Recipe of Award-winning Chicken Liver Pâté

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Many things affect the quality of taste from Chicken Liver Pâté, starting from the type of ingredients, then the selection of fresh ingredients, the ability to cut dishes to how to make and serve them. Don't worry if you want to prepare Chicken Liver Pâté delicious at home, because if you already know the trick then this dish can be used as an extraordinary special treat.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have Chicken Liver Pâté using 7 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The sad truth is that nothing - and I mean NOTHING - can make your homemade chicken liver pâté (or any pâté at all, really) not look like cat food. The upside is that it is delicious. I use lots of butter to make it extra rich and silky. Adapted from a New York Times recipe.

Ingredients and spices that need to be Make ready to make Chicken Liver Pâté:

1. 12 tablespoons (1.5 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into cubes
2. 2 large shallots, peeled and finely chopped (3/4 to 1 cup)
3. 1 pound fresh chicken livers, trimmed of fat and connective tissue
4. 2 teaspoons dried thyme or 1 Tablespoon of fresh thyme that's been chopped (lavender and parsley are also great additions - or even dried Herbes de Provence)
5. 1/3 cup dry vermouth (you can also use red or white wine, Port, or Madeira, depending on which flavor you prefer)
6. 1 teaspoon kosher salt to start
7. 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions to make to make Chicken Liver Pâté

1. Put a large, heavy sauté pan over medium heat, and melt 4 tablespoons of the butter until it begins to foam. Add the shallots, and sweat them for 4 to 5 minutes...
2. Just until they're all translucent. You don't want them to brown. Then add thyme, stir it in, and let it bloom in the hot butter for a minute or so.
3. Add vermouth, turn heat to high, and let it reduce by about half.
4. Then add chicken livers and gently toss them in the sauce.
5. Add salt and pepper, then let livers cook, occasionally gently stirring and folding to make sure all sides get cooked, just until the livers are lightly browned on the outside, but still tender and pink on the inside.
6. Let livers cool for 15 minutes or so before putting them in a food processor or blender (along with all of the sauce) and puree until smooth.
7. Add remainder of the butter (8 Tablespoons) and blend again until completely smooth. Adjust seasoning if needed and blend a few more seconds.
8. Transfer the pâté into a lidded container, give the bottom a few gentle taps on the counter to pack it, then cover entire surface with plastic wrap or wax paper, put lid on container, and refrigerate until firm. (At least two hours.) The pâté should keep at least 5 to 7 days well refrigerated.
9. Serve with baguette, toast, or crackers, and enjoy! :)

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