Duck and morel pâté

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    6–8

    as an appetizer
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      20 min

Appears in
The Mushroom Cookbook

By Michael Hyams and Liz O'Keefe

Published 2017

  • About

A great centrepiece for a special occasion, this pâté is full of strong earthy flavours, from the rich duck livers seared in butter to the hearty morels and smooth whiskey. If you get your hands on some morels, this is a good way to show off their peculiar tree-like shape, giving your dinner party or supper a super-seasonal talking point. But of course, any wild mushrooms would go well in this pâté, all adding something different to the end dish. The pâté takes three hours to set or prefera