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1 lb (2 cup) boneless skinless
Raw rabbits/partridge/ Pheasant/duck or other game Cut into 1/4
inch strips
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1/8 ts Thyme
1/4 ts Salt
1/4 ts Pepper
1/8 ts Allspice
1 tb Finely minced green onions
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1/2 c Coganc
1/2 c Very finely minced onions
2 tb Butter
3/4 lb Lean pork and 3/4 lb lean
Veal finely ground together 2 Eggs lightly beaten
1 1/2 ts Salt
1/8 ts Pepper
1/4 ts Allspice
1/2 ts Thyme
1 cl Garlic crushed
1 lb Bacon blanched to remove
Salt 1 Bay leaf
First, marinate the strips of game. In a non-reactive bowl, mix
together the marinade ingredients, the cognac, salt and pepper,
thyme, allspice and green onions. Add strips of game and marinate
while preparing stuffing. For stuffing, cook onions slowly in the
butter until tender. Scrape into large mixing bowl. Pour cognac
into same skillet and boil until reduced by half, scraping bottom
of skillet to loosen any pan drippings. Scrape into bowl with
onions. Add pork and veal, beaten eggs, salt, pepper, allspice,
thyme and garlic. Beat vigorously with wooden spoon until
thoroughly blended. To assemble pate, line bottom and sides of laof
pan with blanched bacon (to blanch plunge bacon into boiling water,
remove immediately and drain briefly under cold running water),
reserving a few strips for top of pate. Drain game strips,
reserving marinade. Beat marinade into stuffing. Divide stuffing
into three parts. Dip hands in cold water and arrange first third
of the stuffing in bottom of loaf pan. COver with half the strips
of game. Repeat layers, another third of stuffing and remaining
half of game strips. SPread remaining thrid of stuffing on top.
Place bay leaf on top and cover with remaining blanched bacon.
COver top of pan with aluminum foil and set in larger pan of
boiling water (water should come about halfway up the outside of
loaf pan). Bake in oven preheated to 350 degrees for 1 1/2 hours.
Remove loaf pan from water and place another loaf pan (preferably
glass so it’s heavy enough to weight down the pate) on top of
foil-wrapped pate. Cool pate at room temperature several hours or
overnight. Chill, still weighted. Serve in slices with
crackers.NOTE: A “pinch” is about 1/8 ts.
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