Chicken Liver Pate
Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook
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My family loves this spread with cracker. But I've also put it to use as a sandwich filling with lettuce and tomato.
—Roberta Wolff, Waltham, Massachusetts
SERVINGS: 12
CATEGORY: Lower Fat
METHOD: Chill
TIME: Prep: 30 min. + chilling
Ingredients:
- 1 pound chicken livers
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1/3 cup rendered chicken fat or canola oil
- 1/2 pound fresh mushrooms, quartered
- 2 hard-cooked eggs, quartered
- 1 to 2 tablespoons sherry or chicken broth
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- Melba rounds or assorted crackers
Directions:
In a large skillet, saute chicken livers and onion in chicken fat for 10 minutes or until livers are no longer pink. Transfer to a food processor; cover and process until chicken livers are coarsely chopped.
Add the mushrooms, eggs, 1 tablespoon sherry or broth, salt and pepper. Cover and process until smooth, adding more sherry or broth if needed for pate to reach desired consistency.
Transfer to a bowl. Cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours. Serve with melba rounds or assorted crackers. Yield: 12 servings.