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Liver Pate Recipe For Your Baby, 6+ Months

Liver pate? Yes. Around these parts, it’s no secret that your baby’s first food needs to be iron-rich. But how to make this happen? Most “iron-rich foods” involve some kind of meat, which is a little more intimidating than a slice of avocado or a softened piece of pear.

You might wonder how to prepare meat. What’s okay for your 6 month old baby…and should you puree it?

Enter baby liver pate.

This pate recipe is similar to a gazillion other recipes you’ll find online – there’s liver, some kind of fat, and some herbs. What makes it different is that it’s been adjusted to suit your baby’s developing digestive system and kidneys.

For example, there’s no salt. Garlic, onion, or any other onion-related bulbs aren’t necessary, in case these stir up tummy troubles for your baby.

And if dairy is a problem, it can be easily switched out for coconut oil, bone broth, or breast milk.

If your baby can tolerate garlic, onion, or shallot – add those. Offering tasty food to your baby (that you might actually eat) helps to make for adventurous eating later on.

If you’re dealing with signs of constipation, use pear instead of a green apple.

To make liver pate, follow the steps below. This one’s a quickie! It might take you around 15 minutes to prep and cook.

Ingredients

1/2 lb liver, clean out sinewy bits and cut into cubes – get liver HERE
1 sour green apple, peeled and sliced – if constipation is an issue, use pear
1/2 teaspoon allspice
4 sprigs of fresh thyme, leaves only
4 tablespoons of ghee or coconut oil
2 tablespoons of raw cream or bone broth
*optional 2 cloves garlic
*optional 1 small shallot

Instructions

Place 2 tablespoons of ghee or coconut oil into a pan on medium heat. Sprinkle apples with allspice and cook until soft. If using garlic / shallot, cook with apple.
Add liver, thyme, and 2 more tablespoons of ghee to the pan. Cook until liver is pink inside and no longer raw.
Pour everything into a blender.
Deglaze the pan with 2 tablespoons of raw cream or bone broth. If using chilled breast milk, quickly warm.
Add to blender, along with liver and apples. Blend until smooth. Store in small jars or freeze in a silicone tray and store until ready for use.
Store in small jars or freeze in a silicone tray and store until ready for use.

Serving size

Offer 1 ounce (equal to two tablespoons) every few days. For babies just beginning solids, this can mean 1 – 3 teaspoons with every meal.

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Chicken Liver Muffins For Babies, Toddlers, Kids

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This chicken liver muffin recipe is a great way to incorporate chicken liver / organ meat into your baby’s diet. The mini muffins are soft and tender providing natural supplementation of Iron, Vitamins A and B’s (including B12). Serve these liver muffins for babies starting 6 months and up including toddlers and older kids. They are GAPS friendly for babies / older kids and perfect as finger food when doing baby led weaning or served as a side with a meal.

Chicken Livers For Babies

Like in any other animal liver, there is a lot of nutrition packed in chicken livers. Just 100 grams of this organ meat provides 222% (RDV) of Vitamin A, 276% of Vitamin B12, 147% – Folate, and 50% (RDV) of Iron – for an adult. When taking into account the amount needed for a small baby, it will take very little liver to get the nutrients that a small baby needs.

Furthermore chicken livers also contains high amounts of selenium, which is essential for physical development and modulation of the inflammatory response in infants. For that reason selenium has been artificially added in many infant formula milks, but unfortunately it’s not as well absorbed as the one naturally present in breastmilk or food.

How Much Chicken Liver To Feed A Baby?

According to a study an overconsumption of livers can lead to Vitamin A toxicity. This was concluded after two infants were fed 120 grams of chicken liver daily for four months. Subsequently they determined that a good amount of liver a baby would consume safely would be no more than 60 gm of chicken liver once a week.

Chicken Liver Muffins Recipe For Babies, Toddlers, Kids

There are many ways to cook, prepare and incorporate chicken livers into baby food. You can make a simple liver puree and mix in other pureed vegetables. Or you can whip up some finger foods like meatballs or patties by combining the livers with some other type of ground meat – this is actually best if you want to hide the liver flavor.

