Country Pate Gourmet Group Food

COUNTRY PATE GOURMET GROUP

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350-degrees. Lightly coat a long, Pullman pan or several small loaf-pans with cooking spray. Set aside. In small bowl, place chicken livers in port and marinate for about 1 hour. Then whirl in food processor until well chopped. Turn into a bowl and add remaining ingredients, mixing well before adding pork and beef. Press into pan (s) and cover tightly with foil. Bake for 1 1/2 hours. Remove from oven and when slightly cooled, carefully drain off liquid. Replace foil and lay heavy cans covering the surface of the pate. Chill 8-24 hours. Keeps up to 5 days. Gets more tasty with age.
• NOTE: cooked pate may not be frozen successfully, but you can prep it and put it in a foil-lined pan and freeze it, uncooked, until you are ready for it. Then defrost before proceeding with the baking instructions.

COUNTRY LIVER PATE

Steps:

• 1. In skillet over medium high heat, melt 1/4 cup butter, may add more as needed, stir in livers, mushrooms, onions, salt and garlic. Try not to use over orginal 1/4 cup
• 2. Cook till livers are lightly browned, but still light pink inside. Stir in wine and hot sauce, cover and simmer 5 minutes. Cool to warm.
• 3. In covered blender at medium speed, blend mixture and 1/2 cup butter till smooth, stopping and scraping sides. (mixture will be thin)
• 4. Pour into a 3 cup container, cover and refrigerate for 3-4 hours or till firm. Serve with assorted crackers and cbheese.

CHEF JOHN'S PATE DE CAMPAGNE

Steps:

• Combine cloves, nutmeg, ginger, and cayenne pepper in a small bowl to make spice mixture.
• Place pork shoulder, duck meat, chopped bacon, chicken livers, onion, shallot, parsley, cognac, salt, garlic, pepper, 3/4 teaspoon spice mixture, and pink curing salt in a large bowl. Mix thoroughly until evenly distributed. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate about 2 hours.
• Whisk cream, bread crumbs, and eggs together in a bowl.
• Transfer pork mixture to a rimmed baking sheet lined with a silicone mat or parchment. Freeze for 15 to 20 minutes to facilitate grinding the meat.
• Grind pork mixture into a bowl using the meat-grinder attachment of a stand mixer. Add dried cherries and pistachios. Add the cream mixture; fold gently until just combined.
• Arrange bacon strips crosswise in a 9x5-inch loaf pan, letting ends hang over the edges of the pan. Trim some strips to fit the ends of the pan.
• Fill pan to the top with the ground pork mixture; smooth the top. Cover surface with strips of bacon. Fold side bacon piece edges over the top. Cover with a piece of parchment cut to fit the top of the pan; wrap tightly with heavy duty aluminum foil.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Transfer pan to a deep pot or Dutch oven. Pour in hot tap water to reach 1/2 to 2/3 of the way up the side of the pan. Cover.
• Bake in the preheated oven until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads 155 degrees F (68 degrees C), 1 3/4 to 2 hours.
• Transfer pan to a paper-towel lined surface to absorb any moisture. If mixture has risen above the top edge of the pan, press it down with a heavy pan. Remove the aluminum foil, leaving the parchment paper on top. Transfer pan to a paper-towel-lined baking dish. Cut a piece of cardboard to be slightly smaller than the top of the pan. Wrap with aluminum foil and place on the parchment paper. Press down with weights like canned food.
• Refrigerate at least 8 hours to chill and compress the pate.
• To unmold the pate, pour very hot water into a large bowl. Dip mold into hot water for 1 to 2 seconds. Turn out onto a paper-towel-lined dish; chill again before slicing.