Chicken livers fried briefly over fried onion until browned outside and still pink inside, blended warm with butter into a smooth spread, and set in the fridge.
Add the onion and fry 5–8 minutes, stirring now and then, until the onion is soft and translucent and starts to turn golden at the edges. If it browns too fast, lower the heat.
⚙ Adding to the hot fat and fryingStove
💡Add by cooking time: what needs long (onion, carrot, meat) goes in first, and what burns fast (garlic, dry spices) goes in last, only until fragrant.
To assemble
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Add the liver and fry' 4–5 minutes' over high heat, stirring, until browned outside and still pink inside.
⚙ Adding to the hot fat and fryingStove
💡Don't fry too long: liver cooked all the way through turns bitter and dry. Take it off while it's still pink inside, and the residual heat keeps cooking it.
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Add the salt and black pepper, stir and remove from the heat.
Stove
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Grind the hot liver and onion in a food processor with the butter into a smooth spread.
⚙ Grinding in a Food ProcessorFood processor
💡Blend while the liver and onion are still hot: the butter melts into them, and the pâté comes out smooth.
💡In a food processor, grind in short pulses and check between pulses: it's easy to go from coarse to paste. (Sesame for tahini, on the other hand, is ground continuously.)
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Taste and adjust the seasoning.
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Press into a serving dish and chill at least 3 hours, until the pâté sets.
Refrigerator
410calories
22 gprotein
4 gcarbs
33 gfat
● protein 22%● carbs 4%● fat 74%
Per serving (217 g), of 4 servings
For the Fried onion · To assemble ·
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⚖ About the ingredients
Onion: measured in pieces: one ≈ 117 g · 40 kcal per 100 g · More about Onion →
Vegetable oil: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 14 g · 886 kcal per 100 g · More about Vegetable oil →
Food processor· Also works: Knife (More time and handwork, less even texture) · Electric mini chopper (Small amounts)· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Blender (Needs more liquid)
Refrigerator· Also works: Freezer (Chills faster; don't let it freeze) · Ice bath (Ice bath)
Stove· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
Frying pan· Also works: Wok (None)· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Pot (High sides, slow evaporation and weak browning)
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Possible additions: Cognac · Thyme · Nutmeg · Cinnamon · Cream · Butter layer on top · Butter cooked in the pan (minutes) (2) · Serving (with toasted bread)
