14 good pate Recipes

pastry, all-purpose flour, butter, egg, sour cream, salt, ground beef, ground pork, ground veal, chopped mushrooms, shredded gruyere cheese (or good swiss like emmentaler), chopped onion, chopped fresh parsley & thyme, kosher salt & freshly cracked black pepper to taste, egg yolks, beaten, sour cream for accompaniment, fresh dill for accompaniment

de foie gras, calf liver, ground pork fat, milk, liver stock, onion (chopped ), garlic to taste, crackers, salt & pepper to taste, sage, margarine, thyme, bay leaf (crumbled ), boil liver 1/2 hour , remove fibers, grind liver, crackers, onion and, garlic ; mix well as each ingredient is added. cook in hot oven 1 1/2 hours, placing container (mold) in pan of water, mold should be covered with parchment or waxed paper for 1st hour. remove from hot water after 1st hour., mock pate de foie gras (liver), liver sausage (jones very good) 2 tbsp. brandy, butter herbs (thyme, margarine, tarragon), duxelles (mushroom hash) fresh parsley, garlic (2- 4 cloves) 1 small can chopped black olives, wine (gallo chablis is fine)

dry white wine (just under 1/2 cup), brandy (or cognac or whisky, just under 1/2 cup), port wine, good quality (just under 1/2 cup), onion, finely chopped, garlic cloves, peeled, crushed, chopped, fresh thyme (i used a handful of sprigs, or use 1 tbsp dried), chicken livers (just over 1 lb, about 1 lb 2 oz), butter, salt (or more , to taste), pepper, black, coarse, pistachio nuts (this is 3 1/2 oz. use any other nut specified)

red salmon, drained, minced onions, fresh lemon juice, grated lemon rind, mayonnaise, butter or 1/2 cup margarine, melted, fresh dill or 1/4 tsp dried dill, salt and black pepper

good-quality whole wheat bread, sliced (ok if stale), unsalted vegetable broth, tahini, miso (red , mugi, and hatcho miso are all fine), toasted sesame oil, garlic cloves, mashed, onion, finely chopped, chopped fresh parsley, dry sherry , more as needed, thyme, sage (or rosemary), allspice, fresh ground black pepper

never underestimate the strength and courage of a woman that is really mad at you., this sturdy woman on may 8,1492,not just badly defeated but completely routed the english forces under sir john talbat from the fortress dominating orleans., sir talbot had stated not once but many times that this fortress was absolutely impregnable ,on that eventful day it is said that joan s only food was a peice of bread spread with pate de foie gras made for her by her army cook jean baptiste patrie., altou this was in all probability made with goose liver and wild truffles,you can make this with, good liver sausage ,cut open and place the contents in a bowl., buy a can of stems and pieces of mushrooms,open and drain., now take enough of the mushroom pieces to equal the bulk of the liver sausage., run the pieces through a meat grinder,or chop up fine ., then mix will with liver sausage and spread on crackers or bread., maybe you will feel victorious like she must have on that day ,but remember, in retrospect ,i guess they took revenge and you could say,they had a marshmallow roast at her expense.

firm smoked fish, cream cheese, sour cream, lemon juice, ginger, tomato paste, good pinch sugar, freshly ground black pepper

onion, chopped, butter (i know it seems alot, but it does give the pate the perfect consistency), chicken livers, cleaned and chopped, mixed herbs (a good shaking ), apricot brandy, salt, fresh ground black pepper , to taste, melted butter, bay leaf

chicken livers, chopped onions, crushed garlic, butter, hard-boiled eggs, chopped, softened butter, good brandy, salt and pepper, ground mace, extra melted butter , to seal the pate

unflavored gelatin, cold water, white sugar, very strong black coffee, kahlua, unflavored gelatin, cold water, egg yolks, white sugar, hot milk, good quality bittersweet chocolate, melted, whipping cream (35% milk fat), chocolate curls , optional

smoked salmon, slices (good quality ), smoked salmon, slices (golden roast ), smoked mackerel fillets, tomato ketchup, chopped fresh dill, butter, softened, full fat soft cheese (a creamy type is best), cayenne pepper, unwaxed lemon , grated zest & juice of, creamed horseradish, toasted whole wheat bread , cut into triangles (or toasted melba), lemon, cut into thin wedges, mixed salad green

beef tenderloin steaks, madeira wine, smooth pate, good quality but not country style, cognac