Roman Style Chopped Chicken Liver Crostini Recipes

ROMAN-STYLE CHOPPED CHICKEN LIVER CROSTINI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Brush both sides of the baguette slices with olive oil and arrange them on a large rimmed baking sheet.
• Bake the crostini for 12 minutes, or until crisp and golden. Let cool.
• In a large skillet, heat the 3 tablespoons of olive oil.
• Add the chicken livers, season with salt and pepper and cook over moderately high heat until browned on the bottom, 1 minute.
• Turn the livers.
• Add the sage, shallots, garlic and anchovies and cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until the shallots are softened, 3 minutes.
• Add the vin santo and the 1 tablespoon of whole capers and cook until the wine has reduced by half, about 3 minutes.
• Transfer the liver mixture to a food processor and pulse until coarsely chopped.
• Scrape the chopped liver into a crock or serving bowl.
• Fold in the egg and season with salt and pepper.
• Sprinkle the chopped capers on top and serve at room temperature with the crostini.
• Enjoy!.

CHICKEN LIVER CROSTINI

Steps:

• Pat dry 1 pound chicken livers and season with salt and pepper. Cook in a skillet with 3 tablespoons chicken fat or olive oil, turning, 7 minutes; transfer to a food processor. Add 2 more tablespoons fat, 1 chopped onion and some fresh thyme to the pan and cook 8 minutes. Stir in 1/4 cup sherry and boil 1 minute; add to the processor along with 1 cup crushed saltines, 1 hard-boiled egg and 2 tablespoons fresh parsley. Pulse; season with salt and cayenne. Chill, then spread on crostini. Top with hard-boiled egg and radish slices.

CHICKEN LIVER CROSTINI

Steps:

• Heat 4 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add onion, anchovies and garlic. Sauté until onion is tender but not brown, mashing anchovies with fork, about 3 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high. Add chicken livers and sauté until brown, about 4 minutes. Add wine and cook until most of liquid evaporates, about 3 minutes. Add chicken broth and sage. Simmer until chicken livers are cooked through and liquid is reduced by half, breaking up livers with fork, about 10 minutes. Cool slightly.
• Transfer mixture to processor. Using on/off turns, process just until livers are coarsely pureed. Mix in lemon peel. Season pâté to taste with salt and pepper.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Arrange bread slices on 2 baking sheets. Lightly brush bread with remaining 3 tablespoons oil. Bake until crisp and golden, about 15 minutes. (Pâté and toasts can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill pâté. Cool toasts; store airtight at room temperature.) Spread p•t over toasts. Arrange toasts on platter.