Best Chicken Liver Mousse Recipes

CHICKEN LIVER MOUSSE

Steps:

• In a large saute pan over low heat, melt the butter and cook onion, apple, and thyme, covered, until apples soften. Remove lid and increase heat to medium add the livers and cook until firm and still pink inside. Remove from the heat and allow to cool. Add the pepper, salt, and brandy and puree in a food processor; then chill, covered. Meanwhile whip the heavy cream to medium peaks. Fold into cooled, pureed liver mixture. Serve chilled.

CHICKEN LIVER MOUSSE

Steps:

• Season chicken livers with salt and freshly ground pink peppercorns.
• Heat a large sauté pan coated with oil over medium heat. Add chicken livers and sear lightly on one side. Immediately add the shallots, thyme and marjoram. Continue to cook together for 2 minutes or so. Flip the livers and sear for an additional 1½ to 2 minutes until the livers are firm and pink in the center. Add lemon zest and cognac, and cook until it is nearly dry.
• Transfer immediately to a blender, pour in the cream and blend on medium speed, gradually adding the butter. Blend until completely smooth.
• Pour mixture into ramekins or jars. Cover with plastic wrap, lightly pressing the wrap to the surface of the mousse so that it doesn't oxidize. Chill in the refrigerator until set, roughly 4 to 6 hours. This can be made a day in advance if needed.

CHICKEN LIVER MOUSSE

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cook shallot in oil in a 10-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 4 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Remove from heat and carefully add Cognac (use caution; if Cognac ignites, shake skillet), then boil until reduced to about 2 tablespoons, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Transfer to a blender and add livers and yolks, then purée until smooth. Add milk, flour, salt, pepper, nutmeg, and allspice and blend until combined. Pour into crock, skimming off any foam.
• Put crock in a larger baking pan and bake in a water bath until mousse is just set and a small sharp knife inserted in center comes out clean, about 55 minutes.
• Melt butter in a small saucepan over low heat, then remove from heat and let stand 3 minutes.
• Arrange bay leaves decoratively on top of mousse. Skim froth from butter, then spoon enough clarified butter over mousse to cover its surface, leaving milky solids in bottom of saucepan.
• Chill mousse completely, uncovered, about 4 hours. Bring to room temperature about 1 hour before serving.

TRUFFLED CHICKEN LIVER MOUSSE

Steps:

• Place the chicken livers and milk in a medium bowl, cover, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Drain the livers and discard the milk.
• Melt 4 tablespoons of the butter in a medium (10-inch) skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender but not browned. Add the chicken livers and thyme and cook for 4 to 5 minutes, turning with tongs to cook evenly, until they're lightly browned on the outside but still raw inside. Add the Cognac, 1 tablespoon salt, and 2 teaspoons pepper and continue to cook for 3 to 4 minutes, until the livers are cooked but still very pink inside. (If they're overcooked, the pate will be dry.) Pour the contents of the pan into the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade and allow to cool for 15 minutes.
• Pulse the processor until the chicken livers are almost smooth. Dice the remaining 4 tablespoons of butter and add to the bowl. Add the truffle butter and process until smooth. Add the parsley and pulse just to incorporate.
• Pour the mousse into one large or four small (8-ounce) ramekins. Pour a thin layer of melted duck fat or clarified butter on each mousse and place whole parsley sprigs on top. Refrigerate for at least 6 hours. Allow to sit at room temperature for 15 minutes before serving with crackers or warm toasts.

