Ingredients

  • 12 oz. goose, duck
  • chicken livers
  • 4 oz. butter
  • 2 sprigs thyme, chopped
  • 1/2 tsp. powdered bay leaves
  • 2 sprigs rosemary, chopped
  • 1/2 cup dry sherry
  • 1 tbsp. brandy
  • 1 tsp. honey
  • Salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper

Method

  • Lightly saute the livers in the butter so that they are still pink inside.
  • Add herbs, sherry, brandy, honey, salt and pepper and simmer for 2 minutes.
  • Finely puree the mixture, one cupful at a time, in a food processor or blender.
  • Pack into an earthenware jar and refrigerate for 24 hours.
  • Serve cold on small pieces of toasted rye bread.
  • Serves 6.
  • German Traditional Cooking