Chicken Heart Pâté Food

CHICKEN PATE

Steps:

• Combine chicken (which has been finely chopped), Neufchatel, onion, sherry, mayonnaise, lemon juice, hot sauce, and nutmeg in container of electric blender; process until smooth.
• Transfer mixture to a 2 cup mold coated with cooking spray (Pam).
• Cover, and chill overnight.
• Unmold onto a serving plate.
• Sprinkle with paprika.
• Garnish with parsley sprigs, if desired.
• Serve with Melba toast rounds or unsalted crackers.

CHICKEN HEART PâTé

Steps:

• Throw the hearts, diced chicken breast, chopped tomatoes, onion, carrots and parsnip into boiling water and let it all simmer for at least 30 minutes.
• Take the lid off the pan and let the liquid reduce itself for about fiftenn minutes.
• Sieve the mixture, trying not to loose the liquid - it makes great soup.
• Put all the boiled ingredients into a large bowl (or back into the pan) and add lard, tomato concentrate and chickpea. Mix thoroughy with a spoon.
• Set up the food processor and blend everything together until a fine paste is made. It should have the consistency of dumpling dough, if it's toothick add some broth or brine.
• Put the paste into a cake tin and bake for about 1.5 hour in 250 degrees centigrade. Poke the pâté once in a while to check if it's ready.
• When properly baked, take the pâté out of the tin and let it cool down. Serve in slices on a buttered toast.

CHICKEN LIVER PATE

Steps:

• Thinly slice onion.
• In a small saucepan combine onion, chicken livers, broth, and allspice and simmer, stirring occasionally, 10 minutes, or until chicken livers are cooked through.
• Drain liver mixture in a sieve and in a food processor or food mill purée with butter, Cognac, and salt until smooth.
• To facilitate cooling, transfer pâté to a plate and spread.
• Chill pâté in freezer, its surface covered with plastic wrap, 10 minutes.
• In a small bowl whisk cream until it holds stiff peaks and fold in pâté.
• Transfer pâté to a ramekin and chill in freezer, covered, 15 minutes.
• Serve pâté with crackers or toasts.