Recipes from my Sicilian and Italian Grandmothers, my Mother, My sister Pat and those I have gathered through the years

Chicken Liver Paté

Chicken Liver Paté

An easy paté I server as an appetizer
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: French
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 1 quart boiling water
  • 1 stalk celery
  • 2 sprigs parsley
  • 6 whole peppercorns
  • 1 pound chicken livers
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • Pinch of cayenne or 1/2 tsp
  • Tabasco
  • 1 cup soft butter cut into tbsps.
  • 2 tsps dry mustard
  • 1/4 tsp powdered cloves
  • 5 tbsps minced onions
  • 1/2 clove minced garlic or 1 tsp garlic powder to taste
  • 2 tbsps cognac or brandy
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg

Method
 

  1. To the boiling water add the celery, parsley and peppercorns. Reduce heat and simmer five minutes. Add the chicken livers and cook, covered, ten minutes.
  2. Drain and grind the livers in a food processor with the butter so that the heat from the livers will melt the butter.
  3. Add the salt, cayenne, nutmeg, mustard, cloves, onion, garlic and cognac. Process untill smooth. Pack into a three cup terrine or two smaller terrines
  4. Garnish with green olives sliced.

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Hi! I am Don and I am a 3rd generation Italian/Sicilan/American. I have recipes from my Sicilian grandmother, my Italian grandmother, my mother, my sister Pat and those I have gathered through the years. I have tried to show recipes that are mostly easy and do not take up too much of your time. I hope my viewers will submit their favorite recipes as well.
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