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Thursday, October 16, 2014

Liver Pate' the French have nothing on this one!

LIVER PATE`
Serves 8 
Ingredients:
1 pound goose livers or chicken Livers
1 medium onion chopped
6 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 stick Butter
1 1/2 tsp. Mrs. Dash's seasoning
 Cracked pepper  to taste
1/2 tsp. Thyme, dried
1 tsp. Seasoned Salt
1/2 to 1 Cup Sour Cream
1/2 Cup Red Wine
6 Strips Bacon, Crisp
1 tsp. Onion and Garlic Powder

1 pie crust
PREPARATION:
Cook bacon until crisp and set aside.  Melt butter in pan on low, add onions, garlic, drained liver, Mrs. Dash's seasoning, cracked pepper, thyme, seasoned salt, onion and garlic powder, and cook for about 10 to 15 minutes on simmer.  Then add the red wine and cook for another 5 minutes.  Now add sour cream and stir for another 3 to 4 minutes then remove from heat and place mixture into a blender adding the bacon and blend till mixed till smooth texture.  Chill overnight. Then optional:  Place pate' in a pie crust and bake until golden brown.

Hello foodies out there in web land I believe that fall has arrived where we live.  Nice and cool outside and getting ready for some real comfort foods coming your way with recipes that will warm your tummy and want your tongue want to lick your belly.  This recipe was used with the first group of Les Marmitons members out of Canton, Ga.  We made Beef Wellington and was it tasty. Any who when it comes to Liver pate' I think it was probable born out of the need to use every part of the animal that was slaughtered.  The first place i saw that it originated is like thousands of years ago in ancient Greece by Athenian butchers who sold their meats at markets.  It was considered a Meat Pie.  It became  French cuisine around 1784 by Marie Antoine Careme where it was served at dinners.  Then on November 11, 1918, Escoffier was serving a meal signifying "The Great War" ending, made up a recipe out of the left overs he had with few supplies and little meat added truffles and moist breadcrumbs to the mix and it was served at the Carlton Restaurant so I've read.
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