CHICKEN LIVER MOUSSE

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons butter in a large high-sided skillet over medium-high heat. Season livers with salt and pepper; add to skillet and cook, turning once, until just cooked through (liver may be slightly pink inside), about 4 minutes per side. Remove livers from skillet and set aside.
• Reduce heat to medium and add another tablespoon butter to skillet. Add shallots and season with salt and pepper; cook, stirring, until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add pears, thyme, cloves, cinnamon sticks, brown sugar, and 1/4 cup water. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally and adding water as necessary to prevent burning, until pears are soft and easily pierced with the tip of a sharp knife, about 15 minutes.
• Remove skillet from heat; uncover and add brandy, scraping up browned bits at bottom of skillet to deglaze. Remove thyme and cinnamon sticks from skillet and discard.
• Cut remaining 5 tablespoons butter into small cubes. Transfer remaining contents of skillet to the bowl of a food processor along with chicken livers, cream, vinegar, nutmeg, and cut butter. Process until mixture is very smooth; season with salt and pepper.
• Strain chicken liver mousse through a fine mesh sieve, using a spatula to push mousse through sieve. Transfer to a jars and top each with a sprig of fresh thyme. Add enough clarified butter to top of chicken liver mousse to form a thin film, about 1/16 of an inch; cover and transfer to refrigerator to chill. Keep chilled until ready to serve, up to 1 week. Serve with sea salt, jam, and toasts.

CHICKEN LIVER MOUSSE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, combine the water, onion, bay leaves, thyme sprigs and garlic. Bring to a boil; add chicken livers. Cook, uncovered, for 3-5 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°, stirring frequently. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 5 minutes. Discard bay leaves and thyme sprigs; drain., Transfer liver mixture to a food processor; add the brandy, salt and pepper. Cover and process until livers are coarsely chopped. Gradually add butter, 2 tablespoons at a time, processing after each addition until smooth. Serve with crackers.

CHICKEN LIVER MOUSSE

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onions and thyme and cook until the onions are softened, about 3 minutes. Add the chicken livers and cook until firm but still pink inside, about 3 minutes.
• Remove the skillet from heat, add the salt, pepper and brandy, and deglaze the pan by stirring and scraping up the brown bits from the bottom; cool.
• Remove the thyme stems from the skillet, transfer the chicken liver mixture to a blender, puree until smooth and transfer to a bowl.
• In another medium bowl, use an electric hand mixer to whip the heavy cream to medium peaks. Fold the whipped cream into the liver mixture, taste and adjust the seasoning. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes.
• Serve the mousse with toasted baguette slices and garnish with pickled onions.

CHICKEN LIVER MOUSSE MIRABELLE

Steps:

• Clean the chicken livers of any bile residue, cut out the nerves, and season them with salt and pepper and the quatre epices.
• Put the grapeseed oil into a large hot skillet and add the livers, sage, shallots, garlic and thyme. Toss the mixture well and cook over moderately high heat until the livers are medium rare. Add the Cognac, flambe the mixture, tossing it well, and transfer it to a sieve set over a bowl and refrigerate the mixture for 1 hour.
• Add the port and marsala wines to the skillet and deglaze the pan, stirring well. Reduce the liquid by three-fourths and transfer to a small bowl.
• When the livers are cold, transfer them to a food processor fitted with a steel blade. Add the reduced wine and softened butter and pulse to combine. Taste for seasonings.
• Force the mixture through a fine mesh sieve, transfer it to a small terrine lined with plastic wrap and refrigerate, covered with plastic wrap. The mousse is ready to serve when it is fully chilled.
• Serve the mousse with cornichons and toasted sliced French bread. The mousse makes a perfect hor d'oeuvre for cocktails.
• In a spice or coffee grinder, grind the spices to a powder and store it in a small sealed container.

CHICKEN LIVER MOUSSE WITH RIESLING-THYME GELéE

Steps:

• For mousse:
• Mellow the flavor of the chicken livers by placing them in a glass bowl with 2 cups milk. Cover; chill for 2 hours. Drain; discard milk. Return livers to same bowl, add the remaining 2 cups milk, cover, and chill for 2 more hours (or overnight). Drain; discard milk and rinse livers. Pat dry with paper towels.
• Set a fine-mesh strainer over a medium bowl; set aside. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Add shallots and thyme and cook, stirring occasionally, until shallots are very soft, about 10 minutes. Add livers, increase heat to medium, and cook, turning once, until livers are firm but still pink inside, about 4 minutes. Remove pan from heat and stir in Calvados. Return to heat; cook until Calvados is reduced by half, about 30 seconds. Discard thyme.
• Transfer liver mixture to a food processor; add 2 teaspoons salt and pepper. Process until smooth. With processor running, add remaining butter by tablespoonfuls until all butter is incorporated. Transfer mousse to prepared strainer. Using a rubber spatula, press mousse through strainer. Rinse and dry strainer, then strain mousse again, discarding solids in strainer. Divide among small jars. Chill until firm, 1-2 hours.
• For gelée and toasts:
• Place 1/4 cup water in a medium microwave-safe bowl. Sprinkle gelatin over water and let stand until softened, about 10 minutes. Microwave gelatin mixture until gelatin dissolves and mixture becomes clear, about 30 seconds. Add sugar; stir until dissolved. Stir in wine.
• Spoon gelée over mousse in jars, forming a 1/4" layer (not all gelée may be used). Top each jar with thyme sprigs or leaves, if desired. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until gelée is set, about 1 hour. DO AHEAD: Can be made 3 days ahead. Keep chilled.
• Preheat oven to 450°F. Arrange bread triangles on a rimmed baking sheet. Brush with melted butter. Bake until golden brown, about 5 minutes. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.
• Let mousse soften slightly at room temperature for 30 minutes before serving with toasts.

