Chicken liver parfait

Name: Chicken liver parfait
Yield: Makes 1 kg (2 lb 3 oz)
Ingredients: 3 eggs; 600 g (1 lb 5 oz) chicken livers, cleaned and sinew cut away; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme leaves; 1 bay leaf; 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper; 100 ml (3½ fl oz) lamb stock; 2 egg yolks; 400 g (14 oz) unsalted butter, melted; salt flakes; white pepper; 175 ml (6 fl oz) Madeira; 175 ml (6 fl oz) port; 3 French shallots, peeled and sliced; 1 garlic clove, peeled and sliced

Preparation info

Makes
1 kg

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Chefs Eat Toasties Too

By Darren Purchese

Published 2017

About

Ingredients

600 g (1 lb 5 oz) chicken livers, cleaned and sinew cut away
3

Starter
Gluten-free

Method

For the reduction, combine the Madeira, port, shallots, garlic, thyme, bay leaf and pepper in a heavy-based saucepan over medium–high heat. Bring to the boil and cook until the mixture has reduced by half, about 6–10 minutes. Add the lamb stock and reduce by half again, about 3–5 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and allow the reduction to cool before straining and r