Homemade Chicken Liver Foie Gras

A great idea for morning toast—give it a try! This homemade chicken liver foie gras is every bit as good as the pricey French-inspired restaurant appetizer. It's very easy to make—most of the time goes to soaking the liver and chilling the finished spread.

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 23 % 7 g
Fats 65 % 20 g
Carbohydrates 13 % 4 g
227 kcal
GI: 100 / 0 / 0
    1. Wash the liver well, trim away any membranes, place it in a suitable container, and cover it with the milk. Refrigerate to soak for 6 hours. When the time is up, drain the liver in a colander and let the liquid run off.
    1. Melt the butter (120 g) in a skillet and fry the liver in it for 10 minutes.
    1. Peel the onion, chop it finely, and fry it in the chicken or pork fat, then pour in the wine and keep cooking until the onion is soft.
    1. Put the liver and onion in a blender, add the remaining butter, and blend to a smooth paste. Season with the ground pepper blend and dried thyme, adjust to taste with salt and sugar, and blend again.
    1. Line a small dish with plastic wrap, pack in the pâté, smooth it down, and refrigerate for 2 hours.
    1. Carefully invert the dish onto a flat plate, peel off the wrap, and serve.
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Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Whole cow's milk - 68  kcal/100g
  • Milk 3.5% fat content - 64  kcal/100g
  • Milk 3.2% fat content - 60  kcal/100g
  • Milk 1.5% fat content - 47  kcal/100g
  • Concentrated milk 7.5% fat content - 140  kcal/100g
  • Milk 2.5% fat content - 54  kcal/100g
  • Thyme - 101  kcal/100g
  • Dried thyme - 276  kcal/100g
  • Thyme - 276  kcal/100g
  • White wine - 78  kcal/100g
  • Granulated sugar - 398  kcal/100g
  • Sugar - 398  kcal/100g
  • Butter 82% - 734  kcal/100g
  • Amateur unsalted butter - 709  kcal/100g
  • Unsalted peasant butter - 661  kcal/100g
  • Peasant salted butter - 652  kcal/100g
  • Melted butter - 869  kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0  kcal/100g
  • Onion - 41  kcal/100g
  • Chicken liver - 140  kcal/100g
  • Pork fat - 896  kcal/100g
  • Ground pepper mixture - 255  kcal/100g

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