CHICKEN LIVER MOUSSE (PATE)

Steps:

• Over medium heat, saute' the onions in the olive oil in a heavy skiller for about 5 minutes until the onions turn glossy. Add the chicken livers and saute' for another 10 minutes, until just cooked. Cool to room temperature.
• Transfer the mixture to a food processor, add the Cognac, mustard, salt, pepper and nutmeg, and process until smooth. Add the butter, 6 tablespoons (3 ounces) at a time, processing each time until the butter is absorbed.
• Scrape the mousse into a pretty serving bowl and chill for 2 hours or more before serving.

CHICKEN-LIVER MOUSSE WITH RASPBERRY JELLY

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium-high until foamy. Add onion, garlic, and sage; cook until softened, about 2 minutes. Add chicken livers, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; cook, stirring occasionally, until browned, 4 to 6 minutes. Add Marsala and bring to a boil; cook 30 seconds, then reduce heat to medium and simmer, covered, until livers are just cooked through, about 3 minutes.
• Transfer livers with pan juices, remaining 3 tablespoons butter, and cream to a food processor. Puree until silky, about 2 minutes. Pass mousse through a sieve to remove any lumps. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a 1 1/2-cup ramekin or bowl and refrigerate at least 1 hour and up to 2 days.
• Remove mousse from refrigerator 15 minutes before serving. Just before serving, spoon jelly over top. Serve, with crostini and pickles.

CHICKEN LIVER MOUSSE WITH TRUFFLES - ... RECIPE

Steps:

• Trim the livers of all connective tissue and cut away any green areas. In a glass or stainless steel bowl, combine the bay leaves, garlic, brandy and Marsala. Toss with the livers. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Drain the livers, reserving the marinade. Pat them dry with paper towels. In a large heavy skillet, heat the 4 tablespoons butter over medium-high heat. Add the livers, the reserved bay leaves, and garlic, and toss 20 seconds or until the livers lose their red color. Pour in the marinade and boil about 2 minutes. The livers should be firm but still pink inside. Scoop them out of the pan with a slotted spoon and set aside. Continue boiling down the liquid until all of it has evaporated and the butter sputters. Add the 2 tablespoons of stock to the pan and scrape the contents over the livers. Cool to room temperature. Puree the livers in a food processor until smooth. Season aggressively with salt and freshly ground pepper. Have a large bowl of ice handy. In a medium bowl, whip the 10 tablespoons butter with a portable beater at medium speed until fluffy. Gradually beat in the liver puree, then set the bowl over ice and continue beating at medium speed 8 to 10 minutes, or until the mixture has lightened in color and is very fluffy. Cover and refrigerate 1 to 2 hours. To serve, bring the mousse close to room temperature. Spoon it into individual 3-inch ramekins or crocks, or mound it in a 3-cup terrine. Sprinkle generously with the shaved truffle. Accompany with bite-sized pieces of crusty bread. This recipe yields 8 to 10 servings.

