Pate

Parishioners one & all
may be aware that I have been inundated
with car problems...

My weekends,
my waking hours
and, indeed, my very dreams

have been consumed by The Pony.


Nonetheless,

I found a little time for Seth
and made pâte! (yes, 'Tish, pâte!)



I had recently scored a stack of chicken livers
and wished to do something more
than just throw them into the pot.

SO, I consulted the luvverly interwebs
and pulled down a stack of recipes.

Now,
after reading them
(in the privacy of my private umbrella)
I realised that they were all
very very much the same!

Hosanna! I thought,
anyone can make pâte!


Already having many ingredients in The Rectory
I struck out for supplies -
mushrooms,
bacon,
spring onions,
cream
and brandy!

The dozen or so recipes I had collected
all called for some of these thangs

but my challenge

was to put them together in a suitable combination.


Two or three hours later,
after washing things & cutting things & cooking things
(including a full hour separating bacon from bacon fat)
I had the materiel (yea, 'Tish) for pâte!



The second and Most Important part

is making it taste good -

this, chillens, is The Hardest Part!

Now,
it is no matter of chance
that we have Good Thangs in The Rectory.

SO - some herbs, some spices,
a little Communion wine
a little brandy
(one for Le Chef, one for the pot...)

repeated critical appraisals

careful tweaking of flavours

and, even by m'own standards

I had something goo!

As usual, whenever I go exploring in "recipe space"
I don't wanna taste that stuff again for a while.

SO - a week later I revisited my efforts
(~500 grams liver made three take-away containers)

and it was delicious!



Meaty, pungent, spicy, intriguing -

if I had put butter or gelatine on top
it would've been just like a bought one!

SO Parishioners,

making your own personal (signature?) pâte
is simple!

I did it with a blunt knife & a little brandy - that's all!

Have a shot - I'd be pleased to hear of your experiences!


PS: the brandy disappeared suspiciously quickly
but I only recall putting one splash into the magic...

PPS: no ducks were harmed in the production of this pâte.


lerevdr on Sun 19-Nov-2006 @ 20:55 e.s.t [permalink]
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