Chicken Liver Pate With Green Peppercorns Recipes

COLLEEN'S CHICKEN LIVER PATE

Steps:

• Combine chicken livers and milk in a bowl. Let soak in the refrigerator, about 2 hours.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until soft, about 5 minutes. Add 1 1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns, garlic, red pepper flakes, and thyme; cook and stir until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Remove chicken livers from the milk with a slotted spoon; add to the saucepan with balsamic vinegar and bay leaves. Season with salt and pepper. Cook until chicken livers are tender and no longer pink, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from heat and cool slightly, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Transfer chicken liver mixture to a food processor. Add remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons black peppercorns and Scotch; blend until smooth. Add remaining 6 tablespoons of butter and pulse until fully incorporated into the mixture.
• Divide blended mixture evenly among 6 porcelain ramekins. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 6 hours.

CHICKEN LIVER PATE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in garlic, onion and chicken livers. Reduce heat to low, and simmer approximately 10 minutes, until chicken livers are tender and no longer pink.
• Place chicken liver mixture in a blender with dry sherry, cream cheese, hot sauce, salt and pepper. Blend until smooth. Transfer to a medium bowl, cover and chill in the refrigerator approximately 2 hours before serving.

CHICKEN LIVER PATE WITH GREEN PEPPERCORNS

Steps:

• Rinse chicken livers and pat dry.
• Place livers in large bowl and pour over 3/4 cup Madeira and macerate for 1 hour.
• Drain and puree in blender.
• Pour in large bowl and add salt, pepper, nutmeg, thyme, marjoram and eggs.
• Set aside.
• Melt 1 T.
• butter in skillet and cook shallots and garlic until soft.
• Add wine, cognac, port and remaining madeira.
• Flame and reduce to 1/2.
• Remove from heat and cool slightly.
• Add clarified butter slowly while beating vigorously with wooden spoon.
• Sir in raisins and peppercorns.
• Place in buttered 1 1/2 quart pate mold or souffle.
• Place bay leaves atop.
• Cover with double layer of foil and lid.
• Place in boiling water bath.
• Bake 325 degrees 3 hours.
• Add water as needed.
• Remove and cool on rack.
• Chill in fridge 1 day before serving.

CHICKEN LIVERS, WITH GREEN PEPPERCORNS

Steps:

• Dust the livers with flour and brown them in the safflower oil. Set aside.
• Add the port, peppercorns, ginger, stock. Bring to boil, turn down heat and reduct to one-half cup.
• Return the livers to the pan. Add the cream, salt and pepper and cook until the sauce has thickened and the livers are heated through. Whisk in the butter and serve.

CHICKEN LIVER PARFAIT WITH GREEN PEPPERCORNS (GRAVETYE MANOR)

Steps:

• Melt butter over very low heat. Remove from heat and allow to sit until sediment settles on the bottom. Strain carefully through several thicknesses of cheesecloth, discarding sediment.
• Line a 10-inch by 3-inch terrine with thin slices of the pork fat.
• Drain the raisins, reserving the liquid. Pat raisins dry on paper towel.
• Strain the milk from the livers. Place the livers in blender and with the power on slowly add warm clarified butter, processing until livers are pureed. Add the soaking liquid and process until smooth.
• Stir in all the remaining ingredients. Adjust seasonings.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared terrine; place the sprig of thyme on top and cover with pork fat.
• Place in a pan containing boiling water and place in 350-degree oven. Cook until the top is quite firm when pressed, about an hour to an hour and 10 minutes.
• Remove from hot water bath and cool. Refrigerate and chill completely.
• Slice when cold and serve. It is excellent with brioche toast.

CHICKEN LIVER PATE WITH GREEN PEPPERCORNS AND SHERRY

Steps:

• Soak the chicken livers in the milk overnight, and before using, drain off the milk and rinse the livers in cold water.
• Melt half the butter in a saucepan and sauté the onion gently until soft and golden but not dark brown.
• Add the chicken livers and the rest of the ingredients EXCEPT for the crushed green peppercorns and the rest of the butter. Cook the mixture until the livers become firm and change colour, about 10 minutes.
• Blend the liver mixture in the blender or a food processor and once smooth, stir in the crushed green peppercorns. Add more salt and pepper to taste.
• Transfer to a serving dish, the mixture should "not quite" fill it up. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm. Melt the remaining butter, and carefully spoon it over the pate, refrigerate until set (approx 1 hour) garnish with whole green peppercorns and coriander.