Perfect Homemade Pâté with Chunks of Meat

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You're grinding liver, lard, and pork shoulder with seasonings, then baking the mixture low and slow in a water bath for two hours—the trickiest part is getting the water level right around the baking dish. The payoff is a rich, deeply flavorful pâté that's worlds apart from anything store-bought, especially after it cools overnight so all those flavors can settle in.

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    Grind and season the meat

    Grind the liver (any poultry liver works), lard and pork shoulder through a meat grinder. Season the mixture with salt, pepper and fresh thyme. Feel free to add a shot of brandy — it will only do the pâté good. I like to season mine with a French pâté spice blend I brought back from France.

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    Transfer to a baking dish

    You can line your baking dish with slices of streaky bacon if you like, but it's not essential. Transfer the meat mixture into the dish, pressing it down firmly and smoothing the top.

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  3. Cover the dish

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    Cover the dish

    Cover with a lid. If your dish doesn't have one, you can cover the surface with foil instead — or leave it uncovered, as I do, for a nicely browned top.

Perfect Homemade Pâté with Chunks of Meat

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Active time total 2 h 25 min
Prep 25 min Cook 2 h
Plus overnight of resting (not counted in active time)
8 Ingredients
6 Steps
Hard Difficulty

Ingredients — what you'll need

You only need 8 ingredients

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What's in it?

2597 kcal

Calories

3 g

Carbohydrates

271 g

Fats

35 g

Proteins

The nutritional information is an estimate and may vary based on the specific ingredients used.

About this recipe

I love making homemade pâté. No store-bought version ever tastes as good to me as the one I make myself. My whole family loves pâté, so I end up making it fairly often. It's really simple, and homemade pâté tastes completely different from anything you'd buy in a shop. Don't believe me? Try it with my recipe.

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