Goose Liver Pate
Origin: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Source: Elena Molokhovets (Елена Молоховец), 1901
Ingredients
- goose livers
- funt lard (shpik)
- sardines
- stakan Provencal (olive) oil
- lemon
- young hen fillets
- shallots / champignons / smoked ham
- funt butter
- eggs
- stakan smetana
- Parmesan or Swiss cheese
- batch dough
Instructions
- Soak the goose livers in milk, lard with lard and sardines, and marinate in hot oil and lemon 2 hours.
- Pound a hen forcemeat with lard, shallots, champignons, ham and spices; bind with a soft egg omelette.
- Line a dough case with smetana and cheese; layer forcemeat, livers with marinade, forcemeat and sliced lard; close with a lid.
- Bake, finishing 1/4 hour after it boils; serve with sauce 286/283 or a red sauce.