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Chicken Liver Mousse on Port Wine Jelly

QimiQ Benefits

  • Alcohol stable and does not curdle
  • Full taste with less fat content
  • Quick and easy preparation

Minutes

25

Difficulty

easy

Chicken Liver Mousse on Port Wine Jelly
Chicken Liver Mousse on Port Wine Jelly

Ingredients

For 10 portions

  • For the mousse

  • 250g

    QimiQ Classic, unchilled

  • 350g

    Chicken liver

  • 100g

    Butter

  • 75g

    Onion(s), diced

  • 10g

    Garlic, finely chopped

  • 40g

    Streaky smoked bacon

  • 60g

    Apple(s), diced

  • Salt

  • Black pepper, freshly ground

  • 1g

    Marjoram, dried

  • 1

    Bay leaf

  • 75ml

    Port, red

  • 125ml

    Red wine

  • 250ml

    Chicken stock

  • 250ml

    Whipping cream 36 % fat, whipped

  • For the jelly

  • 250ml

    Red wine

  • 250ml

    Port

  • 80g

    Shallot(s), finely diced

  • 20g

    Sugar

  • 10g

    Vanilla sugar

  • 1

    Bay leaf

  • Black pepper corns

  • 6

    Gelatine sheets à 3 g

Preparation

  1. For the mousse: sauté the chicken liver, onions, garlic, bacon and apples in butter. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.
  2. Add the marjoram and bay leaves. Deglaze with port wine and red wine and reduce.
  3. Add the chicken stock and simmer for approx. 40 minutes until half of the fluid remains.
  4. Remove the bay leaves and blend with an immersion blender until smooth. Strain through a sieve and allow to chill.
  5. Whisk the unchilled QimiQ Classic smooth and mix into the liver mixture. Finally fold in the whipped cream.
  6. Fill into moulds and chill for approx. 4 hours.
  7. For the jelly: bring the port wine, red wine, shallots, sugar, vanilla sugar and spices to the boil and let reduce approx. 1/4 litre. Strain the fluid and chil well.
  8. Soak the gelatine in cold water. Squeeze and dissolve in the fluid.
  9. Pour the chilled jelly onto the chicken liver mousse (approx. 1/2 cm thin) and chill for approx. 1 hour.
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