Pork Sausage Terrine Food

PORK TERRINE

Steps:

• Put the pork, garlic, thyme and brandy in a bowl, cover and leave to marinate for a few hours or overnight in the fridge. Heat the oven to 180c/fan 160c/gas 4 and butter a terrine mould or loaf tin.
• Starting with the base and sides, line the mould with strips of bacon making sure they are slightly overlapping and leave the ends hanging over the edge. This will be the top when you turn it out so do it as neatly as you can. Line the ends of the mould.
• Break up the sausage meat with a fork then put it in the bowl with the marinated pork, sage, chives and olives and season well. mix throughly. Fry a small piece of the mix and check seasoning. Add more if it needs it.
• Fill the lined dish with half of the pork mixture, pressing it down into the corners.
• Arrange the cornichons in 3 rows down the centre.
• Pack the remaining pork on top and then flatten and stretch the bacon over so the top is neatly covered. Trim any ends. cover with buttered foil and wrap the whole terrine in a double layer of clingfilm.
• Put the terrine in a roasting tin, half fill with boiling water and bake for 1 hour. Leave to cool completely then chill overnight. For a firmer texture press the terrine as it chills using a board with some tins stacked on top.
• Release the terrine by unwrapping then dipping the dish briefly in hot water and turning it out onto a plate or board. Serve with more cornichons.

PORK, APRICOT AND PISTACHIO TERRINE

Steps:

• Put the pork, garlic, 1 thyme sprig and the brandy in a bowl, cover and leave to marinate overnight in the fridge.
• Heat the oven to 180c/fan 160c/gas 4. Butter a 1kg terrine mould or loaf tin, put the remaining sprig of thyme in the bottom and line it with overlapping strips of bacon, leaving any extra hanging over the edge. Loosen the sausage meat with a fork, add it to the bowl with the marinated pork and mix well. Stir through the parsley, chives and pistachios and season well. Pinch off a small amount and fry until cooked. Taste and add more seasoning to the mix if needed.
• Pack the terrine with half of the pork mixture and lay the apricots in a row down the centre. Pack the remaining pork on top, flatten and stretch over the bacon. Cover with buttered foil and wrap the whole terrine in a double layer of clingfilm.
• Put the terrine in a roasting tin half filled with boiling water and bake for 1 hour. Cool and chill overnight. You can press the terrine as it cools in the fridge using a board with a couple of tins on top. This will give a firmer texture. release the terrine by dipping it briefly in hot water and turning it out onto a plate. There will be some jelly around the terrine, which you can either leave on or scrape off. Serve with cornichons.

EASY PORK SAUSAGE AND ORANGE TERRINE

Steps:

• NOTE: Make this dish the day before, or even 2 days before you want to serve it: it improves on standing.
• Pre-heat oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.
• Put the pork sausage meat in a bowl, then add the rest of the ingredients except the bacon. Mix well.
• Using a medium bread tin or terrine, grease lightly, then line it with the rashers of streaky bacon.
• Spoon in the pork sausage meat mixture, pressing in lightly, and smooth with the back of a spoon.
• Fold over any excess streaky bacon rashers over the top of the terrine.
• Bake for 1 hour, or until slightly risen and firm. Let it cool to warm. Don't pour off fats and liquid now, as much will be reabsorbed into the terrine. (You can discard extra fat when you un-mould it later)
• Using a cleaned clay brick, wrap it in 2 thickness's of foil and put on the terrine to weigh it down. When cold, keep in fridge overnight. (You can also use kitchen weights or a large, heavy tin)
• To serve, un-mould and garnish to taste, serve with mustard, pickles, chutney, salad leaves, crusty bread and tomatoes.

