Best 7 Crostini Of Chicken Liver Pate With Balsamic Onions Recipes

CHICKEN LIVER PATE WITH BALSAMIC ONIONS

Steps:

• For the onions:
• Coat a large saute pan with olive oil, add the onions, and season with salt; bring the pan to medium-high heat. Cover and sweat the onions for 15 to 20 minutes, or until soft and beginning to color.
• Add the balsamic vinegar and cook, uncovered, for another 20 minutes or until it becomes syrupy. Taste and reseason if needed. Remove from the heat and set aside.
• For the pate:
• Coat a large saute pan with olive oil and add the anchovies, capers, and garlic. Bring to medium heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until the anchovies dissolve, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add the chicken livers, turn the heat to high, and cook for 5 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the wine and cook for 4 to 5 more minutes or until the wine has reduced by half; the mix will still be pretty soupy.
• Transfer the mixture to a food processor and puree until smooth. Season with a little salt and loosen with a little olive oil if needed. Schmear each toast with the pate and top with the balsamic onions to serve.

COLLEEN'S CHICKEN LIVER PATE

Steps:

• Combine chicken livers and milk in a bowl. Let soak in the refrigerator, about 2 hours.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until soft, about 5 minutes. Add 1 1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns, garlic, red pepper flakes, and thyme; cook and stir until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Remove chicken livers from the milk with a slotted spoon; add to the saucepan with balsamic vinegar and bay leaves. Season with salt and pepper. Cook until chicken livers are tender and no longer pink, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from heat and cool slightly, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Transfer chicken liver mixture to a food processor. Add remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons black peppercorns and Scotch; blend until smooth. Add remaining 6 tablespoons of butter and pulse until fully incorporated into the mixture.
• Divide blended mixture evenly among 6 porcelain ramekins. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 6 hours.

CHICKEN LIVER PâTé WITH BALSAMIC ONIONS

Steps:

• FOR THE ONIONS
• Coat a large sauté pan with olive oil, add the onions, and season with salt; bring the pan to medium-high heat. Cover and sweat the onions for 15 to 20 minutes, or until soft and beginning to color.
• Add the balsamic vinegar and cook, uncovered, for another 20 minutes or until it becomes syrupy. Taste and reseason if needed. Remove from the heat and set aside.
• FOR THE PÂTÉ
• Coat a large sauté pan with olive oil and add the anchovies, capers, and garlic. Bring to medium heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until the anchovies dissolve, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add the chicken livers, turn the heat to high, and cook for 5 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the wine and cook for 4 to 5 more minutes or until the wine has reduced by half; the mix will still be pretty soupy.
• Transfer the mixture to a food processor and purée until smooth. Season with a little salt and loosen with a little olive oil if needed. Schmear each toast with the pâté and top with the balsamic onions to serve.
• note
• If you have leftover balsamic onions, these are yummy on sandwiches or on their own-they add a sweet-sour tang to lots of thangs!

CHICKEN LIVER PATE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in garlic, onion and chicken livers. Reduce heat to low, and simmer approximately 10 minutes, until chicken livers are tender and no longer pink.
• Place chicken liver mixture in a blender with dry sherry, cream cheese, hot sauce, salt and pepper. Blend until smooth. Transfer to a medium bowl, cover and chill in the refrigerator approximately 2 hours before serving.

CHICKEN LIVER CROSTINI

Steps:

• Heat 4 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add onion, anchovies and garlic. Sauté until onion is tender but not brown, mashing anchovies with fork, about 3 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high. Add chicken livers and sauté until brown, about 4 minutes. Add wine and cook until most of liquid evaporates, about 3 minutes. Add chicken broth and sage. Simmer until chicken livers are cooked through and liquid is reduced by half, breaking up livers with fork, about 10 minutes. Cool slightly.
• Transfer mixture to processor. Using on/off turns, process just until livers are coarsely pureed. Mix in lemon peel. Season pâté to taste with salt and pepper.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Arrange bread slices on 2 baking sheets. Lightly brush bread with remaining 3 tablespoons oil. Bake until crisp and golden, about 15 minutes. (Pâté and toasts can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill pâté. Cool toasts; store airtight at room temperature.) Spread p•t over toasts. Arrange toasts on platter.

CHICKEN-LIVER CROSTINI

Steps:

• Trim the chicken livers of any sinews and veins and set them on paper towels to dry for about 20 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F
• In a large skillet, melt the butter in 1 tablespoon of the olive oil; add the chopped onion, sage and rosemary and cook over moderately high heat, stirring occasionally, until the onion is softened, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the minced anchovy and capers and cook over low heat until the onion is lightly browned, about 8 minutes longer; scrape the mixture into a medium bowl (making sure you get as many scrapings as possible).
• Add the remaining 3 tablespoons of olive oil to the skillet.
• Season the chicken livers with salt and pepper, add them to the skillet and cook over high heat until browned, about 2 minutes;.flip and cook the chicken livers for 1 minute longer.
• Stir in the onion mixture add the cognac and carefully ignite it with a long match; cook livers until the flames subside (make sure they don't overcook because then they get tough!).
• Discard the herb sprigs and scrape the contents of the skillet into a food processor; let cool slightly; pulse until chunky, then season with salt and pepper.
• Place the baguette slices on a large baking sheet and toast them for about 15 minutes, until they are golden and crisp.
• Spread the baguette toasts with the chicken liver and serve.
• *Make Ahead:.
• The chicken-liver spread can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 2 days; bring the spread to room temperature before serving.
• **Wine Pairing:.
• "Vernaccia di San Gimignano, a classic Tuscan white, would pair ideally with this classic pâté from Tuscany's capital, Florence-its crisp apple notes are delicious with these earthy chicken livers. Try the flinty 2007 Teruzzi & Puthod Rondolino or the lightly almondy 2007 Toscolo".

CHICKEN LIVER CROSTINI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place the bread slices on a baking sheet, and lightly brush top of each with some of the olive oil. Bake until the edges are a light brown and the centers are crisp, about 10 minutes.
• While the crostini bake, place the parsley in a food processor, and process until finely chopped. Transfer to a small bowl, and set aside.
• Place the livers, 1/4 cup olive oil and garlic in a 2 1/2-quart casserole with a tight-fitting lid. Cook, covered, at 100 percent power in a high-power microwave oven for 2 minutes. Stir well, re-cover, and cook for 1 minute.
• Remove from the oven and uncover. Scrape the mixture into a food processor. Add the anchovies, and process until smooth. Taste, and add salt, pepper and gin.
• Spread 1 rounded tablespoon of the chicken-liver mixture on each of the crostini. Sprinkle the tops with the reserved parsley or sage.