Best 9 Mousse De Foie De Volaille Chicken Liver Mousse Recipes

CHICKEN LIVER MOUSSE

Steps:

• In a large saute pan over low heat, melt the butter and cook onion, apple, and thyme, covered, until apples soften. Remove lid and increase heat to medium add the livers and cook until firm and still pink inside. Remove from the heat and allow to cool. Add the pepper, salt, and brandy and puree in a food processor; then chill, covered. Meanwhile whip the heavy cream to medium peaks. Fold into cooled, pureed liver mixture. Serve chilled.

CHICKEN LIVER MOUSSE RECIPE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients. If you are using frozen chicken livers, defrost before using.
• Clean the livers by soaking the livers in the milk for 20 minutes.
• Drain and pat dry with kitchen paper and remove any connective tissue with a sharp knife, then chop into 1/2-inch chunks.
• Heat 1 ounce of the butter in a large frying pan over medium heat until the butter has melted and is foaming. Add the minced shallots and cook until they are softened and translucent.
• Turn the heat up and add the chopped livers. Cook for 3 minutes, turning with a spatula; do not worry of the centers are a little pink, that's fine.
• Put the livers to one side to cool slightly. As they are cooling, reheat the pan they were cooked in over high heat and add the sherry or wine. Stir to scrape up any bits of liver on the pan (also know as deglaze ) and let this bubble until reduced to a bare tablespoon.
• Add back the livers to the pan, and toss to coat.
• Tip everything into a food processor. Add the thyme, salt, black pepper, mace and ginger and blitz to combine. Add the cream, 3 ounces of the butter, and blitz until super-smooth.
• Using a fine sieve, push the liver mousse through the remove any lumps or remaining bits of connective tissue into a bowl. Using a wooden spoon whip the mousse once again and now it will be light and airy and exceedingly smooth.
• Decant the mousse into either a serving dish or individual jars. Try to avoid any holes, so gently push the mousse into the dish using the back of a spoon. Put into the refrigerator for an hour to set. Individual jars will only need 30 minutes. While the mousse is setting, melt the butter in a small saucepan over a low heat then leave to cool.
• Once cooled, pour a layer of butter over the mousse, return to the refrigerator until chilled and ready to serve.

CHICKEN LIVER MOUSSE

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onions and thyme and cook until the onions are softened, about 3 minutes. Add the chicken livers and cook until firm but still pink inside, about 3 minutes.
• Remove the skillet from heat, add the salt, pepper and brandy, and deglaze the pan by stirring and scraping up the brown bits from the bottom; cool.
• Remove the thyme stems from the skillet, transfer the chicken liver mixture to a blender, puree until smooth and transfer to a bowl.
• In another medium bowl, use an electric hand mixer to whip the heavy cream to medium peaks. Fold the whipped cream into the liver mixture, taste and adjust the seasoning. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes.
• Serve the mousse with toasted baguette slices and garnish with pickled onions.

CHICKEN LIVER MOUSSE

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons butter in a large high-sided skillet over medium-high heat. Season livers with salt and pepper; add to skillet and cook, turning once, until just cooked through (liver may be slightly pink inside), about 4 minutes per side. Remove livers from skillet and set aside.
• Reduce heat to medium and add another tablespoon butter to skillet. Add shallots and season with salt and pepper; cook, stirring, until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add pears, thyme, cloves, cinnamon sticks, brown sugar, and 1/4 cup water. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally and adding water as necessary to prevent burning, until pears are soft and easily pierced with the tip of a sharp knife, about 15 minutes.
• Remove skillet from heat; uncover and add brandy, scraping up browned bits at bottom of skillet to deglaze. Remove thyme and cinnamon sticks from skillet and discard.
• Cut remaining 5 tablespoons butter into small cubes. Transfer remaining contents of skillet to the bowl of a food processor along with chicken livers, cream, vinegar, nutmeg, and cut butter. Process until mixture is very smooth; season with salt and pepper.
• Strain chicken liver mousse through a fine mesh sieve, using a spatula to push mousse through sieve. Transfer to a jars and top each with a sprig of fresh thyme. Add enough clarified butter to top of chicken liver mousse to form a thin film, about 1/16 of an inch; cover and transfer to refrigerator to chill. Keep chilled until ready to serve, up to 1 week. Serve with sea salt, jam, and toasts.

