Keto Chicken Liver Paté with Butter — Recipe

This gorgeous keto appetizer looks far more advanced than it really is and the ingredients are very affordable. Serve with pickled onions as an amazing appetizer for holiday festivities.

December 16 2016 by Anne Aobadia, photo by Emma Shevtzoff, nutritional review by Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE in Recipes, Appetizer, Condiments

This gorgeous keto appetizer looks far more advanced than it really is and the ingredients are very affordable. Serve with pickled onions as an amazing appetizer for holiday festivities.

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10 servingservings

Ingredients

Chicken liver paté

1 (4 oz.) 1 (110 g) red onionred onions
1 1 garlic clovegarlic cloves
8 oz. 230 g butter
2 tbsp 2 tbsp brandy or port wine or other type of liquor that you like (optional)
1 tbsp 1 tbsp tomato paste
1 lb 450 g chicken liverchicken livers

Thyme butter

4 oz. 110 g butter
1 tbsp 1 tbsp dried thyme
1 tsp 1 tsp ground black pepper

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Instructions

Instructions are for 10 servings. Please modify as needed.

Chicken liver paté

Chop onion and garlic finely and fry soft in a couple of tablespoons of butter on medium high heat. Remove from the pan.
Increase the heat and add a couple of more tablespoons butter to the same pan. Fry the liver so that it gets fried on all sides. Add liquor. Salt and pepper.
Lower the heat and reduce the juices. Let cool for a couple of minutes.
Place the fried onion, garlic and liver in a food processor or a blender and mix into a smooth batter together with the rest of the butter and tomato paste. Spread out in a small baking dish, about 7 x 8 inches (18 x 20 cm).

Thyme butter

Add four ounces of butter for the topping to a small pan and melt carefully on medium heat. Let the white milk protein sink to the bottom and carefully pour the cleared butter into a small bowl.
Stir in thyme and pepper. Pour the melted butter over the paté batter and let cool in the refrigerator.
Serve on seed crackers or thin slices of low-carb bread with pickled red onions or cucumbers.

Tip!

You can make the paté in advance and keep in the freezer. It will keep for 3-4 days in the refrigerator.

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19 comments

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Melanie
October 23 2017
What are the freezer guidelines, many thanks. Want to make a batch as will never manage this amount on my own.
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Melanie
March 9 2018
Just ate the last piece of this, having frozen it. Seemed OK. Next batch this weekend and this time I'll be using all the butter. Ate with salt pickled red cabbage too. Fabulous. And an easy way to get loads of D3/K2, whilst tasting ruddy "loverly".
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AegisRose
August 31 2018
For step 6, to which portion should I be adding the thyme? Into the cleared butter in the small bowl?
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john
December 11 2018
This is super tasty. I left out the onion, tomato paste and brandy (saved a few carbs) and added an extra clove of garlic. My daughter (who hates liver) loved this!
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Karina
March 29 2019
Looks amazing!! But what is a nutrition in this pate? Thank you a lot ))
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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
March 30 2019
Looks amazing!! But what is a nutrition in this pate? Thank you a lot ))
You can view the full nutrition information by clicking the Nutrition + tab under the list of ingredients.
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Carl
May 15 2019
And how many grams per serving size?
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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
May 15 2019
And how many grams per serving size?
You can weigh the total batch and divide that by 10 to get the serving size by weight. If you are asking about grams of carbohydrates, there are 2g carbs per serving.
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Kathy
August 14 2019
As regards the butter for the topping. Could you use a good ghee????
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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
August 14 2019
As regards the butter for the topping. Could you use a good ghee????
Yes, because it's pouring the clarified butter after it separates onto the topping.
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laurie
October 28 2019
Absolutely addicting, especially with the seed crackers. I could eat this stuff for all three meals! And really easy to make!
12
Teresa
January 9 2020
Sounds great!!! Does it have to be chicken liver? Can't it be cow liver? Thanks for the recipe!!!
13
RoCo
January 29 2020
I just made this and it's completely delicious. Tastes divine and makes a really good portion. Looking forward to trying it with keto seed crackers. So easy to make. I've never attempted to make pate before & if I can do it anyone can
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Jennifer
May 3 2020
It says to "Fry the liver so that it gets fried on all sides." Does that mean just searing the outsides, while the insides are still slightly rare? Or should the livers be cooked well done throughout? Or does it matter? Thanks for the recipe, can't wait to try it.
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Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
May 3 2020
It says to "Fry the liver so that it gets fried on all sides." Does that mean just searing the outsides, while the insides are still slightly rare? Or should the livers be cooked well done throughout? Or does it matter? Thanks for the recipe, can't wait to try it.
I believe you want it to be cooked through on all sides.
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Trudie
December 9 2020
I made this yesterday and I wasn't sure what it was going to turn out like as tasting before pouring it into the dish, it didn't really taste of anything. Tried it again later with some DD flatbread and crispbreads, having been in the fridge for a few hours - wow - absolutely delicious!! I'll freeze most of the rest to eat over Christmas and would definitely make again!
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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
December 9 2020
I made this yesterday and I wasn't sure what it was going to turn out like as tasting before pouring it into the dish, it didn't really taste of anything. Tried it again later with some DD flatbread and crispbreads, having been in the fridge for a few hours - wow - absolutely delicious!! I'll freeze most of the rest to eat over Christmas and would definitely make again!
So glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for taking the time to let us know.
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hampshirebf
October 26 2022
What's the heart shaped bread in the photo? And how did you get it to be heart shaped? Is there a pan?
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Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
October 26 2022
What's the heart shaped bread in the photo? And how did you get it to be heart shaped? Is there a pan?
The bread in the photo is our low-carb holiday bread. https://www.dietdoctor.com/recipes/low-carb-holiday-bread
You can find heart-shaped cookie cutters to create this shape!

