Liver pâté is one of the delicious dishes with a rich and creamy flavor, often served with bread, leaving a lasting impression on many diners. In today’s article, let’s join TasteVN in the kitchen and test our skills to make this delicious snack to treat the family!
1. Liver pâté
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Processing
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Liver pâté Serves 4
Pork liver 500 gr Ground pork 300 gr Pork fat 100 gr Sandwich bread 10 slices Fresh milk 220 ml (unsweetened) Garlic 4 cloves Shallots 5 bulbs Unsalted butter 1 tablespoon Coriander a little Cooking oil 2 tablespoons Fish sauce 2 tablespoons Common seasoning a little (sugar/ salt/ seasoning powder/ pepper)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose good pig liver
- Choose liver that has a dark reddish-purple color, or leans towards purple, with a smooth and shiny surface, feels soft and smooth to the touch, and has elasticity when pressed, indicating it is good liver.
- Do not buy liver from sick livestock, as these livers often have colors ranging from brick red to yellow or silver turning white, with a speckled surface of white spots.
How to choose quality minced pork
- You can buy pre-ground meat or buy pork to grind at home using a meat grinder!
- For whole cuts of pork, first pay attention to the color. The color of good meat is a bright pink, not too red or too pale. Pork that is pale, greenish, and has a foul smell is spoiled and should not be chosen.
- Pork that is firm and has high elasticity is good meat. You can test by pressing your finger into the meat; if it springs back immediately, is not slimy, and does not leak water or juice, it is good.
- For pre-minced pork, you should buy from reputable shops and supermarkets.
- You should choose lean pork with some fat to ensure your dish is not dry and does not have too much greasy flavor.
How to prepare liver pate
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Preparing the liver
To remove dirt and toxins in the liver, after purchasing, use a knife to remove the blood vessels, rinse the liver briefly with water, and then cut it into small pieces about the thickness of a finger.
Place the liver in an bowl and soak it with 150ml of unsweetened fresh milk for about 30 minutes, then take it out and rinse it again with water, letting it drain.
How to clean pig liver safely and effectively
- Method 1: Soak the pig liver in milk for about 30 minutes and then rinse it with clean water. Unsweetened fresh milk not only cleans the pig liver but also effectively removes the odor.
- Method 2: Soak the pig liver in saltwater for about 1 – 2 hours. Then rinse it with clean water. Salt will help disinfect the inside of the liver and eliminate harmful bacteria attached to it.
- Method 3: Besides salt, you can also soak the pig liver in a diluted vinegar solution for about 30 minutes and then rinse it clean with water.
Peel and finely chop the onions and garlic.
Purchase pig fat and soak it in diluted saltwater for about 15 minutes, then rinse it clean, let it drain, and cut it into small bite-sized pieces about the thickness of a finger.
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Soak bread in milk
Take the sandwich bread, tear it into small pieces, then place it in a bowl and soak it in 70ml of unsweetened fresh milk for about 10 minutes.
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Stir-fry pate
Put a pan on the stove, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil and heat it up, then add all the minced onion and garlic to sauté until fragrant.
When the onion and garlic are aromatic, add the minced pork and pork liver, stir-frying on high heat until the ingredients are firm, then add 1/2 of the prepared pork fat into the pan.
Add 1 tablespoon of seasoning, 2 tablespoons of fish sauce, and 1 tablespoon of sugar to the pan and stir-fry until the ingredients are evenly cooked and absorbed the seasoning.
When the ingredients are cooked, add 1 tablespoon of unsalted butter, along with all the soaked bread, and stir well for another minute before turning off the heat.
Tip: You should stir-fry the ingredients over high heat to avoid the mixture releasing water, which affects the quality of the final product.
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Grinding pate
Put the stir-fried pate into a meat grinder and grind until smooth. Depending on your preference, you can grind the liver finely or coarsely!
After grinding, transfer the pate to a large bowl, then layer the remaining pork fat on top.
Tip: Add pork fat to the pate so that when steaming, the pate becomes soft, chewy, and not dry.
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Steaming pate
Place a pot on the stove, add about 100ml of water (about 1/4 pot) and bring to a boil, then place the pate bowl in to steam for about 10 minutes until the pate is evenly cooked, then turn off the heat.
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Final Product
Place the pate on a plate, sprinkle some ground pepper and cilantro on top, then decorate it to make it look nice, and it’s done.
Liver pate is really easy to make, isn’t it? The pate has a beautiful brown color, smooth and creamy texture, along with a faint, enticing aroma!
When tasting, you will feel the soft and fatty texture of the liver, the meat blending with the rich spices and the fragrant smell of butter and milk that is very hard to resist. With this dish, you can eat it with bread, sticky rice, or hot rice, and it will be absolutely wonderful!
2. Liver Pate (Recipe shared from Tiktok Cooking with TasteVN)
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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Liver Pâté (Recipe shared from Tiktok Cooking with TasteVN) For 3 – 4 people
Lean pork 300 gr Fat 200 gr Liver 500 gr Fresh milk 100 ml Bread 1/2 piece Whole pepper 1 tablespoon Unsalted butter 30 gr Onion 1/2 bulb Minced onion/garlic A little MSG 2 tablespoons Sugar 4 tablespoons Fish sauce 4 tablespoons Fat A little (sliced)
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How to Make Liver Pâté (Recipe shared from Tiktok Cooking with TasteVN)
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Prepare the ingredients
After buying the liver, wash it thoroughly, cut it into slices, and soak it in milk for about 2 hours. After soaking, place the liver in the oven at 180 degrees for 10 minutes.
Tear half a loaf of bread into small pieces and soak it in 100ml of milk. Peel and wash the onion, then cut it into small pieces.
If you bought unprocessed lean pork and fat, cut them into small pieces for easier blending.
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Grind the meat
You add 300gr of lean meat and 200gr of fat into a meat grinder and grind it finely, then add the roasted liver, 1 tablespoon of pepper, and the soaked bread to grind together until the ingredients are well blended. After grinding, you put the meat mixture into a large bowl.
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Mixing Ingredients
You prepare a pan, add 30g of unsalted butter and cook until the butter is completely melted, then add the chopped onion and stir well. Next, add the chopped shallots and garlic, and stir until all the ingredients are cooked, then add the ground liver mixture.
Next, gradually add the seasonings including 2 tablespoons of monosodium glutamate, 4 tablespoons of sugar, and 4 tablespoons of fish sauce, and mix the above mixture well.
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Steaming Pâté
After the pâté mixture is fully combined, you will steam it. Use a tray lined with a layer of fat underneath, then place the liver mixture on top, and finally, a layer of fatty meat on top. After that, steam it for 30 minutes until cooked.
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Final Product
The pate after steaming is very fragrant, with meat and fat intertwined. The rich pate is delicious when served with bread.
How to store liver pate
- If you have leftover pate, you can put it in a tightly sealed jar and store it in the refrigerator. When you want to eat it, just put it in the microwave to heat it up.
- Since homemade pate does not use preservatives, it’s best to eat it early, within about 1 – 2 weeks to ensure health.
- Use clean utensils to scoop the pate, take only what you need, and do not use chopsticks or spoons to stir the pate.
With just a few simple steps, you can quickly have a delicious liver pate to treat your family! I hope you will succeed!
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