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sean
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Posted: Wed Jan 05, 05 2:03 pm Post subject: Liver Pate
Benjamin and I have just spent a happy and productive hour christening the mincer by making pate. We used the recipe from River Cottage Cookbook. Given that I like pate, and Ben likes working the mincer, has anyone got any other recommended recipes?

Behemoth

Joined: 01 Dec 2004
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Location: Leeds

Posted: Wed Jan 05, 05 2:20 pm Post subject:
Real beefburgers starting from a real piece of meat. Mince, little bit of seasoning, grill to taste. Don't know how old Ben is but if he's young I doubt that many of his friends could say they've made their own burger.

cab

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Posted: Wed Jan 05, 05 2:23 pm Post subject:

All depends on what you like. Pates, like terrines, can have pretty near anything in them that you like. I go more for terrines than pates, out of choice, but the ingredients in either will normally be similar.

Try adding something like crushed juniper berries or orange juice and zest. Maybe add some redcurrants if you have any in the freezer. I've added elderberries in the past, and that worked well.

sean
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Posted: Wed Jan 05, 05 2:24 pm Post subject:
Four and a half, so probably none of them. We've made burgers using our butcher's mince, which is pretty good. What cut do you reckon for starting from scratch?

Behemoth

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Posted: Wed Jan 05, 05 2:29 pm Post subject:
No idea - I pay Hugh to tell me that sort of thing - I'd have to consult the good book.

cab

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Posted: Wed Jan 05, 05 2:29 pm Post subject:

sean wrote:

Four and a half, so probably none of them. We've made burgers using our butcher's mince, which is pretty good. What cut do you reckon for starting from scratch?

Skirt is good, if your butcher has any un-minced.

tahir

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Posted: Wed Jan 05, 05 2:30 pm Post subject:
Our eldest loves making burgers she's 4 1/2, we usually use cheap steak, but I add an equal volume of finely chopped mushrooms and onions to the mince.

Northern_Lad

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Posted: Wed Jan 05, 05 2:30 pm Post subject:
I used shoulder steak when I made mine - nice results but I under-seasoned.

sean
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Posted: Wed Jan 05, 05 2:32 pm Post subject:
He will have if I ask. I put a slosh of gin in the pate because I like the taste of juniper, and thought we had some berries but we didn't.

Sarah D

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Posted: Wed Jan 05, 05 3:15 pm Post subject:

My basic recipe is equal amounts, weight wise, of butter and chicken livers; take a pat of butter, melt and add a finely chopped onion and garlic if liked. Rinse chicken livers, shake dry, then add to pan until livers only just cooked. Meanwhile melt the rest of the butter, then add melted butter to liver mixture and blend in a blender/processor until the consistency you like. Put in ramekins or one larger dish, leave to set. Can be covered with clarified butter, and/or frozen.
Additions can be cream, dry sherry, marsala, port, herbs, more garlic, finely chopped mushroom, redcurrants, etc.

nettie

Joined: 02 Dec 2004
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Location: Suffolk

Posted: Wed Jan 05, 05 4:14 pm Post subject:

Funny, I just made pate myself for the first time last night, with the liver left over from the Sunday roast (so only enough pate for 2 rounds of sarnies! A variation on Hughs that I made up all myself

It went like this:
1 chicken liver chopped,
the innards of half a really good pork sausage,
half a shallot,
half a clove of garlic,
fresh breadcrumbs that equate roughly to the half sausage in volume,
half a tsp butter,
a tsp of cream,
a good glug of milk,
a little glug of white wine,
a grind of salt,
2 small sage leaves and a wee bit of thyme

Fried the finely chopped shallot till soft, added the milk and cream and breadcrumbs, stirred, turned off the heat and let stand for 5 mins.

Put the whole lot in a blender and whizzed it till smooth, put it in a buttered ramekin, put a saucer on top and baked it in a bain marie for 45 mins.

Pressed it while cooling. The only thing small enough to press it in the ramekin was a cup full of water!

It's the best pate I've ever tasted and it's all gone now

cab

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Posted: Wed Jan 05, 05 4:40 pm Post subject:
I'm amazed that making pate is such a new thing to some people here. Do you make terrines?

Sarah D

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Posted: Wed Jan 05, 05 5:56 pm Post subject:
Not new to me, I've been doing it for years. Never made a terrine at home, but made lots of various types when in the profession.

Silas

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Location: Staffordshire

Posted: Wed Jan 05, 05 6:04 pm Post subject:
I made the river cottage one for christmas bash . It was a bit strong = I used pig liver, next time I will use lamb I think. Good though, my brother could not get enough of it. Like the idea of cyanne pepper in it, gave it a bit of a kick!

jema
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Posted: Wed Jan 05, 05 6:10 pm Post subject:

Sarah D wrote:

Not new to me, I've been doing it for years. Never made a terrine at home, but made lots of various types when in the profession.

Not new to us either, but rather more unusual than it ought to be

jema

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