Pork and Pistachio Pate

Name: Pork and Pistachio Pate
Prep time: 4 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 16 min
Yield: 8 one-inch slices
Cuisine: french
Ingredients: 1 1/2 pounds pork sausage meat; 1/2 cup cold butter, cut into pieces; 4 ounces yellow onions, peeled and cut into quarters; 3 cloves garlic, smashed, peeled and chopped; 2 tablespoons brandy; 2 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme; 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano; 1 teaspoon ground fennel seeds; 3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper; Salt to taste (optional); 2 ounces toasted pistachio nuts (see Micro-Tips)

By Barbara Kafka

Updated Oct. 11, 2023

Total Time: 16 minutes
Prep Time: 4 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Rating: 4(5)
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Ingredients

Yield:8 one-inch slices

1½pounds pork sausage meat
½cup cold butter, cut into pieces
4ounces yellow onions, peeled and cut into quarters
3cloves garlic, smashed, peeled and chopped
2tablespoons brandy
2½teaspoons dried thyme
1½teaspoons dried oregano
1teaspoon ground fennel seeds
¾teaspoon ground black pepper
Salt to taste (optional)
2ounces toasted pistachio nuts (see Micro-Tips)

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Preparation

Step 1
Place all ingredients except salt and pistachio nuts in bowl of food processor and process until smooth. Wrap 1 teaspoon of mixture in microwave plastic wrap. Cook at 100 percent power in a 650- to 700- watt oven for 45 seconds. Remove from oven and uncover. Taste for saltiness and add salt to mixture if desired.
Step 2
Scrape pate mixture into a bowl and stir in pistachio nuts. Transfer to a glass or ceramic loaf pan, 9 by 5 by 3 inches, that either has a nonstick surface or has been sprayed with nonstick vegetable spray. Smooth out surface with a spatula. Cover pan with microwave plastic wrap. Cook at 100 percent power for 12 minutes. Prick plastic to release steam.
Step 3
Remove from oven and uncover. Cut a piece of cardboard to just fit the loaf pan and cover with aluminum foil. Place over pate in pan. Refrigerate with 2 or 3 heavy cans on top overnight.
Step 4
Run a thin knife around the inside edge of pan to loosen pate. Invert onto a serving plate.