Chicken Liver Mousse with Riesling-Thyme Gelée

Name: Chicken Liver Mousse with Riesling-Thyme Gelée
Yield: Makes 3 cups
Ingredients: 1 pound chicken livers, cleaned; 4 cups milk, divided; 2 cups (4 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, divided; 3 tablespoons finely chopped shallots; 3 sprigs thyme; 2 tablespoons Calvados (apple brandy); 2 teaspoons kosher salt plus more; 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin; 2 teaspoons sugar; 3/4 cup sweet (Auslese) Riesling; Fresh thyme sprigs or leaves (optional); 16 1/4"-thick slices white sandwich bread, each cut into 4 triangles; Melted unsalted butter; Small (2–4-ounce) glass jars or bowls

By epicurious · From Open Recipes · 15 ingredients

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Why it works: Shallot and thyme match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,476 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Chicken Liver Mousse with Riesling-Thyme Gelée

Makes 3 cups

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1092Calories

60 gProtein

25 gFat

157 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 11 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Chicken Liver	100g cooked	165
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Apple Brandy	1 medium (182g)	95
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Gelatin	1 envelope (7g)	23
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Thyme	1 tsp dried (1.4g)	4
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By epicurious. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Shallot + thymetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,476 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Thyme + peppertop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together11,585 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Milk + buttertop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together81,283 recipes

Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
Shallot + peppertop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,898 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Chicken + thymetop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,173 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

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