Daves Turkey Liver PÂtÉ Recipes

TURKEY, CHICKEN LIVER, AND MUSHROOM PâTé

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Pulse onion and garlic in a food processor until finely chopped. Add mushrooms and pulse until finely chopped, scraping down bowl frequently, then stir in salt, pepper, and spices (this makes a duxelles).
• Cook duxelles in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderate heat, stirring, until a shade darker and most of liquid mushrooms give off has evaporated, about 10 minutes. (Duxelles should not be dry in this recipe.)
• Soak baguette pieces in milk in a large bowl until milk is absorbed. Stir in egg white, parsley, brandy, turkey, liver, and ham, then duxelles until combined well.
• Spoon into lightly oiled terrine and bake, uncovered, in middle of oven until an instant-read thermometer inserted 2 inches into center registers 170°F and top is firm and browned, about 1 hour and 10 minutes. Transfer terrine to a rack and cool. Chill, covered, at least 8 hours (overnight) for flavors to develop.
• To unmold pâté, drain off any liquid in terrine, then loosen bottom with a spatula. Invert pâté onto a plate, then reinvert onto a serving platter. Cut into slices with a serrated knife and bring to room temperature.

DAVE’S TURKEY LIVER PÂTÉ

Steps:

• Soak turkey livers in a bowl, with milk to cover, for at least two hours at room temperature. Then drain and rinse under cool water and cut into big chunks. In a frying pan, heated to medium, add the oil, melt the butter, add shallots and baby bella mushrooms and simmer, stirring occasionally for 5 minutes. Add the turkey livers and simmer, stirring occasionally for 10 minutes. Pour mixture into a blender. Add 2-tablespoon Cognac, but do not blend. Bring the heavy cream, to a light boil in a small saucepan. Add the Juniper Berries. Cook for 5 minutes on a light boil. Add half of the cream, with the berries to the blender and puree. Add the salt, Tarragon, Sage, the rest of the cream, and the rest of the Cognac and continue to puree. Scrape down the sides and continue to puree for 5 minutes. Add the pepper and pulse a few times. The mixture should be very thick. Pour (mixture has a low viscosity) the turkey liver Pâté into a bowl or several small crocks, smooth the tops and cool to room temperature. Cover with plastic wrap touching the top of the Pâté and refrigerate for at least 12 hours before serving.

TURKEY LIVER PATE (FOIS GRAS)

Steps:

• Place stock in a heavy pan; add salt and bring to a boil. Gently add liver with a spoon and return to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer until liver is completely opaque in color, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove liver from the pan and let sit for 5 minutes.
• Put liver into a food mixer. Add cream, a little at a time, and process until smooth. Season with pepper. Chill before serving, if desired.

TURKEY PATE

Steps:

• If using whole turkey breasts, place in food processor and process until coarsely ground. Reserve ground turkey. Place scallions and parsley in processor and process until coarsely chopped. Add ground turkey and remaining ingredients. Process until smooth.
• Scrape mixture into an oiled loaf pan, 9 by 5 by 3 inches. Cover tightly with microwave plastic wrap. Cook at 100 percent power in a high-power oven (see Micro Tip) for 12 minutes. Prick plastic to release steam.
• Remove from oven. Uncover. Cover with a towel for 10 minutes. Uncover and let stand until cool. Wrap pan tightly with foil or plastic wrap and weight the pate. Refrigerate for 8 to 12 hours. Uncover and unmold onto a plate. Cut into 1/8-inch slices.