Barbara's Low Fat Chicken Liver Paté
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Recipes | Patean excellent source of iron
This recipe is very low fat at around 7% compared to commercial pate that is 30-50% and has about 25 servings
- an excellent source of ironThis recipe is very low fat at around 7% compared to commercial pate that is 30-50% and has about 25 servings
| Ingredients |
|
| Chicken Livers (fresh) |
400gm pottle |
| Onions |
2 large |
| Garlic |
2 cloves |
| (or 2 tsp crushed commercially prepared) | |
| Chicken Stock powder |
1 tsp |
| Basil (or other dried herb) |
1 tsp |
| - or fresh chopped herbs, parsley, coriander, basil - | 2-3 Tbsp |
| Freshly ground black pepper |
to taste |
| Salt |
to taste |
| Philadelphia extra lite cream cheese |
1 pottle |
| Cognac/Port |
3 Tbsp (optional) |
Method:
- Chop onions and fry in pan with minimal butter/oil/margerine
- Add garlic, cook until onions are soft and transparent and add a little water to soften further
- Add chicken livers, herbs, chicken stock powder
- Cover pan and cook for 6-10 minutes till livers are cooked through. NOTE: do not over-cook livers
- Add to food processor with extra lite cream cheese, freshly ground pepper, salt and cognac/port (optional)
- pour into small dishes - garnish with rough ground pepper on top
Will keep in refrigerator 4-5 days or will freeze well for a month.
Serve with Vita-Wheat crackers, pita crisps, croustini, toasted Vogels bread, vegetable sticks and in sandwiches. Great for pre-dinner nibbles.
Your guests will be impressed!
Easi - Peasi!