Turkish Mutton Pate
Origin: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Source: Elena Molokhovets (Елена Молоховец), 1901
Ingredients
- 2 funt boneless fatty mutton
- 1/2 funt smoked ham
- 1 carrot / parsley / celery / leek / onion
- 13 grains English pepper (allspice)
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 stakan rice
- 1/2 funt butter
- nutmeg
- 2 rusks
- 1 spoon flour
- 1/4 lemon or 1 spoon capers lemon or capers
- 1 batch dough
Instructions
- Boil the mutton soft with roots and ham; strain and skim the broth.
- Stew rice in the broth with butter until crumbly; add nutmeg and mix in the diced ham.
- Layer rice and mutton in a dish, cover with dough, and bake.
- Make a broth-and-flour sauce with lemon/capers; pour into the pate and serve.