Chicken liver pâté and chicken hearts with herb polenta
Chicken liver pâté and chicken hearts with herb polenta
Preparation process
Pâté:
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Sauté the chopped shallots in olive oil, then add the chopped chicken livers and fry them.
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Add 80 g of butter, vanilla bean, capers, cinnamon, nutmeg, thyme, and heavy cream. Simmer together.
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Stir the mixture and transfer it to a blender. Blend until smooth and season with salt to taste.
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Spoon the pâté into nice jars with lids and cover with melted butter or top with thinly sliced butter.
Bread:
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Sift the flour into a bowl.
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Make a well in the center of the flour, sprinkle the yeast in the well, and pour in the lukewarm water. Add salt.
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Mix and knead the dough.
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Place the bowl with the dough in an oven preheated to 30°C and let the dough rise.
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Knead the dough again (add more flour if needed) by stretching and folding it several times.
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Place the dough on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, shape it into a loaf, and make a few light slashes on top with a knife.
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Return the loaf to the oven and let it rise again.
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Preheat the oven to 240°C. Use the steam setting or place a dish of water in the oven. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes.
Chicken Hearts:
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Clean the chicken hearts.
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Sauté the sliced shallots or red onion in olive oil. Add the chicken hearts, a tablespoon of flour, chopped garlic, and chopped parsley. Mix and fry.
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Season with salt and serve with toasted polenta.
Polenta:
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Bring 2 liters of salted water to a boil, add butter, chopped herbs, and cornmeal, and cook while stirring for 15 minutes.
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Add the chopped dried tomatoes and crumble in the goat cheese. Stir to combine.
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Pour the cooked polenta into a mold of your choice. Let it cool and set.
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Once cooled, cut the polenta into desired pieces and fry them in olive oil.