CHICKEN LIVER PATE 
1 med. onion
2 tbsp. butter
2 c. chicken livers
4 tbsp. Port or Madeira
1/2 c. (4 oz.) plain cream cheese
6 tbsp. additional butter
1/2 c. consomme and 1/2 tbsp. dissolved gelatin
Special herb mixture
Salt and pepper
Cognac in dribbles

Mince the onion and cook slowly in the butter until wilted. Remove fat from livers. Stir them into onion and saute several minutes until stiffened. Pour in the wine and boil for a moment. Puree the liver with the cheese, additional butter and consomme and gelatin. Dribble in cognac and add seasonings including herb mixture. A blender on high speed makes quick work in pureeing.

SPECIAL HERB MIXTURE (THE SECRET OF THIS PATE)
2 tbsp. each ground bay leaves, cloves, mace, nutmeg, paprika, thyme
1 tbsp. each ground basil, cinnamon and savory
5 tbsp. white peppercorns

Can be ground in coffee grinder. Will keep for months if in screw top jar.

recipe reviews
Chicken Liver Pate
   #55742
 Jim Van (Rhode Island) says:
Not bad..certainly more French than some of the glorified chopped chicken liver recipes I've run into. A couple of points: Rinse and drain the livers before cooking. Also, the herb mixture is WAY too large. Instead of tbsp, use 1/2 tsp. to get the right amount. I found that cutting the clove in half (VERY overpowering) and skipping the savory worked best for me. I'm still tweaking it a bit, but overall, it's a good recipe, and the writer is correct: the herb mixture is certainly central to this pate.
 #113185
 Catherine (New Jersey) says:
I have made a something like this but put in a decorative copper mold lined with a wine jelly. Refrigerate jelly in mold first till 1/4 inch firm along mold, pack in chilled pate chill again till firm (2 hours maybe) place upside down on a cold crystal cake stand; wrap with hot towel till pate is free from mold. Decorate with petite grapes. Serve with cut up baguette and voila!

 

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