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Grandma's liver paté
PrepPr45 minCookCk40 minChillingChi3 hSoakingSoa1-2 hServesSrv6-8Ca:PCa:P1:1.5
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb chicken livers,
- 1 cup milk (for soaking livers)
- 1 small garlic clove, smashed and peeled
- 1/2 tsp pickling salt, plus more to taste
- 1.5 sticks (12 tbsp) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 small onion, thinly sliced (for caramelizing)
- 1 tbsp butter (for onion)
- Freshly ground green peppercorns, to taste
- Optional: 2 tsp cognac or scotch, 1/4 tsp thyme leaves, 1 bay leaf (for simmering)
For serving:
- Cranberry or lingonberry jam, for serving
- Optional: sourdough toast or nixtamalized corn tortilla chips
Directions
- Clean livers: Trim off any discolored or tough parts, rinse thoroughly in cold water multiple times, then soak in 1 cup milk for 1-2 hours. Drain and pat dry before using.
- Caramelize onion: In a skillet, heat 1 tbsp butter over medium-low heat. Add 1 small thinly sliced onion and cook, stirring occasionally, for 20-25 minutes until golden and caramelized. Set aside to cool.
- Fry livers and garlic with salt. Don’t overcook. Add water.
- Cover, reduce heat to low, and cook, stirring occasionally, until livers are barely pink inside, about 3 minutes.
- Remove from heat and let stand, covered, for 5 minutes.
- Blend the livers and garlic.
- With the machine running, add melted butter 2 tablespoons at a time until incorporated.
- Add 1/4 cup heavy cream, 1 tbsp honey, and caramelized onion; process until completely smooth.
- Season with salt and green peppercorns, and process until fully blended.
- Scrape pâté into 2-3 large ramekins.
- Cover and refrigerate until firm, about 3 hours or overnight.
- Serve chilled with sourdough toast or nixtamalized corn tortilla chips and a side of cranberry or lingonberry jam.
Nutrition Facts
Per serving (1 of 7). Does not change when you scale ingredients.
- Calories 298.75714285714287
- Total Fat 193.2g
- Saturated Fat 112g
- Trans Fat 5.7g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 6g
- Monounsaturated Fat 13.7g
- Cholesterol 1352.2 mg
- Sodium 2902.3 mg
- Carbohydrate 54.1g
- Fiber 3.1g
- Sugar 25.7g
- Protein 42.8g
- Calcium 467 mg
- Phosphorus 677.7 mg
- Ca:P ratio 1:1.5
- Vitamin A 587.6 mcg
- Vitamin C 32.7 mg
- B1 (Thiamin) 0.3 mg
- B2 (Riboflavin) 3.6 mg
- B3 (Niacin) 17.5 mg
- B5 (Pantothenic) 6.9 mg
- B6 0.9 mg
- Folate 756 mcg
- B12 19.6 mcg
- Vitamin K 0.4 mcg
- Copper 0.5 mg
- Zinc 6.2 mg
- Selenium 110.1 mcg
