Beef Liver Pâté w/ Caramelized Onion on Toasted Sourdough
The most nutrient-dense mitochondrial food available — in an elegant, accessible format.
Gram for gram, beef liver delivers more CoQ10, B vitamins + mitochondrial cofactors than almost any other food on the planet.
Liver is the most concentrated source of the nutrients mitochondria depend on most — CoQ10, B vitamins, iron + copper — in their most bioavailable form. Caramelized onions add prebiotic fructooligosaccharides that support the gut bacteria responsible for synthesizing additional B vitamins. Sourdough fermentation reduces phytic acid, improving mineral absorption + making the micronutrients on this plate more accessible at the cellular level.
Beef Liver Pâté
400g beef liver, trimmed
3 tbsp grass-fed butter, plus extra to seal
1 small onion, finely diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 sprigs fresh thyme
2 tbsp brandy or chicken broth
Sea salt + black pepper, to taste
Pink peppercorns + fresh thyme, to finish
Caramelized Onions
2 large onions, thinly sliced
1 tbsp grass-fed butter
1 tsp balsamic vinegar
Pinch of sea salt
Benefits
Beef liver → the single most concentrated dietary source of CoQ10, essential for mitochondrial electron transport; also delivers the full B vitamin suite required at every stage of ATP production
Grass-fed butter → contains CoQ10 + fat-soluble vitamins that support mitochondrial membrane integrity + absorption of liver's nutrient content
Garlic → organosulfur compounds activate Nrf2 pathways that protect mitochondrial DNA from oxidative damage generated during energy production
Fresh thyme → rosmarinic acid + flavonoids neutralize free radicals produced as a byproduct of mitochondrial activity
Caramelized onions → fructooligosaccharides feed the gut bacteria responsible for synthesizing B vitamins, extending the mitochondrial support of this plate beyond the liver itself
Sourdough → fermentation reduces phytic acid, improving bioavailability of the iron + copper mitochondria require for electron transport chain function