Best 6 Spiced 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:

• 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.

TRUFFLED CHICKEN LIVER MOUSSE

Steps:

• Place the chicken livers and milk in a medium bowl, cover, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Drain the livers and discard the milk.
• Melt 4 tablespoons of the butter in a medium (10-inch) skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender but not browned. Add the chicken livers and thyme and cook for 4 to 5 minutes, turning with tongs to cook evenly, until they're lightly browned on the outside but still raw inside. Add the Cognac, 1 tablespoon salt, and 2 teaspoons pepper and continue to cook for 3 to 4 minutes, until the livers are cooked but still very pink inside. (If they're overcooked, the pate will be dry.) Pour the contents of the pan into the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade and allow to cool for 15 minutes.
• Pulse the processor until the chicken livers are almost smooth. Dice the remaining 4 tablespoons of butter and add to the bowl. Add the truffle butter and process until smooth. Add the parsley and pulse just to incorporate.
• Pour the mousse into one large or four small (8-ounce) ramekins. Pour a thin layer of melted duck fat or clarified butter on each mousse and place whole parsley sprigs on top. Refrigerate for at least 6 hours. Allow to sit at room temperature for 15 minutes before serving with crackers or warm toasts.

CHICKEN LIVER MOUSSE (PATE)

Steps:

• Over medium heat, saute' the onions in the olive oil in a heavy skiller for about 5 minutes until the onions turn glossy. Add the chicken livers and saute' for another 10 minutes, until just cooked. Cool to room temperature.
• Transfer the mixture to a food processor, add the Cognac, mustard, salt, pepper and nutmeg, and process until smooth. Add the butter, 6 tablespoons (3 ounces) at a time, processing each time until the butter is absorbed.
• Scrape the mousse into a pretty serving bowl and chill for 2 hours or more before serving.

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.