Description
Lightly flavored pate with pork and beef
Ingredients
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 pound beef, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 pound pork, cut into 1-inch cubes
Seasoning salt, to taste
1/2 pound pork belly, cut into 1-inch pieces
2 onions, peeled and quarterd
2 stalks celery, roughly chopped
5 – 10 dried mushrooms, soaked in hot water for 20 minutes
1 bay leaf
5 whole allspice
5 black peppercorns
3 juniper berries
7 cups water
1/2 pound chicken livers
1 large bread roll
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2 teaspoon ground marjoram
3 teaspoons sea salt
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
pinch ground nutmeg
breadcrumbs for pan
Instructions
Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in Dutch oven or stock pot
Season beef and pork with seasoning salt, brown beef, remove from pan and brown pork
Return beef to pan along with pork belly, onion, celery, rehydrated mushrooms and the liquid (but be careful not to pour in any sediment or debris that was on the mushrooms), bay leaf, allspice, peppercorns, juniper berries, and water, bring to a boil, cover, and simmer for 2 to 3 hours, meat should be very tender, remove from heat
In another pan, blanch chicken livers by putting them in boiling water for 30 seconds, drain,a and rinse off any scum or foam
Add chicken livers and roll to pot with meat/veggie mixture, cool for 1 hour
Preheat oven to 350
Drain, run the mixture through a meat grinder, twice, mixture should be very moist, add eggs, marjoram, salt, white pepper, and nutmeg
Grease two 8 x 4 inch loaf pans, and dust with bread crumbs, bake for 45 – 50 minutes
Cool, and refrigerate over night before serving