Sweet and Sour Liver (Veneto)

Meat

Ingredients

Calf's liver, very thinly sliced- 2 pounds

Eggs - 1-2

Salt

Flour

Fine dry breadcrumbs

Butter- 3/4 cup

Juice of 1 large lemon

Sugar - 1 1/2 tsp

Beat the egg(s) with a pinch of salt. Lightly flour the slices of liver anddip them first into the beatenegg and then into the breadcrumbs. Heat the butter in a frying pan and quickly fry the liver until brown on both sides. Transfer to a heated serving dish and keep hot in a warm oven. Slowly heat the lemon juice with the sugarm stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Pour this mixture over the liver and serve hot.

Serves 6.