Old Fashioned Slow Cooked Liver, Bacon and Onions. Meltingly soft, tender pieces of liver cooked in a delicious onion gravy with the bonus of bacon thrown in too! Meltingly soft, tender pieces of liver cooked in delicious onion gravy with the bonus of bacon thrown in too! This old fashioned beef stew slow cooker is so flexible, we’ve added options for you to cook this on the stovetop, slow cooker or oven, pressure cooker, multi cooker, Instantpot too!
Options to use stove top, slow cooker or oven, pressure cooker, multi cooker, Instantpot too! Old Fashioned Slow Cooked Liver, Bacon, and Onions! As a child, I hated it. Now I’m all grown up, this happens to be one of my favorite meals.
It is strange how our taste changes over time. My Welsh grandmother used to make this when I was a child and I would always enjoy the mashed potato, dipping it in the gravy which came with the liver, bacon, and onions, but alas, at the end of the meal, my plate was pretty clean, apart from the slices of liver. Sometimes, I can remember trying it hide the liver under my mashed potato when she wasn’t looking. Of course, she always found out. I may receive a commission for purchases made through these links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This recipe for slow-cooked liver, bacon, and onions is pretty close to what my grandmother used to make, with the exception that I have added garlic and tomato puree, both of those things she didn’t like.
I guess the wartime generation didn’t really care for garlic! This liver, bacon and onions recipe certainly delivers on flavor, comforting you with every bite. I have used pigs’ liver in this recipe. My grandmother used lambs liver, but I personally find that a little stronger in flavor, and also it does seem to be ‘chewier’. Pigs liver is softer to the bite and doesn’t have that strong offal taste you get. The bacon in this recipe is a fabulous addition. Bacon adds another dimension to this dish, and yes, I have left the fat on, just like my grandmother used to.