MOUSSE DE FOIE DE VOLAILLE - CHICKEN LIVER MOUSSE

Steps:

• Put the chicken liver, shallots, salt and pepper in a food processor or blender, and whizz this until it is very finely chopped.
• Add the 2 eggs. Blend this in to further smooth everything.
• Once the mixture is nicely blended, add the very hot to boiling milk, and mix this on a low speed. The mousse will become a light color.
• Add now the allspice and the Port, and blend this in nicely.
• Divide this mixture into 6 ramekins. Put the ramekins in a pan to which you add 1/2" or so of water, and put this into a preheated 400F oven for about one half hour.
• You know it's done when it is firm, like a cooked cake.
• You can serve this cold as a pate, but also warm on grilled, thin white toast upon which you have spread an onion marmalade.
• The yield is difficult to talk about, because some people will eat the content of the ramekin, whereas others are happy with just a few slices!

CHICKEN LIVER MOUSSE CROSTINI WITH PEPPER JELLY RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir in chopped onion. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, 6 to 7 minutes or until tender. Add minced garlic, and sauté 10 seconds. Stir in cream, and bring to a simmer. Cover, reduce heat to low, and cook 6 minutes. Add remaining 6 tablespoons butter, and cook, stirring constantly, about 1 minute or until butter is melted and well blended. Remove from heat. Process chicken livers, kosher salt, black pepper, and onion mixture in a blender or food processor 30 to 45 seconds or until smooth, stopping to scrape sides as needed. Place 7 (8 ounce) wide-mouth, ovenproof jars with tight-fitting lids in a 13- x 9-inch baking dish. Divide liver mixture among jars, filling each halfway. Add warm water to baking dish to a depth of 1 1/4 inches. Cover jars and baking dish tightly with heavy duty aluminum foil. Bake at 300° F. for 30 minutes or until mousse is set. Remove from oven, transfer jars to a wire rack, and cool completely (about 30 minutes). Screw on lids, and chill 1 hour. Just before serving, spoon 1 1/2 tablespoons red pepper jelly into each jar, and serve with toasted baguette slices.

SPICED CHICKEN LIVER MOUSSE

Steps:

• Melt 3 tablespoons fat in a 12-inch skillet. Add mustard, cardamom and cumin and sauté until spices sizzle and are fragrant. Add livers and sauté over medium-low heat, turning, until cooked but still pink inside, about 10 minutes. Remove livers from pan.
• Add 2 tablespoons fat, onion and ginger to skillet and sauté until soft, about 5 minutes. Add sherry, simmer about 5 minutes until somewhat reduced, stir in cream and cook until it starts to thicken. Transfer livers and contents of skillet to food processor and process until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
• Spoon mousse into a crock or bowl and smooth the top. Melt 2 tablespoons remaining fat and pour onto surface of mousse. Use an additional tablespoon of fat if needed to cover the surface. Refrigerate at least 4 hours before serving. Scrape fat off before serving, or mix it into mousse.

CHICKEN-LIVER MOUSSE

Steps:

• Clean and dry the canning jars.
• Trim the sinew and any green patches from the livers. Rinse and dry them on paper towels.
• In a 12-inch skillet, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil until very hot. Sauté the livers, letting them caramelize on one side before flipping them. (If the pan threatens to smoke or blacken, immediately lower the heat; otherwise the juices will become too bitter to use.) When the livers are well browned but medium-rare inside, about 4 minutes, turn off the heat and transfer them to the bowl of a food processor. Season with 1 teaspoon kosher salt and 1?8 teaspoon pepper.
• Add another tablespoon of oil to the pan and sweat the onions, shallots, garlic, thyme and star anise over low heat, covered, until soft, about 10 minutes. Raise the heat and deglaze the pan with the vinegar and Cognac or rum until evaporated. Discard the star anise and transfer the onion mixture to the food processor.
• While the onions are still warm, purée with the livers and butter until smooth. Taste, adding more salt, pepper or vinegar as needed.
• Transfer to the jars. Wipe the inside lip of the jars clean with a damp cloth. Slowly pour enough olive oil over the mousse to just cover. Screw on the lids. Let cool before moving the jars to the refrigerator, where they can keep for a few days. Serve chilled with toasted, sliced bread and sweet-and-sour cherries.

