Chicken Liver Pate with Redcurrant Gelee Recipe

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 tsp chopped garlic
• 1 lb chicken livers, cleaned and cut in half
• 1 1/2 tsp fresh thyme or 1/2 tsp dried
• 1 star anise (optional)
• Salt and freshly ground pepper
• 1 Tbsp sherry vinegar
• 1 Tbsp Cognac
• Topping
• 2 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
• Gelee
• 1/4 cup redcurranr jelly
• 2 Tbsp sweet wine
• 2 Tbsp chopped dried cherries