Pâté de Lapin ( Rabbit Paté )



Certainly one of the most well-known patés... Rabbit meat is original, fine, delicious and light.   The result of this highly simple recipe is marvelous.

Ingredients for eight (08) people :
 
600 gr [11/2 lb] rabbit meat,  (equivalent to one rabbit of 1.5kg [03 lb])  400 gr [01 lb] of sausage meat,  02 large chalots,  02 eggs,  02 Tbspoons sour cream,  05 cl [02 fl oz] cognac or armagnac ,  bay-leaves ; a few blades of parsley,  grated nutmeg, salt & pepper

Recipe :


Bone the rabbit OR have it done by the butcher.  Now ground the meats together with a blade in an electric mixer and when done, pour it in a bowl.
Pre-heat oven to 200°C / 400°F; mince the chalots and parsley, include them with the all other ingredients except the bay-leaves in the bowl.  Everything mix the jointly until well blended by using hands).

Taste and adjust seasoning....flavor needs to be strong for baking will reduce it a little.

In small pâté tureens put the mixture and place one bay leaf on each pâté; bake for forty (40) minutes..
Serve it with the French cornichons, out from the small tureens in an ear-dish on a bed of lettuce..
If you choose to bake in single large tureen,  then put three (03) bay-leaves on and cook it for 1.30 hours (cover it while cooking).


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