CREAMY CHICKEN LIVER MOUSSE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 275°. In a food processor, combine the livers, egg yolks, brandy, Calvados, salt, pepper, allspice and nutmeg and puree until smooth. With the machine on, blend in the softened butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, until all the butter is incorporated and the puree is creamy; if it looks curdled, wrap a hot kitchen towel around the processor bowl and puree until light and creamy. 2. Pass the puree through a fine strainer set over a large bowl and stir in the heavy cream until blended. Pour the puree into a 1 1/2-quart enameled cast-iron terrine and set the terrine in a roasting pan. Pour enough boiling water into the roasting pan to reach halfway up the side of the terrine and bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until the mousse is lightly browned on top and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove the terrine from the water bath and let cool, then cover with plastic wrap and aluminum foil and refrigerate overnight. 3. To unmold, dip the bottom of the terrine in a pan of hot water for 10 seconds, and run a paring knife around the edge of the mousse. Invert the mousse onto a long platter or rectangular plate. Cut it into 1/2-inch slices and transfer to plates. Serve with baguette toasts and the Sweet-and-Sour Red-Onion Relish. Make Ahead The mousse can be refrigerated in its terrine for up to 1 week; place plastic wrap directly on its surface. Leftovers can be tightly wrapped in plastic and refrigerated for up to 5 days. Let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes before serving.

CHICKEN LIVER PATE MOUSSE

Steps:

• Clean the chicken livers carefully. Now cut them in half. In a heavy frying pan, melt the first 3 T butter. Add the onions and shallots and cook over moderate heat for 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onions and soft and lightly colored. Mix in the chopped apple and cook 3 or 4 minutes longer. When soft enough to mash with a spoon, transfer to the bowl of a food processor. Melt the second 3 T butter, this time over rather high heat. As the butter foam subsides, add the livers. Turn them in the sputtering butter for about 3 or 4 minutes. When the livers are quite brown on the outside and still pink within, remove the pan from the heat and flame them with the Calvados, which you have warmed slightly. Let the alcohol burn itself out completely. Now add the livers and all their juices to the onion-apple mixture. Moisten with 2 T cream and process. Add more cream if necessary. Process until very smooth. With a rubber spatula, scrape the mixture out into a fine mest sieve set over a mixing bowl. Let mixture cool completely. Cream the remaining 10 T of butter. When creamed, beat the cool liver paste, little by little into the butter. Stir in the teaspoon of lemon juice and the salt and pepper. Don't be sparing with the salt, since chilling deadens flavor, the pate will be surprisingly less salty than you thought. Smooth the top with a spatula and pour over it enough clarified butter to cover it completely. Refrigerate at least 3 hours. May be frozen.

CHICKEN LIVER MOUSSE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or cooking pot, add water and bring to boil.
• Add black peppercorns, celery, and bay leaves.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add chicken livers and cook gently for another 10 minutes.
• Drain, remove livers and set aside.
• In a small saucepan, heat butter, add onion and garlic and cook until onion is translucent, about 4 minutes.
• Transfer onion/garlic to a food processor.
• Add chicken, cognac, salt, thyme, allspice and four teaspoons of green peppercorns.
• Process until smooth.
• Pour in whipping cream, process until incorporated and transfer to a mixing bowl.
• Stir in remaining 1 teaspoon of green peppercorns.
• Mold into small ramekins and refrigerate.
• Unmold before serving.
• Serve with toast points or crackers of your choice.

CHICKEN-LIVER MOUSSE

Steps:

• Pick over the chicken livers. Discard any black spots and connecting membranes. Put the livers in a bowl and add the wine. Set aside and let stand one hour. Drain.
• Put the livers into the container of a food processor or electric blender and add the salt, pepper, Cognac and nutmeg. Start blending while adding the pieces of butter, a few at a time.
• Gradually add the cream. There should be about four cups. Butter eight ramekins or individual baking dishes, each with a volume of about 10 or 11 tablespoons. Pour an equal portion of the mixture into each ramekin.
• Cover each closely with clear plastic wrap and arrange the ramekins on one or two steamer racks.
• Bring water to the boil in the bottom of a steamer. Place the steamer rack or racks over the water and cover closely. Steam 10 minutes. Immediately turn off the heat.
• Let the ramekins stand 15 minutes. To unmold, run a knife around the custard. Invert the ramekins, one at a time, over individual serving plates. Serve with creamed tomato sauce.