ingredients - info
Terrine:
750 gr wild boar
250 gr pork liver
100 gr bacon
200 gr smoked, thinly
sliced pork belly
juniper berries
bread
milk
gin
200 gr onions
pepper & salt
oregano
parsley
bay leaf
Put the wild boar meat, bacon and liver through the meat
grinder. Mix with ground juniper berries, gin, breadcrumbs,
milk and chopped onion. Season to taste.
Grease a terrine with butter and cover the sides with slices of
smoked bacon. Leave enough excess along the top to
folds. Put the meat in the terrine and press it well. Fold
the bacon over the filling.
Decorate the top with bay leaves and juniper berries. Cover
the terrine with a lid or aluminum foil. Bake for 1 hr 20 minutes
in an oven at 200°C.
Remove the lid, place a sheet of foil on the pâté and place a
heavy weight on it a heavy weight (e.g. an iron). Let
the terrine to cool completely under the weight and store
preferably in the fridge for a few days before use.
Cut the cooled terrine into slices and serve with sauce.
wild boar terrine with Christmas beer sauce
Sauce:
sunflower oil
butter
shallot
butter
turnip
pears
chicory
cranberries
sugar candy
ginger
Christmas beer
cider vinegar
salt & pepper
Christmas beer has characteristics that go well with the
flavor of game patties. It usually contains additional
spices that fit the picture, such as vanilla, cinnamon and
cloves, juniper berries and orange zest.
Here, their use was limited to the confit, but it's best to
experiment with them to incorporate the beer into the pâté
as well.
Make the sauce: saute the chopped shallot and sliced turnip.
Season to taste. Dice the pears and chicory into cubes.
Combine and now add all the other ingredients. Bring to a boil.
Simmer for 30 minutes until the liquid is almost is almost gone.
Serve cooled with the terrine.