Moms Mock Pate De Foie Gras Recipes

PâTé DE FOIE GRAS

Steps:

• Cook livers in fat until soft.
• Mash into a paste with remaining ingredients.
• If too stiff, add additional goose fat.
• Serve on thin slices of toast or buttery crackers.

MOCK PATE DE FOIE GRAS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, cover chicken livers with water to cover, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat immediately and simmer about 15 minutes. Add salt and simmer another 5 minutes until tender.
• Cool to room temperature in the stock.
• Place cooked chicken livers, butter, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, nutmeg, cloves, cayenne pepper, and onion juice into the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade. Process, adding enough of the reserved cooking stock to make a smooth paste. Taste and adjust seasonings.
• Scrape into a greased crock and cover with plastic wrap, letting the wrap touch the surface of the pate. Refrigerate at least 24 hours before serving. Chicken liver pate may be stored under refrigeration up to 4 weeks.

FOIE GRAS

Steps:

• Heat saute pan over medium heat add butter and sugar and heat until caramel forms. Add vinegar and plums. Cook until slightly thick. Reserve. Heat pan over high heat, slice foie gras 1/4 inch slices, and season with salt and pepper. Add to pan and cook for 1 1/2 minutes on each side. When cooked, place on a paper towel to drain. Place plums on plates and top with foie gras drizzle caramel around plate and serve.

MOM'S MOCK PATE DE FOIE GRAS

Steps:

• Simmer liver in water to cover until tender. Add salt. Cool in stock. Add softened butter and seasonings and enough of stock to make a paste. Add more seasonings if desired. Pack into greased jelly glasses. Cover with paraffin and store in a cool place. This may be kept all winter.