Great for when you are entertaining a group of friends.
Chicken liver pâté with ciabatta toast
Ingredients
- 125g butter
- 500g chicken livers, cleaned
- 1 Granny Smith apple, peeled and finely grated
- 1 medium onion, peeled and finely chopped
- salt, to taste
- 5ml (1 tsp) coarse black pepper
- 15ml (1 tbsp) thyme leaves
- 10ml (2 tsp) ready-made English mustard
- 180ml (¾ cup) fresh cream
- 15ml (1 tbsp) brandy
- ciabatta toast, to serve
- baby tomatoes, halved, to garnish
- microherbs, to garnish (optional)
Instructions
1
Melt the butter in a frying pan and sauté the livers, apple and onion over medium-high heat, about 10 minutes, until the onion is soft and translucent, and the livers firm. Season well with salt, coarse black pepper and thyme leaves.
2
Stir in the mustard. Transfer to a blender and blitz until smooth. Add the cream and brandy, and blitz, another 1 minute, until all of the cream has been incorporated. Pass the cream mixture through a sieve for a silky smooth pâté.
3
Spoon the chicken liver pâté into 8 ramekins of 125ml capacity each or use one big mould and refrigerate until set, about 6 hours. Serve with ciabatta toast alongside, and garnish with baby tomatoes and microherbs, if desired.