Pressure Cooker Liver and Onions

Pressure cooker liver and onions is here! If you love this classic dish you can now make it in your Instant Pot, Crockpot Express or Ninja Foodi in no time at all. Look! 

This dish reminds me of my Grandmother, she loved it.

Nothing went to waste back then and that included organs. Coated with seasonings it was made with a bit of crispy outer layer and tender inside.

Instant Pot Liver and Onions

How to cook liver and onions

This comes with many answers depending on whom you might ask.

Since I use my Instant Pot and Ninja Foodi pressure cookers on a daily basis so it was only natural for me to use those.

• You can also bake it in your oven or make it on your stovetop, it’s preference really.

If you make Ninja Foodi liver and onions or make it on your stovetop you will see these differences:

• You’ll be able to brown the outsides – some prefer this and others like it as you see here with a softer outside texture.
• Your onions will become more caramelized using a pan on the stove.

Liver and onions in pressure cooker

• Liver comes out unbelievably tender.
• Dish takes less time to cook overall.

How to combine the two

• Make pressure cooker liver and onions
• Put into a baking dish
• Set oven to broil and cook for 3-5 minutes until outsides are browned

Or once done put liver and onions into a pan on the stovetop to caramelize the onions and brown the outsides of your liver

Either way you make this with bacon and onions you’ll want to put your liver into a bowl of milk beforehand.

You can cook liver and onions without flour and omit that step in the instructions below, that is up to you.

Everyone has their preferences. Make the style you like and just use my timing and the amount of liquid you’ll need for your pressure cooker to cook properly.

• The recipe I share with you below is from a relative who has never made this in a pressure cooker, but I just adapted it to this so she (and you) could try this method as well.

Searing the outsides is step 1

Then once it’s done you’re free to enjoy

If you’d like a deeper color / crispy recipe for liver on the outside at this point

• Put under your broiler
• Brown on the stovetop

Use the air fryer function on your Ninja Foodi for 3-5 min. or until brown (to your liking)

What you need to make pressure cooker liver and onions

1. Liver slices – we used beef livers

Flour – if you want to coat the outside you’ll need this

1. Milk – put liver in milk in beforehand
2. Onion sliced
3. Bacon
4. Butter
5. Salt and pepper (use any other spices you like on this dish)
6. Olive oil
7. Beef stock
8. Slotted spoon

Great seasoned with salt and pepper again when done and served over pressure cooker mashed potatoes.

Basic steps to follow:

First you’ll want livers to soak in milk for a good hour.

Then caramelize your onions and cook your bacon in your pot using the saute setting. 

• Remove that but leave the grease as this will provide more flavor to your meat.
• Once you’ve soaked the liver, dip each piece in flour and sear on both sides
  • not necessary, but our preference
• Then remove the liver and put back the bacon/onion mixture with broth. Add the liver back on top of everyting.
• Cook on high pressure for 5 minutes with a natural release for 10 minutes to maintain the moisture.

If you love eating liver but only have a stove top, use medium high heat and follow these instructions for that method.