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If you want a more concentrated form of liver baby food, then these liver muffins are just for that purpose. Making a large batch is not a problem, they are freezable and can be stored for up to 3-4 months.

Ingredients For Chicken Liver Muffins

Chicken livers – I used 1 lb jar of organic raw whole chicken livers. Use the freshest livers possible (no more than a couple days old).
Carrot, celery root, onion, garlic – the veggies help with texture and flavor.
Egg – is acting as the binding agent.
Black pepper, sea salt – for infants you can use just a touch of pink Himalayan salt.
Mustard powder – or a creamy type of mustard, the acidity helps build flavor.
Lemon juice + baking soda – will help the muffins to puff up.

How To Make Chicken Liver Muffins

1. Prepare The Chicken Livers

Rinse the chicken livers in cold water a couple of times and trim them of connective tissues.
Then soak the livers in a water + vinegar solution (add about 1-2 tbsp of apple cider vinegar to the water) for about 20 minutes. This will help remove the harsh metallic taste and reduce the bitterness.
Once soaked, rinse gently under cold water. Then pat dry with a paper towel.

2. Mix The Ingredients

Add all ingredients (except baking soda and lemon juice) in a food processor and pulse a few times, until the mixture resembles a muffin batter.

Don’t overmix, you still want some finely chopped pieces to remain intact. Overall it might look very liquid but it’s ok, once baked the mixture will harden.
If you want a bulkier texture (added volume) you can add a slice of bread when processing.

Just before baking, you can add the baking soda and lemon juice to the mixture and give it a final mix with a spoon.

3. Bake The Liver Muffins

Transfer to a mini muffin pan and bake in a pre-heated oven at 350F for 15 minutes.

Once cooked, let them cool before removing from pan. They will have a soft spongy structure inside.

How To Store

Store leftovers for 3-5 days in the refrigerator.
Freeze up to 3-4 months in an airtight container.
Thaw / reheat – remove from freezer and let them thaw overnight in the fridge. To reheat place them back in the muffin tin. Cover with foil and reheat at 170C /350F in the oven until heated through.

Need more finger food recipes? Check out the finger food category for more ideas!

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Chicken Liver Muffins For Babies

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These chicken liver muffin recipe is a great way to incorporate chicken liver / organ meat into baby's diet. The mini muffins are soft and tender providing natural supplementation of Iron, Vitamin A and B12 for small babies, toddlers and older kids. These liver muffins are perfect as finger food when doing baby led weaning or served as a side with a meal.

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DIETS: Gluten Free, Dairy Free

Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Soaking Time 20 mins

Total Time 45 mins

Course Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine Baby Food

Servings 22 mini muffins

Calories 31.63 kcal

1 lb chicken livers (organic raw whole chicken livers)
1 medium carrot
1/2 medium celery root (5 inches in diameter (about 0.4 lb)
1/2 medium onion
1 clove garlic
1 large egg
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/3 tsp sea salt (for infants you can use just a touch of pink Himalayan salt. )
1/2 tsp mustard powder (or a creamy type of mustard)
1 tsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp baking soda

Prepare The Chicken Livers

Rinse the chicken livers in cold water a couple of times and trim them of connective tissues if necessary.
Then soak the livers in a water + vinegar solution (add about 1-2 tbsp of apple cider vinegar to the water) for about 20 minutes. This will help remove the harsh metallic taste and reduce the bitterness.
Once soaked, rinse gently under cold water. Then pat dry with a paper towel.

Mix The Ingredients

Add all ingredients (except baking soda and lemon juice) in a food processor and pulse a few times, until the mixture resembles a muffin batter.
Don’t overmix, you still want some finely chopped pieces to remain intact. Overall it might look very liquid but it’s ok, once baked the mixture will harden.
If you want a bulkier texture (added volume) you can add a slice of bread when processing.
Just before baking, you can add the baking soda and lemon juice to the mixture and give it a final mix with a spoon.

