Chicken Liver And Pistachio Nut Pate Food

CHICKEN LIVER AND PISTACHIO NUT PATE

Steps:

• In a skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Mix in soup mix and white wine. Arrange chicken livers in pan, and cook until browned and cooked though.
• Place shelled pistachio nuts in food processor and pulse to grind. Add cream cheese and water; process until smooth. Add chicken livers, and process until smooth. Season to taste with onion and garlic powder. Chill.

PATE WITH PISTACHIOS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Cut pork and veal into cubes and set aside.
• Cut ham into 1/2-inch cubes. There should be about 2 cups. Set aside.
• Carefully trim chicken livers. Cut off and discard any connecting membranes.
• Heat butter in a heavy skillet and add shallots. Cook briefly, stirring. Add chicken livers and sprinkle with thyme and bay leaf. Cook about 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Put cubed veal into the container of a food processor or electric blender and blend slightly finer than store-bought hamburger. Empty veal into a mixing bowl.
• Put pork into the container of a food processor or electric blender and blend a little coarser than store-bought hamburger. Add pork to veal.
• Put liver mixture into the container of a food processor or electric blender and blend as finely as possible. Pour and scrape this into the bowl with ham and veal. Add the reserved two cups of cubed ham and the pistachios. Add allspice, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, cayenne, wine, salt and pepper and blend well with fingers. To test mixture for seasoning, shape a small portion of the mixture into a patty and cook, turning once, in nonstick skillet until cooked through. Taste the patty and add more seasonings as desired.
• Pack the mixture into a 5- or 6-cup loaf pan. Smooth over the top, rounding it slightly. Place bacon slices on top. Cover closely with foil and place pate in a heatproof baking dish. Set the dish on the stove and pour boiling water around loaf pan. Bring the water to the boil. Place the pate in the water bath in the oven and bake 45 minutes or to an internal temperature (using meat thermometer) of 150 degrees. Remove pate from oven and let stand until ready to serve.
• This pate is excellent hot or cold. Cut it crosswise into slices and serve.

PORK AND PISTACHIO PATE

Steps:

• Place all ingredients except salt and pistachio nuts in bowl of food processor and process until smooth. Wrap 1 teaspoon of mixture in microwave plastic wrap. Cook at 100 percent power in a 650- to 700- watt oven for 45 seconds. Remove from oven and uncover. Taste for saltiness and add salt to mixture if desired.
• Scrape pate mixture into a bowl and stir in pistachio nuts. Transfer to a glass or ceramic loaf pan, 9 by 5 by 3 inches, that either has a nonstick surface or has been sprayed with nonstick vegetable spray. Smooth out surface with a spatula. Cover pan with microwave plastic wrap. Cook at 100 percent power for 12 minutes. Prick plastic to release steam.
• Remove from oven and uncover. Cut a piece of cardboard to just fit the loaf pan and cover with aluminum foil. Place over pate in pan. Refrigerate with 2 or 3 heavy cans on top overnight.
• Run a thin knife around the inside edge of pan to loosen pate. Invert onto a serving plate.

CHICKEN LIVER PATE WITH SOUR CHERRIES AND SAGE TOAST

Steps:

• To make the pâté:.
• In a small, covered bowl, soak the cherries in the brandy overnight at room temperature.
• Then drain cherries, pressing out brandy, and reserve cherries and brandy separately.
• In a large sauté pan, heat the butter over medium-high heat until melted.
• Add the onions and cook, stirring often, about 3 minutes, or until translucent.
• Add the garlic and cook 30 seconds, and then add the livers.
• Sprinkle with salt, allspice and pepper.
• Cook about 2 minutes, turning livers as needed.
• Add reserved brandy and increase heat to high.
• Cook until livers are just done, and brandy/juice has cooked down until pan is almost dry, about 1½ to 2 minutes.
• Immediately remove from heat and place mixture in a food processor.
• Process until smooth, then add reserved cherries (and nuts) and pulse just enough to mix - not to chop them.
• Pack pâté in a 2-cup crock or pâté mold.
• Cover surface with plastic wrap and chill pâté at least 4 hours, can be prepared up to 3 days before serving.
• Serve with Sage Toast.
• To make Sage Toast:.
• Heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Meanwhile, heat oil and sage in a very small pan until just warmed.
• Remove from heat and let sit for 5 to 10 minutes to infuse sage flavour.
• Lay out baguette slices on a baking sheet and lightly brush slices with the oil.
• Sprinkle with salt and bake for about 10 minutes or until crisp.

CHICKEN LIVER AND PISTACHIO NUT PATE

Steps:

• In a skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Mix in soup mix and white wine. Arrange chicken livers in pan, and cook until browned and cooked though.
• Place shelled pistachio nuts in food processor and pulse to grind. Add cream cheese and water; process until smooth. Add chicken livers, and process until smooth. Season to taste with onion and garlic powder. Chill.