtad
• 1 sibuyas, tinadtad
• Paminta panlasa
• 1 kutsaritang asukal (opsyonal)
• 2 kutsarang oyster sauce
• ¼ tasa soy sauce
• 2 – 3 dahon ng laurel
• ¼ tasa suka
• 400 gramo sitaw, hiniwa ng maliliit

Paano Lutuin :

1. Maginit ng mantika sa kawali, lutuin ang luya, pagkatapos, lutuin ang bawang hanggang mabango. Ihalo ang sibuyas at iluto hanggang lumambot.
2. Ihalo ang atay. Lutuin hanggang mag iba ng kulay, at lumabas ang katas nito. Haluan ng paminta, asukal, oyster sauce, soy sauce, at dahon ng laurel.
3. Ibuhos ang vinegar. Takpan at pakuluan ng 4 – 5 minuto sa mababaw na init. Isama ang mga sitaw at haluan ng mabuti. Takpan muli ng ilang minuto o hanggang maluto ang mga sitaw.
4. Ihanda at ienjoy!