Why it works for iron
One part liver to four of beef adds a lot of iron, and nobody at the table will taste it. Sweet potato and tomato bring the keys. It is a good way in for anyone who has never liked liver.
- Iron from
- Beef mince, beef liver
- Helped by
- Sweet potato, tomato, rocket
- In the way
- Nothing: no dairy, tea or coffee
Heme iron, from meat and fish, gets in on its own and helps the plant iron beside it in too.
Ingredients
- 100 g beef mince
- 25 g beef liver
- 1 medium sweet potato
- 1 tomato
- A handful of rocket
- ½ onion, salt, black pepper, 1 tsp olive oil
Method
- 1
Heat the oven to 200 °C. Cut the sweet potato into wedges, toss in the oil and bake 25 minutes.
- 2
Blend the liver to a paste and mix it with the mince, grated onion, salt and pepper. One part liver to four of beef, and nobody tastes it. Shape 2 patties.
- 3
Fry the patties 3–4 minutes a side. Serve with the wedges, sliced tomato and rocket.
Drink water with it. Have coffee or tea 1 hour before or 2 hours after, as they hold plant iron back.
Pregnant or planning to be? Ask your doctor or midwife before eating liver or pâté. Both are very high in vitamin A.
