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Spicy Whiskey Chicken Liver Pâté

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PREP TIME
20 min
COOKING TIME
16 min
TOTAL TIME
521 min
SERVINGS
6 servings
Dinner French
Spicy Whiskey Chicken Liver Pâté
Ingredients
  • 1 pound chicken livers, trimmed
  • 1 cup milk
  • 8 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, divided
  • 1 small yellow onion, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns, divided
  • 2 cloves garlic, smashed
  • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
  • 2 bay leaves
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 teaspoons Scotch whiskey
Instructions
1
Combine chicken livers with milk in a bowl and refrigerate for approximately 2 hours, allowing the liver to rehydrate.
2
Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a saucepan over medium heat, then add an onion and cook until it becomes soft and translucent, stirring occasionally. This process should take around 5 minutes.
3
Add a few key ingredients to the saucepan, including black peppercorns, garlic, red pepper flakes, and thyme. Continue to cook and stir until these flavors are well combined and fragrant, taking about 1 to 2 minutes.
4
Next, remove the chicken livers from their milk soak and add them to the saucepan with some balsamic vinegar and bay leaves. Season with salt and pepper to taste, then continue cooking until the chicken livers are tender and no longer pink, typically taking 10 to 12 minutes.
5
Once the chicken livers are cooked, remove the saucepan from the heat and let it cool slightly for 5 to 10 minutes.
6
Transfer the cooked chicken liver mixture to a food processor and add any remaining black peppercorns, as well as some Scotch. Blend the mixture until it is smooth and fully incorporated.
7
Add any remaining 6 tablespoons of butter to the blended mixture, pulsing until it is fully incorporated and smooth.
8
Divide the blended chicken liver mixture evenly among 6 porcelain ramekins. Cover each ramekin with plastic wrap and refrigerate until the mixture is firm, taking about 6 hours.