Layered Picnic Pate Recipe
Ingredients
1 slightly beaten egg
1/2 cup skim milk
3/4 cup soft bread crumbs
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
2 tablespoons snipped fresh parsley
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
1/4 teaspoon dried sage, crushed
12 ounces ground veal
12 ounces lean ground beef or pork
4 ounces fresh whole green beans, cooked
2 hard cooked eggs, quartered lengthwise
1 medium carrot, cut into 3 inch sticks and cooked
Directions
In a mixing bowl combine egg and milk.
Stir in bread crumbs, onion, parsley, oregano, thyme, sage, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper.
Add veal and beef; mix well.
Pat one fourth of the meat mixture into an 8x4x2 inch loaf pan.
Arrange green beans atop meat.
Top with another one fourth of the meat mixture.
Arrange hard cooked eggs atop meat.
Top with another one fourth of the meat mixture, the carrot strips, and remaining meat mixture.
Bake in a 350° oven for 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours.
Remove fat with a baster or spoon as it accumulates during cooking.
Cool in pan for 10 minutes.
Drain off any remaining fat.
Cover with foil.
To weight pate, place canned vegetables or other heavy object on loaf in pan.
Chill overnight.
Remove weight.
Remove pate from pan; cut into 8 slices.
Stir in bread crumbs, onion, parsley, oregano, thyme, sage, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper.
Add veal and beef; mix well.
Pat one fourth of the meat mixture into an 8x4x2 inch loaf pan.
Arrange green beans atop meat.
Top with another one fourth of the meat mixture.
Arrange hard cooked eggs atop meat.
Top with another one fourth of the meat mixture, the carrot strips, and remaining meat mixture.
Bake in a 350° oven for 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours.
Remove fat with a baster or spoon as it accumulates during cooking.
Cool in pan for 10 minutes.
Drain off any remaining fat.
Cover with foil.
To weight pate, place canned vegetables or other heavy object on loaf in pan.
Chill overnight.
Remove weight.
Remove pate from pan; cut into 8 slices.