Best Turkey Pate Recipes

TURKEY, CHICKEN LIVER, AND MUSHROOM PâTé

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Pulse onion and garlic in a food processor until finely chopped. Add mushrooms and pulse until finely chopped, scraping down bowl frequently, then stir in salt, pepper, and spices (this makes a duxelles).
• Cook duxelles in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderate heat, stirring, until a shade darker and most of liquid mushrooms give off has evaporated, about 10 minutes. (Duxelles should not be dry in this recipe.)
• Soak baguette pieces in milk in a large bowl until milk is absorbed. Stir in egg white, parsley, brandy, turkey, liver, and ham, then duxelles until combined well.
• Spoon into lightly oiled terrine and bake, uncovered, in middle of oven until an instant-read thermometer inserted 2 inches into center registers 170°F and top is firm and browned, about 1 hour and 10 minutes. Transfer terrine to a rack and cool. Chill, covered, at least 8 hours (overnight) for flavors to develop.
• To unmold pâté, drain off any liquid in terrine, then loosen bottom with a spatula. Invert pâté onto a plate, then reinvert onto a serving platter. Cut into slices with a serrated knife and bring to room temperature.

TURKEY LIVER PATE (FOIS GRAS)

Steps:

• Place stock in a heavy pan; add salt and bring to a boil. Gently add liver with a spoon and return to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer until liver is completely opaque in color, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove liver from the pan and let sit for 5 minutes.
• Put liver into a food mixer. Add cream, a little at a time, and process until smooth. Season with pepper. Chill before serving, if desired.

TURKEY PATE

Steps:

• If using whole turkey breasts, place in food processor and process until coarsely ground. Reserve ground turkey. Place scallions and parsley in processor and process until coarsely chopped. Add ground turkey and remaining ingredients. Process until smooth.
• Scrape mixture into an oiled loaf pan, 9 by 5 by 3 inches. Cover tightly with microwave plastic wrap. Cook at 100 percent power in a high-power oven (see Micro Tip) for 12 minutes. Prick plastic to release steam.
• Remove from oven. Uncover. Cover with a towel for 10 minutes. Uncover and let stand until cool. Wrap pan tightly with foil or plastic wrap and weight the pate. Refrigerate for 8 to 12 hours. Uncover and unmold onto a plate. Cut into 1/8-inch slices.

DAVE’S TURKEY LIVER PÂTÉ

Steps:

• Soak turkey livers in a bowl, with milk to cover, for at least two hours at room temperature. Then drain and rinse under cool water and cut into big chunks. In a frying pan, heated to medium, add the oil, melt the butter, add shallots and baby bella mushrooms and simmer, stirring occasionally for 5 minutes. Add the turkey livers and simmer, stirring occasionally for 10 minutes. Pour mixture into a blender. Add 2-tablespoon Cognac, but do not blend. Bring the heavy cream, to a light boil in a small saucepan. Add the Juniper Berries. Cook for 5 minutes on a light boil. Add half of the cream, with the berries to the blender and puree. Add the salt, Tarragon, Sage, the rest of the cream, and the rest of the Cognac and continue to puree. Scrape down the sides and continue to puree for 5 minutes. Add the pepper and pulse a few times. The mixture should be very thick. Pour (mixture has a low viscosity) the turkey liver Pâté into a bowl or several small crocks, smooth the tops and cool to room temperature. Cover with plastic wrap touching the top of the Pâté and refrigerate for at least 12 hours before serving.

TURKEY GIBLET PATE

Steps:

• Remove any meat from the neck. Use a meat grinder to grind the neck meat and the rest of the giblets, or chop them very finely with a sharp knife. Set aside.
• Place the oil in a medium skillet set over medium heat and cook the onion and celery, stirring, until soft. Add the minced meat and continue to cook until the meat is cooked through and lightly browned. Remove from the heat. Immediately make a well in the center of the pan and add the egg, stirring it quickly into the mixture. Add the mayonnaise to the pan and mix thoroughly. Stir in the salt, pepper and Tabasco, garnish with parsley and serve with toast points.

FIERY TURKEY-PATE CROSTINI

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add onions, garlic, and pepper; saute 1 minute.
• Place onion mixture, turkey, and next 6 ingredients (turkey through soy sauce) in a food processor; process until well-blended, scraping sides of processor bowl occasionally.
• Spoon pate into a bowl; cover and chill at least 8 hours.
• Spread 1 tablespoon pate evenly over each bread slice.

SMOKED TURKEY PâTé

Steps:

• Finely grind the turkey in a food processor. Transfer to a serving bowl, stir in mayonnaise and season to taste with salt and pepper, if using. Top with jalapeño slices and serve as a dip with chips.

CURRIED TURKEY PATE`

Steps:

• Using a food processor, add all 6 ingredients and process until smooth. Refrigerate 2 hours and serve w/ pita bread triangles.

TURKEY PATE

Steps:

• Mix al together.
• Serve on crackers.