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FAQs

Is chicken liver ok on a keto diet? ›

Yes it is. According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), 1 cup (140 grams) of chicken liver only has 9.07 g of carbohydrates. A typical serving 85 g (3 ounces) only contains 5.51 grams of net carbs making this organ meat perfect for anyone on a keto diet weight loss journey (6).

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Pate is an excellent choice on keto but so often the shop bought ones contain many ingredients that you do not need, mainly added to preserve but often just to bulk out the product and lower the cost.

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Is chicken liver good for weight loss? ›

High in protein, low in fat - paleo diet followers tend to love foods like chicken liver, because they are high in protein and low in fat - making them a perfect choice for weight management, fitness training diets, or just generally healthy eating!

Is liver pâté healthy? ›

2. Rich source of vitamin A. Liver and liver products, like pâté, are a rich source of vitamin A in the form of retinol, which is the 'active' form. Muscle meat is not such an impressive source and plant sources have to be converted to the active form in the gut, so that the body can use them.

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(Food Standards Authority advises pregnant women not to eat liver because too much vitamin A can harm the baby.)

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Your liver breaks down fat and converts it to energy and cholesterol. A high-fat diet like the keto diet can cause fat to build up in your liver and lead to fatty liver disease. Animal studies suggest the keto diet can cause non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, or NAFLD, and raise liver enzyme levels.

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Foods you can eat on the keto diet include fish and seafood, meat and poultry, non-starchy vegetables like bell peppers, broccoli, and zucchini, avocados, berries, nuts and seeds, eggs, high-fat dairy products, olive oil and other oils, and high-cocoa chocolate.

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How to eat pate without carbs? ›

The most convenient is to serve it on slices of cheese or slices of cucumber. Genius! Alternatively, you could make some wheat-free crackers or some FatHead crackers. Both are incredibly tasty and have no grains, no gluten, no wheat, is low carb and nutritious.

What is the healthiest way to eat chicken liver? ›

Preparing chicken livers with little or no added fat and with a little salt is the healthiest way to have them. You can pair them with boiled, blanched or fresh greens to make a wholesome meal.

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Five foods that may help burn belly fat include:

foods with soluble fiber like fruits, vegetables, and legumes.
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What are the disadvantages of pate? ›

Although pate boosts your mineral and vitamin intake, you should consume it in moderation because it's high in fat and moderately high in cholesterol.

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How often should you eat liver pate? ›

This means not eating liver and liver products more than once a week, or having smaller portions. It also means not taking any supplements containing vitamin A, including fish liver oil, if they do eat liver once a week. Pregnant women should avoid liver and liver products and vitamin A supplements.

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Chicken liver nutrition.

Protein: 19 grams. Fat: 5 grams. Cholesterol: 484 milligrams. Carbohydrates: Less than 1 gram.

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Your liver produces a small amount of ketones on its own. But when your glucose level decreases, your insulin level decreases. This causes your liver to ramp up the production of ketones to ensure it can provide enough energy for your brain. Therefore, your blood has high levels of ketones during ketosis.

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