🇩🇰 Danish Cuisine

Leverpostej (Turkey)

Danish Liver Pâté (Turkey)

Prep Time 1 hour 30 min
Servings 8
Difficulty Medium
Calories 284 kcal

Smooth, savoury turkey liver pâté baked in a loaf pan until set, sliced thick and served warm on rye bread with pickled beetroot.

Ingredients

  • 500g turkey livers, trimmed
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 3 tbsp flour
  • 300ml whole milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp allspice
  • 1/2 tsp ground cloves
  • Salt and pepper
  • 4-6 turkey rashers for lining the pan

Instructions

  1. 1 Sauté onion in butter until soft. Make a roux by adding flour, cook 2 min, then add milk to make a thick sauce. Cool.
  2. 2 Blend turkey livers in a food processor until smooth.
  3. 3 Mix liver purée with the cooled sauce, eggs, allspice, cloves, salt, and pepper.
  4. 4 Line a loaf pan with turkey rashers, pour in the liver mixture.
  5. 5 Place in a water bath (bain-marie). Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 50-60 min until set.
  6. 6 Cool slightly, then unmold. Serve warm or cold on rye bread with pickled beetroot and pickled cucumbers.

Did You Know?

Danes eat over 3,000 tonnes of leverpostej per year — it is the single most popular smørrebrød topping.

From The Culinary Codex — http://theculinarycodex.com/dish/danish/dansk-leverpostej/