I bought chicken liver mousse, now what?
In a moment of wide eyed bravery, I bought a small portion of "Truffle Mousse" from my local Fresh and Easy market. I thought I'ld be very sophisticated and have a glass or two of wine for dinner with my mousse and some toast points. Well, I chickened out (and only had the wine!) and now it's in the freezer. Can it be saved? Can I add it to a recipe? Any ideas? Any one ever done this with any other un-ordinary ingredient or food?
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4 Comments:
Yes, it can beused, although it won't be as ood. You should be able to serve it the same way you planned to. Mousse is just a rather fluffy pate. I can't imagine why; you couldn't add it to pasta but I like it awfully well, and I'd sure try it straight before I used it in a recipe. But if you do the pasta, just figure butter, garlic and the mousse, which should mix easily with hot pasta. You'll need parsley or something for a garnish, if you're concerned about how it looks.
lemons at 5:26PM on 08/26/08
My mother used to make these dumplings with liver mousse and add it to clear broth type soups. She mixed pork with the mousse, parsley, garlic, spices and other stuff to make the dumplings, when the soup was hot and boiling she would drop the dumplings in and waited till they floated to the top indicating they were done.
pjracz10 at 8:10PM on 08/26/08
Honey, it's all chopped liver to me! Thaw it out, smear it on some fancy-schmancy crackers and knock yourself out!
RichardCrystal at 9:34AM on 08/27/08
I'm sure that if you just taste it after it's thawed, you'll have no problem figuring out what to do with it (eat it on toast).
If you're that nervous, spread a thin layer on some toast and top with a fried egg.
I used leftover pate in a pasta a couple of times and loved it (should try it again). Simply caramelized onions in some butter, perhaps a pinch of thyme, stirred in the pate, with perhaps a little broth to loosen it up. I love garlic, but not here. Served with egg noodles. It's not beautiful, so add the chopped parsley if it makes you feel better about eating it, per lemons. Just remember than anything that starts with caramelized onions in butter must be delicious.
renzata at 9:50AM on 08/27/08