Chicken Pate Recipes

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.

Steps:

• Combine chicken (which has been finely chopped), Neufchatel, onion, sherry, mayonnaise, lemon juice, hot sauce, and nutmeg in container of electric blender; process until smooth.
• Transfer mixture to a 2 cup mold coated with cooking spray (Pam).
• Cover, and chill overnight.
• Unmold onto a serving plate.
• Sprinkle with paprika.
• Garnish with parsley sprigs, if desired.
• Serve with Melba toast rounds or unsalted crackers.

Steps:

• 2 cooked chicken breasts, diced 1/2 cup heavy cream 1 sprig rosemary, leaves removed, chopped 6 slices white bread Salt and pepper;

Steps:

• For the chicken liver pâté: Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the yellow onions and garlic and cook until softened, 5 minutes. Stir in the coriander, pepper, allspice and some salt.
• Increase the heat to medium high and add the chicken livers. Cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown on the outside but still pink inside, about 3 minutes. Add the heavy cream. Transfer the mixture to a food processor and puree until smooth.
• With the motor running, add the remaining 7 tablespoons butter in three batches and process until fully incorporated. Add the brandy and pulse to incorporate. Season with salt.
• Transfer the pâté to a bowl, cover, and refrigerate until firm, at least 3 hours and up to overnight.
• For the red onion jam: Heat the olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add the red onions, thyme and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 8 minutes.
• Add the wine and simmer, stirring occasionally, until most of the wine has evaporated, about 10 minutes. Add the vinegar and sugar and cook, stirring often, until the onions are very tender and the liquid is syrupy, 3 to 4 more minutes.
• Cool the jam to room temperature, and then refrigerate until ready to serve. Serve warm or room temperature
• To serve, spread baguette slices with pâté and top with red onion jam.

Steps:

• Cook chicken livers in boiling water for about 7-10 minutes; drain well.
• Blend chicken livers with all other ingredients EXCEPT PARSLEY with hand mixer.
• Chill until firm; shape into a log and roll in parsley if desired.
• Keep refrigerated until served.

Steps:

• Heat 1 tbsp of the butter in a non-stick frying pan over a medium heat. When the butter is foaming, add the chicken livers and fry for 2 mins each side.
• Stir the crushed garlic, some of the thyme and Madeira into the pan with the livers. Fry for 2 mins, letting the Madeira simmer. Transfer the mixture to a food processor, reserve 200g of the butter and add the rest to the processor. Blend everything to a smooth paste. Season to taste, then spoon into 4 x 70ml clip-top jars.
• Melt the reserved butter in a medium frying pan and add the sliced garlic. Turn the garlic in the butter until slightly golden. Pour into the 4 jars of pâté, ensuring a few slices of garlic and the remaining thyme leaves go in each jar, and chill in the fridge for at least 4 hrs, or until set. Can be made up to 2 days in advance.
• Before serving, toast the brioche, then cut into triangular quarters for serving. Stir the diced apple through the chutney. Serve the pâté on small wooden boards with the toasted brioche, cornichons and chutney.

Steps:

• 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 sauté them until translucent, being careful not to allow them to brown. Add the livers, thyme and Madeira or port, and bring the heat to high. Cook, occasionally stirring the livers around in the pan with a spoon, until the wine has reduced and the livers are lightly browned but still very soft and pink on the inside, approximately 5 minutes.
• Remove the pan from the stove, and put its contents into a blender or food processor, along with the cream and the remaining butter. Purée until smooth, adding a little more cream if necessary. Taste and adjust seasoning, adding salt if necessary.
• Pack the pâté into a glass jar or bowl, then smooth the top with a spatula. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, about two hours or up to five days. Serve with bacon-onion jam and copious amounts of toast.

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat 1 1/2 teaspoons butter and 1 tablespoon oil over medium. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden, 10 minutes. Add carrot, thyme, and cayenne and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until carrot is tender, 5 minutes. (If mixture is dry or begins to overbrown, add up to 2 tablespoons water.) Transfer mixture to a food processor.
• Return skillet to medium-high and add remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons butter and remaining 1 tablespoon oil. Pat livers dry with paper towels. Season livers with salt and pepper and add to skillet. Cook until golden brown on all sides and cooked through, 6 minutes. Transfer livers to processor and pulse, scraping down sides as needed, until mixture is mostly smooth. Season to taste with salt and pepper and let cool. Transfer pate to a small bowl and serve at room temperature with toasts or crackers.