Chicken Liver Pâté

Ingredients

225 g chicken livers
175 g butter (at room temperature)
50 g butter, for melting
30 ml brandy
10 ml mustard powder
¼ tsp mace powder
¼ tsp dried thyme
(or 1 tsp if fresh)
2 cloves garlic, crushed

225g 8oz Chicken livers

175g 6oz Butter at room temperature

50g 2 oz Butter for melting

30ml 2 tbsp Brandy

10ml 2 tsp Mustard Powder

¼ tsp ¼ tsp Mace powder

¼ tsp ¼ tsp Thyme (or 1tsp if fresh)

2 Cloves of crushed garlic

Method

  1. Melt 25 g of the butter in a heavy frying pan and fry the chicken livers for about 5 mins until cooked through.
    Keep stirring and turning.
  2. Remove from the pan and transfer to a blender or sieve, and process to smooth.
  3. Melt 150 g of the butter and add to the blender.
  4. Rinse out the pan with the brandy, then add that to the blender too.
  5. Add the mustard, mace, thyme and garlic, season with salt and pepper and blend until smooth.
  6. Tip into a pot and melt the remaining butter to pour over and seal the top of the pot.
  7. Leave to get cold until serving with hot toast.
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