Chicken Liver Pate

This recipe makes a party-size amount

Ingredients:

**Soak livers in milk overnight

  • 2 pints chicken livers

**Hard boil two eggs

  • 6 tbsp (in two instances)  butter, cut into cubes
  • 1 medium onion -chopped
  • 1 garlic chopped
  • 1 cup of red wine or port
  • Fresh basil – clump – chopped
  • Fresh oregano – clump – chopped
  • 2 tbsp – Beef soup base
  • Pepper to taste
  • 3/4 cup heavy cream (1/2 n 1/2 works fine) –  plus more as needed

Preparation:

  • Strain livers from milk and add chopped herbs
    • Let sit 20 min.
  • Large heavy pan (iron skillet is best)
    • Melt 3 tablespoons of the butter
    • Sauté onions/garlic  over medium-low heatuntil translucent – do not brown
    • Remove and add to mixing bowl
  • Cook livers
    • Bring the skillet heat to high.
    • Reduce wine in pan
    • Add 1/2 cup avocado oil (my fave)
    • Add livers with herbs evenly in pan
    • Cook until livers are lightly browned but still very soft and pink on the inside – Approximately 5 minutes – Flip at 2.5 minutes
    • Add livers to mixing bowl
  • Chop hard boiled eggs and add to mixing bowl
  • Put bowl contents into  food processor, along with the cream and the remaining butter
  • Salt… add stuff… to taste.
  • Cover with plastic and refrigerate for at least 12 hours.