CHICKEN LIVER MOUSSE

Steps:

• Season chicken livers with salt and freshly ground pink peppercorns.
• Heat a large sauté pan coated with oil over medium heat. Add chicken livers and sear lightly on one side. Immediately add the shallots, thyme and marjoram. Continue to cook together for 2 minutes or so. Flip the livers and sear for an additional 1½ to 2 minutes until the livers are firm and pink in the center. Add lemon zest and cognac, and cook until it is nearly dry.
• Transfer immediately to a blender, pour in the cream and blend on medium speed, gradually adding the butter. Blend until completely smooth.
• Pour mixture into ramekins or jars. Cover with plastic wrap, lightly pressing the wrap to the surface of the mousse so that it doesn't oxidize. Chill in the refrigerator until set, roughly 4 to 6 hours. This can be made a day in advance if needed.

CHICKEN LIVER MOUSSE

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cook shallot in oil in a 10-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 4 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Remove from heat and carefully add Cognac (use caution; if Cognac ignites, shake skillet), then boil until reduced to about 2 tablespoons, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Transfer to a blender and add livers and yolks, then purée until smooth. Add milk, flour, salt, pepper, nutmeg, and allspice and blend until combined. Pour into crock, skimming off any foam.
• Put crock in a larger baking pan and bake in a water bath until mousse is just set and a small sharp knife inserted in center comes out clean, about 55 minutes.
• Melt butter in a small saucepan over low heat, then remove from heat and let stand 3 minutes.
• Arrange bay leaves decoratively on top of mousse. Skim froth from butter, then spoon enough clarified butter over mousse to cover its surface, leaving milky solids in bottom of saucepan.
• Chill mousse completely, uncovered, about 4 hours. Bring to room temperature about 1 hour before serving.

MOUSSE DE FOIE DE VOLAILLE - CHICKEN LIVER MOUSSE

Steps:

• Put the chicken liver, shallots, salt and pepper in a food processor or blender, and whizz this until it is very finely chopped.
• Add the 2 eggs. Blend this in to further smooth everything.
• Once the mixture is nicely blended, add the very hot to boiling milk, and mix this on a low speed. The mousse will become a light color.
• Add now the allspice and the Port, and blend this in nicely.
• Divide this mixture into 6 ramekins. Put the ramekins in a pan to which you add 1/2" or so of water, and put this into a preheated 400F oven for about one half hour.
• You know it's done when it is firm, like a cooked cake.
• You can serve this cold as a pate, but also warm on grilled, thin white toast upon which you have spread an onion marmalade.
• The yield is difficult to talk about, because some people will eat the content of the ramekin, whereas others are happy with just a few slices!

CHICKEN-LIVER MOUSSE

Steps:

• Clean and dry the canning jars.
• Trim the sinew and any green patches from the livers. Rinse and dry them on paper towels.
• In a 12-inch skillet, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil until very hot. Sauté the livers, letting them caramelize on one side before flipping them. (If the pan threatens to smoke or blacken, immediately lower the heat; otherwise the juices will become too bitter to use.) When the livers are well browned but medium-rare inside, about 4 minutes, turn off the heat and transfer them to the bowl of a food processor. Season with 1 teaspoon kosher salt and 1?8 teaspoon pepper.
• Add another tablespoon of oil to the pan and sweat the onions, shallots, garlic, thyme and star anise over low heat, covered, until soft, about 10 minutes. Raise the heat and deglaze the pan with the vinegar and Cognac or rum until evaporated. Discard the star anise and transfer the onion mixture to the food processor.
• While the onions are still warm, purée with the livers and butter until smooth. Taste, adding more salt, pepper or vinegar as needed.
• Transfer to the jars. Wipe the inside lip of the jars clean with a damp cloth. Slowly pour enough olive oil over the mousse to just cover. Screw on the lids. Let cool before moving the jars to the refrigerator, where they can keep for a few days. Serve chilled with toasted, sliced bread and sweet-and-sour cherries.

CHICKEN LIVER MOUSSE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, combine the water, onion, bay leaves, thyme sprigs and garlic. Bring to a boil; add chicken livers. Cook, uncovered, for 3-5 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°, stirring frequently. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 5 minutes. Discard bay leaves and thyme sprigs; drain., Transfer liver mixture to a food processor; add the brandy, salt and pepper. Cover and process until livers are coarsely chopped. Gradually add butter, 2 tablespoons at a time, processing after each addition until smooth. Serve with crackers.