Easy Chicken Liver Pate

This recipe for easy chicken liver pate is the perfect decadent holiday appetizer – rich, flavorful and just right for spreading on your favorite cracker.

Let me start right out by saying that I totally understand that not everyone is a chicken liver person (looking at you, Southern husband) so before you head off, check out this recipe for a delectable salmon spread instead.  But if you ARE a chicken liver person (raises hand) this is my mama’s utterly decadent, buttery chicken liver pate that she makes every Christmas.  And every Christmas I take care of both my share and the Southern husband’s share.  So if you are in the market for an easy, scrumptious chicken liver pate, look no further because you have FOUND IT.  Let’s make it!

So here’s what you need: Chicken livers, butter, a little olive oil and sweet vermouth, some red onion and capers and parsley, and your handy dandy food processor.  You are going to cook most of this up on your stovetop until the chicken livers are cooked through.

Transfer it all to that food processor and push the button until it is the consistency you like.  The picture above is kind of a coarse consistency, which I love.  I also love when it is pureed into a silky smooth texture that I can spread on crackers and eat until I have practically no room for whatever the main course is going to be.

This recipe for easy chicken liver pate is the perfect decadent holiday appetizer - rich, flavorful and just right for spreading on your favorite cracker. Click to Tweet After that, all that’s left to do is to put it in a pretty bowl, sprinkle a little chopped parsley on top, stand back and watch the chicken liver pate lovers in your life come out of the woodwork.  And they WILL come.

No, not you.  I know a bowl of chicken liver pate is what you dream about in your dog dreams, but you are just going to have to make do with your stuffed fish taco from BarkBox.

Do you have a favorite go-to holiday nibble to share?  Tell me in the comments!

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This recipe for easy chicken liver pate is the perfect decadent holiday appetizer – rich, flavorful and just right for spreading on your favorite cracker.

• Author: Kate Morgan Jackson
• Prep Time: 20 minutes
• Cook Time: 15 minutes
• Total Time: 35 minutes
• Yield: 6-8 servings
• Category: Appetizer
• Method: Stovetop
• Cuisine: French

Ingredients

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• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 medium shallots, peeled and chopped
• 1/2 pound chicken livers, dried with a paper towel
• 4 tablespoons capers
• 1/2 cup sweet vermouth
• Salt and pepper
• 1 cup freshly chopped parsley

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Instructions

1. Put butter and oil in a large skillet over medium high heat and let butter melt fully.  Add shallots and stir until softened, about 2-3 minutes.
2. Add chicken livers and cook until browned on the bottom, about 3 minutes.  Flip them over and add in the capers and a pinch each of salt and pepper and cook until the liver is cooked through, about 6 minutes.
3. Pour in the vermouth, turn up the heat and cook until the liquid is a little thickened, about 3 minutes.
4. Take the mixture off the stove, let it cool a bit and then transfer to the food processor. Process until it is the consistency you like – anything from chopped to smooth!  Remove and stir in the parsley, holding back a little for garnish.  Taste and add salt and pepper as needed.
5. Transfer to a serving bowl, garnish with parsley and serve with crackers.