Smoked Pate
My friend James asked me for a good pate recipe. So I gave him this one minus smoking the livers, onions, and garlic. I wasn’t planning on putting the recipe on Stoned Soup until I started thinking about how would this pate taste if it had smoked ingredients. The answer is fucking excellent.The chicken livers only need 90 minutes of smoking time in a 225 degree smoker. I used alderwood since it is mild and works well with poultry. Once the ingredients are smoked, let them cool completely. Add the livers, garlic, and onion to a food processor. Instead of traditionally using cognac for pate, I used Boreal Cedar Gin from Vikre Distillery in Duluth, MN. Process until smooth. Then add in 2 tbsp of butter at a time into the pate and continue to process until all of the butter is incorporated. Place in ramekins and let firm up in the refrigerator overnight before serving.
Equipment
- Electric Smoker
- food processor
Ingredients
- 1 lb chicken livers washed and pat dry
- 2 tsp thyme
- 1/2 tsp cracked black pepper
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup smoked onion chopped
- 1 head smoked garlic peeled
- 1 tbsp cognac or whiskey
- 12 tbsp unsalted butter room temp
Wood Chips
- alder wood chips
Instructions
- Place the chicken livers in a foil pan. Season with thymes, salt, and cracked black pepper.
- Preheat your smoker to 250 degrees. Put the livers in the smoker. Turn the temp down to 225 degrees. Smoke for 90 minutes.
- Pat dry on paper towel and let cool completely.
- Place the livers, onion, garlic, and cognac in a food processor. Process until smooth.
- Add 2 tbsp at a time of the softened butter. Process until all the butter has been incorporated and your pate is smooth.
