what do YOU serve for dinner with beef/calve's liver (and onions)?

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My family surprised me by enjoying liver and onions, and since it's healthy and cheap, I'd like to make it once in a while. But while we like it, we don't really stuff ourselves on it, so we need a some great somewhat filling side dishes to go along with it. Last time I did an Italian recipe with a huge composed cooked vegetable salad. This time I wanted to do a southern style meal with biscuits. But what else? What do you serve with it (southern or not)? Or how do you serve it?

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Risotto, with Romano cheese.

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Like jpr, I almost always do mashed potatoes and gravy and roasted or steamed asparagus or corn as sides.

On occasion I will sub in a sweet potato with some butter and brown sugar instead of mashed russetts.

Mac and cheese also works.

L&O is diner food, so any good diner side will work.

And I also make my liver with onions AND crispy fried bacon.

I always keep calves liver and bacon in the freezer for when the urge hits.

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The only time my mom would make French fries was when we had liver, we always looked forward to it.

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Mashed potatoes and a green salad.

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Mashed potatoes (tho you could sub mashed cauli if you want it to be even healthier). I also like frying a few apple slices along with the onions.

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Plain ol' white rice. Then again, I can eat plain ol' white rice with just about anything.

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I'd go with the mashed potatoes and green beans, though everything I look at these days has me wanting steamed cabbage, too. Cornbread would be great and this is a great place to add a good apple pie.

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Creamed spinach

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Dirty rice is good! 
Roasted green beans 
Roasted broccoli

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I agree with all what has been suggested , and have tried all , even the creamed spinach and white rice..
My suggestion:
Thinly sliced beef or Steer liver.
Thinly sliced yellow onion.
Sautee both in vege or Canola oil, but first dust in a flour/salt/pepper dredge.
After this is set out on a plate..one or two over easy on top of the liver/onions..
Not to die for...but a date in cholesterol heaven..

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Thanks. So many good ideas. We won't be bored for a long time! :) This was definitely worth posting.

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Since liver and onions are a little rich and can be sweet depending on how you prepare the onions, I like to pair them with something a little sour on the side for contrast. Smothered green beans with a splash of lemon juice, butter beans creamed or cooked simply with a little bit of ham stock or a simple tomato salad are all good options.

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Mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans or green peas, and biscuits.

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Mashed Potatoes and green beans...

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Liver, liver, liver! Crush saltines mix 1/2 and 1//2 with dried milk. Toss with 1/2 x 4 inch strips of liver and sauté in butter. All sides great and don't forget any roasted veg. Roasting releases the sugars. Try beets and carrots. My motto, "Life is too short to eat the same meal twice!"

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