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Easy recipe for chicken liver pate blended with bacon, herbs, and spices for a delicious and nutrient-dense spread on crackers or toast.
Liver and liver pate is one food that some hesitate to incorporate into their kitchen routine. This may be the case even after making the changes required to transition to the wise ways of Traditional Cooking.
Not all liver tastes the same! In other words, just because one type of liver doesn’t appeal doesn’t mean that you will dislike them all.
Beef liver, for example, is rather unappealing to me due to its extremely strong flavor. I only consume it via desiccated liver capsules.
On the other hand, I absolutely love duck or chicken liver pate.
By the way, liver is one of the organ meats that is considered “giblets“.
In fact, if I was stranded on a deserted island and could only pick a single food to eat, it would be chicken liver pate both for its fabulous and highly enjoyable flavor as well as for its amazing nutrient density.
Liver was considered a sacred food in many Traditional Cultures and was used for boosting fertility and birthing healthy babies.
It contains ample amounts of both natural cholesterol and real Vitamin A among other critical nutrients necessary for vibrant health.
**You will need to find a clean, pastured source of organ meats before attempting this recipe. Just any source of liver just won’t do!
I suggest this brand of organic chicken livers as acceptable if you don’t have a pastured poultry farm nearby (which would be the optimal choice).
Serving Suggestions
These homemade grain-free herbed crackers or this recipe for sourdough tortilla chips go deliciously well with this pate!
Chicken Liver and Bacon Pate
Easy recipe for chicken liver pate blended with bacon, herbs, and spices for a delicious and nutrient-dense spread on crackers or toast.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup chicken or duck livers organic and preferably pastured
- 1 cup grassfed bacon chopped
- 1/2 onion finely chopped, preferably organic
- 1 clove garlic minced, preferably organic
- 1/4 cup butter melted, preferably grassfed
- 1/2 Tbl Sherry
- 1 Tbl dried cilantro
- sea salt
- pepper
Instructions
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Melt butter in a saucepan and lightly saute chicken livers until just pink in the center.
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In a separate saucepan, sauté the chopped bacon for a few minutes and then add the onion and garlic. Continue cooking until until the onion is slightly caramelized and the bacon is cooked through.
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Transfer the contents of both pans to a glass bowl and mix in sherry and cilantro. Let cool for 10 minutes.
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Transfer to a food processor and blend until very smooth. Taste. Add sea salt and pepper if needed and pulse the food processor a few times to mix.
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Transfer chicken liver pate to a small, glass bowl with a lid and chill for 1-2 hours until set.
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Recipe Notes
1-2 tsp fresh chopped cilantro may be substituted for the dried.
Spanish or white onions work best with this recipe.
**Reader tip: Mix the bacon drippings with the butter for extra bacon flavor in the pate!
Do you think it will change the recipe a great deal to leave out the sherry? I never cook with alcohol.
I’m so excited to see this recipe and to see a place where I can order chicken liver! Thank you!
The alcohol cooks off so no worries. It will change the flavor a bit to leave it out.
I used duck livers, which are dark raw, so I had trouble telling when they were done. But, it turned out great! My doctor told me to start eating organ meats for anemia once a week, but I struggled to find something that didn’t trigger my texture aversion. So, I was excited when this recipe tasted delicious! Plus, I get to feel fancy when I eat it.
This recipe has 1/2 cup liver and 1 cup bacon ….. this is really bacon pate.
Could you please tell me exactly what metal rotary grater you are using ( for raw beef liver). There are many options out there, but very few have good reviews. You are amazing! I am so excited to feed my 6 month old this way. She loves her coddled egg yolk!
Hello, Good Information !! We raise our own beef. I have not been able to find a good beef liver pate recipe. I would welcome one. Thank you
Hi Sarah,
I haven’t found my pasture chicken source yet as we just moved. Would you steer completely away from the organic livers at Whole Foods? What would be the dangers of eating them? Better to eat no liver until I find a good source?
Thanks!
Could you tell me what the internal temp of the livers should be when they are done. I worry about over cooking them.
Do you have any recipes for beef liver, or could I substitute the chicken liver with beef. I’ve never had liver, but have some in my freezer I need to use.
Thank you
Andrea