CHICKEN LIVER PâTé

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Provided by Melissa Roberts

Categories     Condiment/Spread     Food Processor     Chicken     Appetizer     Cocktail Party     Cognac/Armagnac     Chill     Gourmet     Sugar Conscious     Kidney Friendly     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free

Yield Makes about 2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 stick unsalted butter, divided
1 large shallot, chopped
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1 pound chicken livers, separated into lobes, trimmed and rinsed
3/4 teaspoon quatre épices (French four-spice blend)
3 tablespoons Cognac
Accompaniment:
crackers or baguette toasts

Steps:

  • Heat 2 tablespoons butter in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium heat until foam subsides. Add shallot and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes.
  • Pat livers dry and add to skillet. Cook over medium-high heat, turning once, until browned and just pink inside, about 4 minutes total. Add quatre épices, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper and cook, stirring, 30 seconds.
  • Add Cognac and tilt skillet over gas burner to ignite (or ignite with a long match; use caution as flames may shoot up high). Cook, shaking skillet gently once or twice, until flames subside.
  • Transfer mixture to a food processor and pulse, adding remaining 6 tablespoons butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, until smooth. Transfer to a bowl and chill, surface covered with plastic wrap, until set, about 3 hours. Let stand at room temperature about 15 minutes before serving.

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