Russian Cookbook

3 tablespoons vegetable oil
500 gr calf’s or baby beef liver, carefully trimmed and cut into 1-cm dices
30 gr unsalted butter
1 medium carrot, scraped and coarsely chopped
100 gr coarsely chopped onions
1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley
1 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
100 gr unsalted butter, softened
3 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and halved

Heat the oil over a high heat in a large, heavy frying-pan until a light haze forms above it. Drop in the diced liver and fry until the pieces are golden brown, stirring constantly. Scrape the liver into a mixing bowl.

Melt 30 gr of butter in the same pan and add the carrot and onions. Cook uncovered over a moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are soft but not brown. Add them to the liver in the bowl.

Stir in the chopped parsley and put the mixture through the mincer, using the finest blade.

Beat in the salt, pepper and nutmeg, then beat in 100 gr of butter, a tablespoon at a time.

Puree the mixture in a food mill, using the finest blade, and taste for seasoning.

Refrigerate for 5 – 8 hours until firm.

Suggestion:

Surround the pate with the hard-boiled egg on a small ceramic plates.