French Pate


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Ingredients

2 pounds Veal, shoulder, cubed
1 pound Pork, shoulder, cubed
1 pound Chicken, livers
2 Duck, breasts, cut in strips, chicken breasts may
2 cups Wine, white
6 Bay leaves
1 teaspoon Rosemary
1 teaspoon Thyme
pound Fatback, thinly sliced
pound Fatback, cubed
Salt (to taste)
Pepper (to taste)
1 tablespoon Allspice
2 teaspoons Thyme
cup Flour
2 lrgs Eggs
2 ounces Brandy

Preparation

1
Put the meat in a bowl and add wine, bay leaves, and 1 teaspoon of thyme. Let the mixture marinate in the refrigerator for 2 days.
2
Line a terrine with the pork fat.
3
Grind up the meats (except the duck) and toss in a bowl with salt, pepper, allspice, and 2 teaspoons thyme, flour, eggs, and brandy.
4
Pack half of the mixture into the lined terrine.
5
Add the duck breasts and fat strips, then cover with the remaining forcemeat.
6
Cover the contents of the terrine with foil and a good lid (to weight it down and keep the filling from puffing up and running over the side) and bake in a larger pan filled with water to half the depth of the terrine.
7
Bake at 280 F for 2 to 3 hours or until the juices are clear.
8
Remove lid and cool.

Tools

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Tags:

European
cro
France
French
Mediterranean
appetizers
pates

Yield:

1.0 servings

Added:

Friday, February 12, 2010 - 2:18am

Creator:

Anonymous

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