Bake The Liver Muffins

Pre-heat the oven at 350F.
Transfer to a mini muffin pan and bake at 350F for 15 minutes.
Once cooked, let them cool before removing from pan. They will have a soft spongy structure inside.

How To Store Chicken Liver Muffins

Store leftovers for 3-5 days in the refrigerator.
Freeze up to 3-4 months in an airtight container.
Thaw / reheat – remove from freezer and let them thaw overnight in the fridge. To reheat place them back in the muffin tin. Cover with foil and reheat at 170C /350F in the oven until heated through.

Celery root (celeriac) is high in antioxidants and a good source of vitamins B6, C and K. It’s purpose in this recipe is to provide texture and bulkiness.

Serving: 1mini muffinCalories: 31.63kcalProtein: 3.9gFat: 1.24gVitamin A: 2337IUIron: 1.93mg

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Sauté liver like in kindergarten - recipe with step by step photos

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Sauteed Liver - Juicy and airy, similar to a whipped soufflé recipe. And despite the specific smell of offal, it occupies a leading position in the kindergarten menu. And today I propose to look again at the cookbook of a preschool institution to show a tasty and healthy dish.

Sautée got into the kindergarten menu from French cuisine. The word "saute" is translated as a jump, but from the point of view of baby food, it is interesting not for its "jumping", but for its cooking technology. Both the thoroughness of the heat treatment of products and its moderation are taken into account in order to preserve all the useful and nutritious properties. Between the stages of preparation, time passes, which gives the products a kind of “infusion” and “rest”. This explains the juiciness and airiness. nine0003

There is an opinion that the liver is not suitable for children's meals. Like, this is an organ where any organic "infection" accumulates. And this is true when it comes to the liver of synthetic chicken, pork or game. And of course, for a child, under the taboo and foie gras - the cirrhotic liver of a fat duck. But beef, and even more so veal, is quite a suitable option. The cow and her offspring - the calf - are vegetarian comrades, and therefore their liver is not loaded with toxins.

In the children's diet, the liver plays a prominent and significant role in diversity. This offal is a hematopoietic product, and therefore anemia does not threaten your child with it. In addition, in a honeycomb, the liver is harmoniously combined with rice, butter and an egg. Rice is interesting from the point of view of a gluten-free diet and is excellent in the fight against dysbacteriosis. And the egg and butter is a delicious prevention of rickets. I'm sure adults will love this authentic kindergarten recipe too. nine0003 Save this recipe to Telegram or VKontakte

General\Active cooking time: 2 hours \ 25 minutes
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Servings: 4 servings
Calories (100g): 140 kcal

Ingredients:

Beef liver - 320 g
Rice - 60 g
Butter - 40 g
Chicken egg - 1 pc.
Milk - 200 ml
Carrot - 1 pc.
Bulb onion - 1 pc.
Sour cream - 60 g
Salt - 1 tbsp.
Greens - optional (for decoration)

Preparation: Step 1

To begin with, I will show excerpts from the collection of technological cards. In this picture - products and their quantity.
Step 2

Next - cooking technology. Frankly, when I read the saute recipe, I had doubts: is it possible to eat it. After all, boiled beef liver smells, to put it mildly, not very much. But I still took a chance and cooked at home, strictly following the kindergarten instructions. The result fascinated me. Honestly! nine0003
Step 3

So let's get started. Wash the liver, soak for 10 minutes in cold water, remove fat, if any, thick veins and bile ducts. Boil until done.
Step 4

Cool the boiled liver slightly and pass through a meat grinder twice. At this stage, it is very important that the liver is chilled. If you scroll it in a meat grinder while hot, it will acquire an unpleasant taste of iron. nine0003
Step 5

Pour milk into a saucepan with a thick bottom, add rice and cook a viscous porridge, cool to 60-70 degrees. Rice is better to use round-grain varieties, it does not contain amylose in its starchy composition, which is very useful in the children's diet, especially if the child is prone to diathesis and allergies.
Step 6

