Since going to Dinner By Heston when we were in London I have not been able to stop thinking about the dish I had for entree which was his infamous ‘meat fruit’ which comes out looking like a mandarin on a board but is actually the most devine chicken liver & foie gras parfait in the world. That’s right. In. The. World.
This recipe was a Heston Blumenthal recipe I found HERE. I’m not going to write it out again because, well I am lazy & I am pretty sure you know how to click a link. I merged it with THIS Jamie Oliver recipe to end up with this awesome tasting remix.
A few things I changed… I soaked the liver in coconut milk, not milk, and I used ghee instead of butter. You could substitute the different types of alcohol for just one but my mum had all of them in her pantry so I used them all.
100g shallots, peeled and finely diced
1 garlic clove, peeled and finely chopped
1 bunch thyme (6-8 sprigs), tied
150ml dry Madeira
150ml ruby port
75ml white port
50ml brandy
400g chicken livers
1½ tsp sea salt
4 eggs
400g ghee
Place the shallots, garlic, thyme, Madeira, ruby port, white port and brandy in a bowl. Cover and leave to marinate in the fridge for 24 hours….. I am impatient and I left it about 4 hrs. Place the livers in a bowl of coconut milk, cover and leave in the fridge overnight to reduce the bitterness.
The following day, bring the marinated shallot mixture to the boil, then reduce it until there is no liquid left; do not let it catch or burn. Remove the thyme sprigs & remove the shallot mix & set aside. Drain the milk off the livers, rinse & pat them dry with some paper towel.
Heat a little extra ghee the same frying pan. Throw in the livers and cook the for a couple of minutes on each side, until lightly coloured but still a little pink in the middle – if you overcook them they will lose their smooth texture and become grainy.
Take the livers off the heat and tip them into a food processor with the cooked shallots mix? Blitz until you have a smooth purée. Add the rest of the softened butter and continue to blitz, then season well. Add the eggs & blend again. Transfer the mixture to some serving bowls and cover with a few spoonfuls of melted ghee to seal.
Place in the fridge overnight to set then dig in! These should keep for up to 2 weeks in the fridge while sealed with the ghee but we knocked them over much quicker than that.
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