Liver Pate
From: Marie-Thé, Quebec, Canada
Comments: Preparation time : 20 minutes
Cooking time : 2 hours
Servings: 13 pounds [6 kg]
IngredientsPreparation
  • 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon [75 g] butter
  • 1/3 cup [80 mL] celery dices
  • 1 1/4 cups [310 mL] chopped onion
  • 6 pounds [2.8 kg] pork liver
  • 6 pounds [2.8 kg] lard
  • 6 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons [30 mL] salt
  • 2 teaspoons [10 mL] pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon [2.5 mL] thyme
  • 11 1/2 ounces [325 g] lard slices
  • Preheat oven to 450°F [230°C].
  • Brown together celery dices and chopped onion into melted butter.
  • Mince pork liver, lard and browned vegetables 3 times into a mincer using a fine blade.
  • Add eggs, salt, pepper and thyme.
  • Mix well.
  • Pour into an 8-cup [2-L] mold already lined with lard slices.
  • Bake into preheated oven over hot water for 30 minutes.
  • Lower oven tempeature to 300°F [150°C].
  • Bake for 90 minutes more.