Pate Maison Recipes

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.

PATE MAISON

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350*F. Cover the bacon with water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 10 minutes. Drain. Rinse with cold water and reserve.
• 2. Melt the butter in a small skillet. Add the shallots and saute over medium heat until soft. Transfer to mixing bowl.
• 3. Add the pork, veal, chicken livers and garlic. Beat with an electric mixer for 3 minutes.
• 4. Combine nutmeg, thyme, cloves, salt, pepper, brandy, and eggs in a small bowl. Mix until well blended. Add to the meat mixture and mix well.
• 5. Slice ham into strips 1/4" wide.
• 6. Line a 1 1/2 quart terrine with the bacon. Arrange the bacon strips so that there will be enough overhang to cover the pate when the terrine is filled.
• 7. Spread 1/3 of the pate mixture on the bottom of the terrine. Lay 1/2 of the ham strips to voer the pate. Cover with 1/3 of the pate. Repeat the ham layer and top with the remaining pate.
• 8. Fold bacon over the top and place bay leaves on top of the bacon. Cover with a double thickness of aluminum foil and cover with either a terrine lid or a cookie sheet.
• 9. Place the terrine in a roasting pan and fill the pan with enough water to come up 2/3 of the way up the side of the terrine. Bake at 350*F for 1 1/2 hours.
• 10. Remove the terrine from the water bath. Remove lid. Place a bread board on top and weight with a heavy book, brick or whatever you have. Cool completely and refrigerate for at least 2 days. Note: The meats can be ground by your butcher, in a food processor or meat grinder,.