Moms Mock Pate De Foie Gras Recipes

MOCK PATE DE FOIE GRAS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, cover chicken livers with water to cover, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat immediately and simmer about 15 minutes. Add salt and simmer another 5 minutes until tender.
• Cool to room temperature in the stock.
• Place cooked chicken livers, butter, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, nutmeg, cloves, cayenne pepper, and onion juice into the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade. Process, adding enough of the reserved cooking stock to make a smooth paste. Taste and adjust seasonings.
• Scrape into a greased crock and cover with plastic wrap, letting the wrap touch the surface of the pate. Refrigerate at least 24 hours before serving. Chicken liver pate may be stored under refrigeration up to 4 weeks.

MOM'S BOX FOIE GRAS DUMPLINGS WITH HONEY-SHALLOT SYRUP

Steps:

• To make the dough, bring the water to a boil. In a large stainless-steel bowl, combine the flour and salt. Slowly add the boiling water in 1/4 cup increments, mixing with chopsticks until a ball is formed and the dough is no longer too hot to handle. All the water may not be needed. Knead the dough on a floured work surface until it becomes smooth and elastic, 15 to 20 minutes. Form the dough into a ball, return it to the bowl, and cover it with a damp cloth. Allow the dough to rest for 1 hour. To form the wrappers, add more flour to the work surface. Divide the dough in half. Shape 1 portion into a log and roll it back and forth under your palms to make a thin sausage shape measuring about 1-inch in diameter. Cut into 1/2-inch pieces. One by one, stand each piece on end, flatten the piece with your palm, and rollout to form a circular wrapper about 3 inches in diameter and 1/16-inch thick. Repeat with the remaining dough. To fill the dumplings, place about 1/2 teaspoon of the filling in the center of each wrapper. Avoid getting filling on the edges of the wrapper, which would prevent proper sealing. Place another wrapper on top pressing down around filling to remove excess air. Crimp the edges together. Continue with remaining filling and wrappers.
• For the filling: In a food processor, puree the chicken until smooth then add the goose liver, foie gras and egg and puree until smooth again. Do not over puree as it could break the filling. Remove from processor and fold in the chives. Season. Steam dumplings in a steamer or steamer basket for about 15 minutes or until cooked through. Remove and keep warm until serving. Meanwhile, in a medium non-reactive saucepan, coat lightly with oil and caramelize the shallots. Deglaze with both vinegars and reduce by 80 percent. Add honey and check for seasoning. Keep at room temperature.
• PLATING Zig-zag syrup on a plate and top with dumplings.
• BEVERAGE Brut Rose Champagne, Schramsberg
• Mom's recipe for dough: .

MOCK PATE DE FOIE GRAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place pecans on a medium baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven 5 minutes, or until toasted.
• In a medium bowl, mix together cream cheese, braunschweiger liver sausage, onion, Worcestershire sauce and lemon juice. Form the mixture into a ball.
• Place toasted pecans in a pie pan. Place cream cheese mixture ball into the pie pan, and roll to coat with pecans. Cover with plastic wrap. Chill in the refrigerator until serving.

MOCK PATE DE FOIE GRAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place pecans on a medium baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven 5 minutes, or until toasted.
• In a medium bowl, mix together cream cheese, braunschweiger liver sausage, onion, Worcestershire sauce and lemon juice. Form the mixture into a ball.
• Place toasted pecans in a pie pan. Place cream cheese mixture ball into the pie pan, and roll to coat with pecans. Cover with plastic wrap. Chill in the refrigerator until serving.

PâTé DE FOIE GRAS

Steps:

• Cook livers in fat until soft.
• Mash into a paste with remaining ingredients.
• If too stiff, add additional goose fat.
• Serve on thin slices of toast or buttery crackers.

MOM'S MOCK PATE DE FOIE GRAS

Steps:

• Simmer liver in water to cover until tender. Add salt. Cool in stock. Add softened butter and seasonings and enough of stock to make a paste. Add more seasonings if desired. Pack into greased jelly glasses. Cover with paraffin and store in a cool place. This may be kept all winter.