It is one of the well-loved entrée of Ukrainian families. The paste can be made with chicken, beef or pork liver, but the most light is the chicken pâté.
Ingredients
Chicken liver 800 g
Onions 400 g
Carrot 300 g
Dairy butter 150 g
Ground black pepper to taste
Salt to taste
Stages of cooking
1
Dice the onion, fry with butter or vegetable oil. The frying in butter will make the paste softer.
2
Coarsely grate the carrot, fry alone (without onion).
3
Rinse the liver, remove the liver membrane if possible, cut it and fry in the frying pan over medium heat. Don’t burn the liver. Sprinkle it with salt and pepper.
4
Mince all the ingredients in the blender or grinder. You can do it twice to be sure that all the ingredients are properly minced and combined. Stir well.
5
Add the butter to the paste, you might season it with salt and pepper to taste. Serve cooled, and store the liver paste in the fridge.
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