Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, chicken liver pâté. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Chicken Liver Pâté is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Chicken Liver Pâté is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chicken liver pâté using 7 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Chicken Liver Pâté:
- Take 12 tablespoons (1.5 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into cubes
- Get 2 large shallots, peeled and finely chopped (3/4 to 1 cup)
- Make ready 1 pound fresh chicken livers, trimmed of fat and connective tissue
- Get 2 teaspoons dried thyme or 1 Tablespoon of fresh thyme that's been chopped (lavender and parsley are also great additions - or even dried Herbes de Provence)
- Prepare 1/3 cup dry vermouth (you can also use red or white wine, Port, or Madeira, depending on which flavor you prefer)
- Take 1 teaspoon kosher salt to start
- Take 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Steps to make Chicken Liver Pâté:
- Put a large, heavy sauté pan over medium heat, and melt 4 tablespoons of the butter until it begins to foam. Add the shallots, and sweat them for 4 to 5 minutes…
- Just until they're all translucent. You don't want them to brown. Then add thyme, stir it in, and let it bloom in the hot butter for a minute or so.
- Add vermouth, turn heat to high, and let it reduce by about half.
- Then add chicken livers and gently toss them in the sauce.
- Add salt and pepper, then let livers cook, occasionally gently stirring and folding to make sure all sides get cooked, just until the livers are lightly browned on the outside, but still tender and pink on the inside.
- Let livers cool for 15 minutes or so before putting them in a food processor or blender (along with all of the sauce) and puree until smooth.
- Add remainder of the butter (8 Tablespoons) and blend again until completely smooth. Adjust seasoning if needed and blend a few more seconds.
- Transfer the pâté into a lidded container, give the bottom a few gentle taps on the counter to pack it, then cover entire surface with plastic wrap or wax paper, put lid on container, and refrigerate until firm. (At least two hours.) - - The pâté should keep at least 5 to 7 days well refrigerated.
- Serve with baguette, toast, or crackers, and enjoy! :)
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