Photo by: James Smith
recipe 
yields
4 Servings
1½ pounds chicken livers
3 eggs
¼ cup whipping cream
4 slices bacon, cooked and chopped
3 tablespoons brandy
2 tablespoon port
2 tablespoon flour
1 teaspoon ginger
2 teaspoons salt
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon allspice or nutmeg
⅓ cup pistachio nuts
½ cup truffles, minced
3 bacon slices, cooked
Ingredients
steps
- In a blender, mix briefly the chicken livers, eggs, whipping cream, bacon, brandy, port, and flour.
- In a bowl, lightly mix chicken liver mixture with the next six ingredients.
- Place mixture in a greased loaf pan and top with slices of bacon. Cover tightly with heavy foil and place baking pan up to about half its depth in a larger pan of boiling water.
- Bake at 325 degrees for 1½−2 hours, or to an internal temperature of 180 degrees.
- Serve cold, after removing some of the fat from the top surface if necessary. When storing leftover paté, make sure it is well covered with a layer of fat or clarified butter.
Date Published: 02.10.13
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- from truffle farmers Franklin and Betty Garland, Hillsborough, NC
