Chicken liver- a valuable nutritious product, indicated for consumption by both adults and children, starting from the age of six months. It is enough to introduce it into the diet at least once a month to avoid vitamin deficiency. AT 12- it is actively involved in the formation of red blood cells. By consuming chicken liver you can get rid of anemia. It is also rich in vitamins A,WITH, contains calcium, sodium, copper, iron, zinc, selenium. In addition, chicken liver is a pantry staple. folic acid, which is especially necessary for children and pregnant women. I have been preparing chicken liver pate for many years, ever since I had a microwave oven in my kitchen. This gentle “spread” on bread is very helpful during breakfasts and easy to prepare, literally in three counts: one, two, three... and done!
You will need:
- chicken liver 500 gr
- butter 200-250 gr
- small onion 1 piece
- dry wine 4 tbsp.
- garlic 1 clove
- hops-suneli 0.25 tsp.
- ground cloves pinch
- salt 0.75 tsp
- ground black pepper 0.25 tsp.
Advice:Since this pate is cooked in a microwave oven, use special dishes suitable for this type of oven and with a volume of 2.5-3 liters, because In smaller containers, when boiling, the contents may overflow. If you have a small microwave oven, then cook the pate in a smaller bowl in two batches, dividing the ingredients in half.
If you don't have a microwave, cook the pate in a heavy-bottomed saucepan on the stove. Combine all ingredients and simmer covered, making sure the liver does not dry out. When the liver is ready, beat everything with a blender.
Step-by-step photo recipe:
Wash the liver and place in a colander to drain excess water.
Chop finely onion, grind butter And garlic, add to the pan.
Add to liver salt, pepper, ground cloves And khmeli-suneli.
Pour 4 tbsp. dry or semi-dry wine. When heated, the alcohol from the wine will completely evaporate and it will add a slight sourness to the finished dish.
Cover the pan with a lid and cook in the microwave 18 minutes at power 500 . During the cooking process it is necessary stir once contents of the pan.
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Let the liver stand for 5-10 minutes, cool, then transfer the contents to a stationary blender, cover it with a lid and beat until smooth. You can beat the pate with a hand blender, but be careful not to get burned by the hot splashes.
Pour the pate into metal container or in glass jar and when it has completely cooled down, put it in the refrigerator.
The pate must good to cool down, then spread it on bread or crackers and eat with pleasure.
Very tasty with homemade bread.
The cooled pate can be squeezed into small pieces using a pastry bag. tartlets for caviar, garnished with herbs, quail eggs and cherry tomatoes. In this form, it will become an exquisite holiday snack, and these little “cakes” will be eaten with pleasure by children who usually “don’t like liver very much.”
Hi all!
Today I will tell you about another cooking method homemade liver pate.
To prepare liver pate at home we will need:
- Liver – 0.5 kg,
- carrots – 1 large or 2 small,
- onion - 2 medium,
- garlic – 1 clove,
- butter or ghee - 1 tablespoon,
- milk - 180 ml,
- salt and spices to taste,
- If desired, add bay leaf and peppercorns, which are removed after cooking the liver.
Homemade pate can be prepared from any liver: beef, pork, lamb, chicken, goose, turkey.
How to make homemade liver pate
Wash the liver, remove films and thick ducts, cut into large pieces. Chop all vegetables coarsely, carrots can be grated on a coarse grater. Vegetables will give homemade liver pate tenderness and juiciness.
You can prepare homemade liver pate according to this recipe in a Dutch oven, frying pan or Dry Cooker with a lid. Just add the liver and the rest of the ingredients for the pate, add milk and simmer for 25-30 minutes over low heat. Salt at the end of cooking, so the liver will be more tender.
How to cook liver and vegetables for pate in the microwave:
Place the liver, onions, carrots, garlic, and milk in a bowl for cooking in a microwave oven and cook at full power for 7 minutes. In this microwave liver recipe, you will need to add more water, about the same amount as milk. After the microwave signal, let the liver sit in it for another 5 minutes. Well, I advise salting the liver after it is cooked, hot.
You can prepare the ingredients for homemade liver pate in a slow cooker. ,
It’s very easy to prepare homemade liver pate in a multicooker, it will save you from the stirring process :) Load the liver, onions, carrots, garlic and milk into the multicooker bowl, select the “baking” program and set the cooking time to 35 minutes. Use the start button to start the process. Our slow cooker is cold, so we increased the cooking time a little. It is advisable to salt the liver at the end of cooking.
Place in a container to cool in the refrigerator, I used a silicone mold for cupcakes.
I have compiled a detailed photo recipe for liver pate for you in a video slideshow:
Such homemade liver pate can be used for sandwiches and as a filling for deviled eggs and potato boats. And liver pate will make a delicious roll with butter.
Sandwiches with meat pate are tasty and satisfying, but preparing it is a rather lengthy process. Below is how to make meat pate several times faster than the traditional method using a microwave oven.
What you need to make meat pate in the microwave
To prepare meat pate you will need:
Pork, lamb liver, bacon, smoked ham (all 200 grams);
2 onions and 4 cloves of garlic;
Two eggs;
100 grams of white bread;
A bunch of any garden greens;
4 tablespoons broth;
Pepper and salt.
How to cook pate in the microwave
At all stages of preparing the pate, the microwave oven must be turned on at full power.
First, pork, lamb liver and bacon are passed through a meat grinder, the bread is finely chopped, dried and pounded, the onion is finely chopped, the garlic is also pounded, and all this is mixed well.
Then beat the eggs, add broth, chopped herbs, pepper and salt, mix everything too, combine this mixture with the previously prepared minced meat, and again subject everything to thorough mixing.
The ham is finely chopped and placed in a baking dish so that it covers its bottom. Place minced meat on top of the ham, level its surface and lightly press down. Place the remaining pieces of ham on top of the minced meat. Then cover the dishes with heatproof paper and place in the microwave for 20 minutes.
After this, the vessel is taken out, kept for 20 minutes to cool its contents at room temperature, then a weight is placed on the pate and, when it has cooled completely, put it in the refrigerator.
This is how quickly you can make meat pate in the microwave. It is served cold.
Chicken liver pate is almost a delicacy, but preparing it is akin to a small culinary feat. However, the process can be made faster and less troublesome if you use a microwave. How to make chicken liver pate in the microwave is described below.
What you need to make chicken liver pate
You will need:
Half a kilo of chicken liver;
250 grams of margarine or butter;
One finely chopped small onion;
60 milliliters chicken broth;
A clove of crushed or finely chopped garlic;
A quarter tablespoon of dry seasoning;
A pinch of cloves;
Three quarters of a teaspoon of table salt;
One quarter teaspoon of pepper.
How to make chicken liver pate in the microwave
All prepared ingredients must be combined in a glass container and covered with a lid. Then place the dish in the microwave and turn it on at medium power. Cooking time – 14-18 minutes, readiness criterion – to taste.
After this, the mixture from the dishes is poured into a mixer, and then whipped until smooth. The resulting mass is again placed in the container and cooled until solidified. All.
Prepared chicken liver pate is served with toast or dry biscuits.
