Chicken Liver Pate
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 small onion
- 1⁄2 lb chicken liver
- 1⁄3 cup chicken broth
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cognac, to taste
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons well-chilled heavy cream
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Accompaniment
- crackers or toast
directions
- Thinly slice onion.
- In a small saucepan combine onion, chicken livers, broth, and allspice and simmer, stirring occasionally, 10 minutes, or until chicken livers are cooked through.
- Drain liver mixture in a sieve and in a food processor or food mill purée with butter, Cognac, and salt until smooth.
- To facilitate cooling, transfer pâté to a plate and spread.
- Chill pâté in freezer, its surface covered with plastic wrap, 10 minutes.
- In a small bowl whisk cream until it holds stiff peaks and fold in pâté.
- Transfer pâté to a ramekin and chill in freezer, covered, 15 minutes.
- Serve pâté with crackers or toasts.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Tracy K
United States
I'm a 32-year-old Web writer/editor with a passion for cooking good food. Currently I am (still)trying to find an uninterrupted weekend afternoon so that I can bake a loaf of bread from scratch!
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