COUNTRY TERRINE

Steps:

• Assemble and marinate terrine:
• Cook onion in butter in a 10-inch heavy skillet, covered, over moderately low heat, stirring frequently, until soft, about 10 minutes. Add garlic and thyme and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Transfer to a large bowl set in a bowl of ice.
• While onion cools, pulse salt, peppercorns, allspice, nutmeg, and bay leaf in grinder until finely ground. Add to onion mixture and whisk in cream, eggs, and brandy until combined well.
• Pulse chicken livers in a food processor until finely chopped, then add to onion mixture along with ground pork and veal and mix together well with your hands or a wooden spoon. Stir in ham cubes.
• Line bottom and long sides of terrine mold crosswise with about 6 to 9 strips of bacon, arranging them close together (but not overlapping) and leaving a 1/2- to 2-inch overhang. Fill terrine evenly with ground-meat mixture, rapping terrine on counter to compact it (it will mound slightly above edge). Cover top of terrine lengthwise with 2 or 3 more bacon slices if necessary to cover completely, and fold overhanging ends of bacon back over these. Cover terrine with plastic wrap and chill at least 8 hours to marinate meats.
• Bake terrine:
• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 325°F.
• Discard plastic wrap and cover terrine tightly with a double layer of foil.
• Bake terrine in a water bath until thermometer inserted diagonally through foil at least 2 inches into center of terrine registers 155 to 160°F, 1 3/4 to 2 hours. Remove foil and let terrine stand in mold on a rack, 30 minutes.
• Weight terrine:
• Put terrine in mold in a cleaned baking pan. Put a piece of parchment or wax paper over top of terrine, then place on top of parchment another same-size terrine mold or a piece of wood or heavy cardboard cut to fit inside mold and wrapped in foil. Put 2 to 3 (1-pound) cans on terrine or on wood or cardboard to weight cooked terrine. Chill terrine in pan with weights until completely cold, at least 4 hours. Continue to chill terrine, with or without weights, at least 24 hours to allow flavors to develop.
• To serve:
• Run a knife around inside edge of terrine and let stand in mold in a pan with 1 inch of hot water (to loosen bottom) 2 minutes. Tip terrine mold (holding terrine) to drain excess liquid, then invert a cutting board over terrine, reinvert terrine onto cutting board, and gently wipe outside of terrine (bacon strips) with a paper towel. Let terrine stand at room temperature for 30 minutes before serving, then transfer to a platter if desired and cut, as needed, into 1/2-inch-thick slices.

CHICKEN AND PORK TERRINE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Place bacon on a board and stretch it using back of knife. Arrange it in overlapping slices over the base and sides of a 2 lb loaf pan.
• Cut 4oz of the chicken into 4 inch long strips. Sprinkle with lemon juice and set aside. Put the rest of the chicken in a food processor with ground pork and onion and process until fairly smooth.
• Add the eggs, parsley, salt and peppercorns to the meat mixture and process just to blend.
• Spoon half the mixture into the loaf pan and then level the surface.
• Arrange the reserved chicken strips on top, then spoon in the remaining meat mixture and smooth the top. Give the pan a couple of sharp taps on the work surface to knock out any air pockets.
• Cover the loaf pan with a piece of oiled foil and put it in a roasting pan. Pour in enough hot water to come halfway up the sides of the pan.
• Bake for 45-50 minutes until terrine is firm.
• Let cool in pan before turning out onto serving plate and chilling in the refrigerator.
• Serve the terrine in slices with lettuce leaves and radishes and the wedges of lemon for squeezing.

PORK AND VENISON TERRINE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Pass the pork shoulder and venison through the medium die of a grinder for a coarse grind. Place the chicken liver in the bowl of a food processor and pulse to a fine paste. Combine the liver, pork and venison in a large bowl that has been chilled in the refrigerator. Chop the onion, garlic, thyme and parsley in the processor until very fine and add to the meats in the cold bowl. Combine the salt, pepper, eggs, cream, brandy, flour, cinnamon and mace and add to the meat mixture. Mix well and chill the entire mixture for 30 minutes. Line a large loaf tin with plastic wrap, pour the terrine mixture in, tamping down to insure an even layer. Cook the terrine in a water bath in the oven by heating some water in a tea kettle, place the prepared terrine into a roasting pan set in the oven, and pour the hot water into the roasting pan, being careful not to get any water into the terrine. Bake for about 90 minutes or until the meat reaches an internal temperature of 155 degrees. Remove from the oven and cool. Place a sheet of plastic wrap over the terrine, poking holes in the plastic so that hot air can escape. Place 2 to 3 pounds of weight (such as dry beans still in the bag) on top of the plastic wrap to weigh down and compress the terrine and refrigerate overnight. Remove from the oven and cool. Refrigerate overnight and serve cold with mustard, pickles and green bean salad.;