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    Peri-Peri Chicken Livers

    Silky chicken livers simmered in a fiery garlic peri-peri sauce with a splash of cream — the legendary South African bar snack.

    ⏱ 15 minPrep time
    🔥 20 minCook time
    🍽 4Servings
    🏷 AppetizerCategory
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    Peri-peri chicken livers are the starter that South Africans order without even looking at the menu, at steakhouses, sports bars, and Portuguese delis across the country. The livers are simmered in a glossy sauce of peri-peri, garlic, and a little cream until they are silky and richly spiced, and served with crusty bread to mop up every drop. Fiery, indulgent, and utterly moreish.

    Silky livers in a glossy, garlicky heat

    The sauce is the star: bright with peri-peri heat, rounded with cream, and loud with garlic, clinging to livers that stay tender and soft. A squeeze of lemon at the end cuts through the richness and wakes everything up. Serve them bubbling in a skillet with thick bread, and expect silence at the table.

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    Step by stepInstructions

    1. Heat the butter and oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
    2. Add the onion and cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, paprika, and chili and stir 1 minute until fragrant.
    3. Add the chicken livers and salt and cook for 5 to 6 minutes, turning, until browned outside but still slightly pink in the center.
    4. Stir in the peri-peri sauce and cream, and simmer for 3 minutes until the sauce is glossy and slightly thickened.
    5. Remove from the heat, stir in the lemon juice and parsley, and taste for salt.
    6. Serve immediately, straight from the skillet, with crusty bread for dipping.

    💡 Chef tips & storage

    Do not overcook the livers — they should stay pinkish inside and silky. Start with less peri-peri sauce if you prefer mild, and let guests add their own heat at the table.

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    Recipe details

    Prep15 min
    Cook20 min
    Servings4
    CategoryAppetizer
    PublishedAugust 17, 2026
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