Separate egg whites and yolks.
Stir egg yolks and butter into chilled rice porridge. nine0003
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Beat egg whites until fluffy.
Pitch 8

Mix liver and yolk-butter porridge, salt, add beaten egg whites, mix gently but thoroughly.
Step 9

Lubricate an ovenproof dish with butter and lay out the liver mass. In kindergarten, sautés are baked on a large baking sheet, cooled and cut into portioned squares. At home, you can allow a fantasy moment and cook sauteed in beautiful molds. By the way, silicone “bears”, “horses”, “cars” and “flowers” are now on sale. Bake the saute in an oven preheated to 220-230 degrees for 15-20 minutes. And remember that according to the requirements of SanPIN, the height of the casserole should not exceed 3.5-4 cm. It is for these sizes that the cooking time is calculated. If you suddenly went over and laid the sauté higher, then you should add 7-10 minutes for baking. nine0003
Pitch 10

Prepare kindergarten sour cream sauce. Peel onions and carrots. Finely chop the onion, grate the carrots on a large grater. Spasser vegetables in butter, pour half a glass of water and boil a little. Add sour cream to sauce and bring to a boil.
Boil five minutes.
Step 11

Moms and dads can eat sautéed with adult tartar sauce. To do this, you need pickled cucumber, garlic, dill, mayonnaise and natural yogurt. I assure you it's very tasty. And children should serve sauteed in sour cream sauce. You can sprinkle with herbs. nine0003

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Children's liver dishes - Taste and Aroma

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The introduction of complementary foods for a baby is an important stage in his life. This moment of acquaintance with “adult” food should leave pleasant new sensations and be to the taste of any child. nine0003

The introduction of the liver into the diet occupies a separate place. This useful product, which is an excellent source of iron, can be administered from 7 months, 1 time per week. A one-year-old child can already diversify the menu with all kinds of liver dishes.

Benefits of the liver

Many consider the liver to be a dangerous and difficult food for a child. This is a misconception, because it has a lot of useful and nutritious substances. Its use is recommended for children for recreational and medicinal purposes. The correct use of this product in the diet of a child aged 1 year will not bring any negative. nine0003

The most useful is the liver of fish (cod), which contains iodine, zinc, calcium and a huge amount of vitamin D, which is an excellent way to prevent rickets. It is highly recommended for children with disorders in the nervous system, and is also useful for problems in the cardiovascular system.

Tender chicken liver, thanks to folic acid, supports the child's blood and immune system. And it also helps with overwork, lung diseases and poor eyesight. nine0003

Beef liver, but veal liver is better, thanks to the large amount of vitamins A and B, it maintains hemoglobin at the normal level, accelerates the process of tissue repair in many organs, and improves immunity.

Due to the high content of proteins, fats, minerals, vitamins, amino acids and enzymes, pork liver is also very useful for children. But due to the high fat content, such a liver should be included in the children's diet, even if the child is already a year old, with extreme caution. nine0003

A large selection of ready-made baby food can significantly save time for mothers. But it is much more useful if you cook the dish yourself from fresh liver, which will be seasoned with mother's care and love. It will be tasty, nutritious, healthy and interesting.

How to prepare a liver for a child?

For the preparation of any dish, it is necessary that the liver is always fresh, peeled from the film and the pieces used do not contain veins.

PATE

The best way to cook liver is pate. Soft and gentle, it is sure to please any baby. Moreover, there are a lot of recipes for pate, and the child will always find it to his taste. By adding certain ingredients, the pate can be made drier or softer and more tender, more meaty or more vegetable. The main thing is to observe the baby, he himself will tell you his taste preferences.

MEAT PATE

A rich liver and meat pate is made from boiled liver, boiled chicken fillet and boiled carrots. Whip the prepared ingredients with a blender until smooth. Add salt to taste. Add butter or broth to a thick and dry pate. nine0003

EGG PATE

Boil liver and eggs. Beat them until smooth with a blender, adding butter. Salt to taste. The ingredients are placed at your discretion, but you can focus on the following proportions: liver - 300 gr, eggs - 2-3 pcs., Butter - 150 gr.

