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Chicken liver choux buns with cider and mustard sauce

Caitlin and Alison Slade

Ingredients
  

Ingredients for Choux Pastry

  • 100 g Plain Flour
  • 100 g Butter
  • 3 Eggs
  • 175 ml water
  • Pinch salt

Ingredients for filling

  • 250 G Chicken livers
  • 300 ml cider
  • 200 ml double cream
  • 1 tbls Wholegrain Mustard
  • 1 Apple

Instructions
 

Instructions for the Choux Pastry

  • Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
  • To make the pastry, place the butter, water and salt into a large saucepan.
  • Place over a low heat to melt the butter. Increase the heat and shoot in the flour all in one go.
  • Remove from the heat and quickly beat the mixture vigorously until a smooth paste is formed, stirring continuously to dry out the paste.
  • Once the paste curls away from the side of the pan, transfer the mixture into a large bowl and leave to cool for 10-15 minutes.
  • Beat in the eggs, a little at a time, stirring vigorously until the paste is smooth and glossy.
  • Continue adding the egg until you have a soft dropping consistency. It may not be necessary to add all the egg. The mixture will be shiny and smooth and will fall reluctantly from a spoon if it is given a sharp jerk.
  • Lightly oil a large baking tray. Dip a teaspoon into some warm water and spoon out a teaspoon of the profiterole mixture. Rub the top of the mixture with a wet finger and spoon on to the baking tray. This ensures a crisper topping.
  • Bake for 25-30 minutes, until golden brown, if too pale they will become soggy when cool.
  • Remove from the oven and prick the base of each profiterole. Place onto the baking tray with the hole facing upwards and return to the oven for 5 minutes. The warm air from the oven helps to dry the middle of the profiteroles.

Instructions for the filling

  • Dip the chicken livers in flour, pan fry on olive oil until slightly pink, cook more if you want well done
  • Remove from pan and keep warm, deglaze the pan, (swill the cider about in the pan :) ), with the cider, add mustard and cream and heat through.
  • Core and slice the apple and place on a hot griddle until tender
  • Split the choux buns and share out the cooked livers, spoon over the sauce, over and around the choux bun. Put the lid back on serve with the apple slices