Ham Pate

13 ingredients
10 steps

Ingredients

  • 1/2 lb. fresh ham, ground
  • 1/2 lb. cooked ham, cut in 1/4-inch strips
  • 1 lb. pork, ground
  • 1 lb. pork fat, ground
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1/4 tsp. juniper berries, crushed
  • 1/4 c. brandy
  • salt and pepper
  • 6 slices bacon
  • 1 large Bermuda or Spanish onion, chopped very fine
  • 10 large fresh mushrooms
  • 2 chicken bouillon cubes
  • 1 (10 oz.) can cream of mushroom soup

Directions

  1. 1
    Brown onion very slowly in butter.
  2. 2
    Stir often.
  3. 3
    Wash mushrooms; slice and chop into small pieces, stems and all.
  4. 4
    Add these to the onion after about 1/2 hour.
  5. 5
    Keep on cooking for another 1/2 hour, adding more butter.
  6. 6
    When all the water from mushrooms has evaporated, crumble chicken bouillon cubes over mushroom and onion mixture.
  7. 7
    Pour in the mushroom soup.
  8. 8
    Stir and scrape to get all the good brown residue from the bottom of pan and to spread the bouillon cubes throughout.
  9. 9
    Transfer to a chafing dish and pass crackers or Melba toast.
  10. 10
    Let guests spread their own.

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