PATE WITH VEGETABLES

Pate with carrots and onions is the most classic dish. Boil the liver, carrots and onions. Beat the finished products in a blender, adding butter. To make the pâté more liquid, you can increase the amount of oil, but it is better to dilute it with liver or vegetable broth. nine0003

PUDDING

A close dish to pate is pudding. Its gentle composition will appeal to any picky eater.
Soak dry bread or roll (15 g) in milk. Pass prepared bread and liver (50 gr) through a meat grinder 2 times. Lightly salt and, if necessary, dilute with milk to a state of porridge. Add ½ egg yolk and ½ protein, pre-whipped into a stiff foam, into the minced liver. Mix everything thoroughly and carefully. Prepare a baking dish by greasing it with butter and sprinkling with breadcrumbs. Carefully place the pudding into the mold. Boil water in a wide saucepan. Lower the mold there so that the water reaches half of the mold. Cook for 45 minutes with the lid closed. Ready-made pudding is perfect for mashed potatoes. nine0003

GRAY

If your child doesn't like liver, liver gravy is a great compromise. Multicooker gravy with a rich taste, delicate texture and wonderful aroma can be poured over any porridge.

½ onion cut into half rings and fry for 15 minutes in the “baking” mode. Cut 350 g of washed, peeled liver into pieces and add to the onion. Continue cooking covered for another 10 minutes. At this time, in a glass of boiled water, dilute 1 tbsp. a spoonful of flour and 1 tbsp. a spoonful of sour cream. Pour the prepared mixture into the liver. Mix everything and salt to taste. If desired, you can add bay leaf and cook everything for another 10 minutes in the “quenching” mode. The gravy is ready. If the baby refuses the liver, then he will certainly like the gravy. nine0003

PANCAKES

A year old child can already be offered lightly fried liver in the form of pancakes. An adult baby will be able to eat such solid food in pieces. Twist the liver with a small amount of onion in a meat grinder or beat with a blender. Add salt and thicken with a spoonful of flour. Fry thin pancakes in a hot pan.

SOUP - PUREE

This soup is very similar to liver pudding, but cooked not in a water bath, but on fire. Chicken liver is best for soup. nine0003

Soak 100 g of bread in ½ glass of milk and mix with egg yolk. Grind 100 g of liver and add to bread. Grind everything through a sieve and fill with 1 glass of broth or water and cook for 10 minutes. Salt to taste and season with 2 teaspoons of butter.

To make the soup not so meaty, you can add some potatoes and carrots at your discretion. You can dilute the soup to the desired consistency with broth.

CAKE

A complete ready-to-cook meal for a child - casserole. Cook crumbly porridge from ½ cup of rice in milk and water (½ cup each). Twist 400 g of liver and 1 small onion through a meat grinder and mix with boiled rice. Beat in 2 eggs, salt. Can be seasoned with marjoram and ginger or other spices. Grease a baking dish with 3 tbsp. spoons of oil. Bake the dish for 1 hour at 175 °. nine0003

SOFFLE

Fish liver can be used to make soufflé for your baby. It will be not only tasty, but also very useful.

200 gr boiled potatoes. Beat the cooled potatoes with 50 ml of milk. You can also add a piece of butter. Cod liver (½ jar) mash. Separately beat 1 egg white. Combine potatoes, liver and protein and beat again. Season with salt to taste. You can add lemon juice (½ pcs.) And dried mint (1 teaspoon). Put the prepared mass into a greased and sprinkled with breadcrumbs baking dish. Cook for 20 minutes in the oven at 200°. Slightly cooled soufflé can already be eaten. nine0003

REGULATIONS FOR THE USE OF THE LIVER

Despite the fact that the liver is a very useful and nutritious product, we must not forget that it can also harm the body. And excessive pressure on the child can turn him away from this product for a long time. In order for food to be a joy, you need to remember a few rules.