Turkey Liver Pâté on Wholewheat Crackers
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cup wholewheat flour
- Pinch each salt curry powder, white pepper and paprika
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 egg
- 3 1/2 oz butter
- Sesame seeds
- 1 onion
- 1/2 oz butter
- 7 oz turkey liver
- Pinch black pepper
- 3 tbsp single/light) cream
- 1/2 tsp each freshly chopped thyme and marjoram
- 2 tsp freshly chopped parsley Pinch sea salt
- Butter for greasing baking sheet
Instructions
- Combine flour with salt, curry powder, pepper, paprika and baking powder, then make a well in centre and break egg into it. Put butter in dabs around edge and gradually knead all ingredients together.
- Roll dough into a sausage shape 15 cm (1/2 in) long and 5 cm (2 in) thick.
- Peel and finely chop onion, then saute in butter until light brown.
- Remove all fat and membrane from liver, wash and dry and cut in 2 cm (3/4 in) pieces. Add to onions in pan and continue to fry, covered, for 5 minutes, stirring well. Then cool, season with pepper and liquidise to a puree together with pan juices, cream, thyme and marjoram.
- Stir in chopped parsley and season to taste with salt.
- Preheat oven to 200°C (400°F) Gas Mark 6.
- Grease a baking sheet with butter.
- Cut dough sausage into 1/2 cm (1/4 in) thick slices and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
- Bake for 10 minutes in oven.
- Cool crackers on wire stand before spreading each with a thick layer of pate and garnishing according to taste.
Calories: 527 kcal
Carbohydrates: 45 g
Protein: 17 g
Fat: 31g
Saturated Fat: 18 g
Trans Fat: 1 g
Cholesterol: 320 mg
Sodium: 342 mg
Potassium: 244 mg
Fiber: 2 g
Sugar: 1 g
Vitamin A: 14237 IU
Vitamin C: 14 mg
Calcium: 79 mg
Iron: 8 mg