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1 1/2 pounds venison — boneless
2 pounds pork belly — cured
3 shallot — sliced
2 cloves garlic — sliced
1/4 cup dry red wine
1/2 cup gin
3/4 cup brandy
5 juniper berries — crushed
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon coarse salt
3/4 teaspoon ground thyme
3/4 teaspoon ground rosemary — 1/4 inch thick
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 bay leaf
***** 1/2 pound chicken livers
4 eggs
1 pound bacon — thinly sliced
1/2 pound dried cranberries
1 teaspoon thyme
6 bay leaves
1 cup *RED WINE JELLY
Cut meat into 1″ cubes. Sautee shallots and garlic until wilted
in a little of the rendered pork fat, let cool. In a bowl, combine
the meats, wine, gin, and 1/4 cup brandy with the salt, pepper,
juniper and spices. Cover tightly for at least 2 days (up to 1 week
is fine), until the meat has absorbed all the liquid. Remove the
bay leaf. To reconstitute the dried cranberries, place them in a
small pan with 1/2 cup brandy. Bring to a boil, turn off the heat,
cover the pot, and let them steep until they are soft and all the
brandy is absorbed, about 1/2 hour. Chop the cranberries coarse.
Grind the meat, being careful not to force the meat through the
grinder. Add the cranberries to the meat mixture after it has been
ground. In a food processor, puree the chicken livers with the
eggs. Strain the mixture and add to the meat mixture. Vigorously
mix and knead the pate mixture with your hands for at least 5
minutes; it will all come together into a mass. From time to time,
wet your fingers with cold water and pat the mixture. When your
hands do not stick, it is ready. Line a 1 1/2 quart terrine with
the bacon slices. Put the meat into the terrine and pat it well to
get out all air pockets and mound the meat about 1/4″ above the top
of the pan. With your finger, make a groove all around the rim of
the pan. Spoon a line of dried thyme down the top of the pate and
decorate with the bay leaves. Fold over the bacon. Cover tightly
with foil. Preheat oven to 425′. Set the terrine in a roasting pan
and pour boiling water to come halfway up the sides of the terrine.
Bake to an internal temperature of 155′ (about 2 hours). When done
remove from oven and press the pate to force out the juices. Weight
the pate and let cool. When it cools to room temperature,
refrigerate the weighted pate. The next day, remove the weights and
the foil and remove any congealed fat or juices. Wrap well in
plastic wrap or foil.
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