marianne@vangogh.wv.tek.com (Marianne Evans;685-2929;61-252) (10/10/90)
In article <1990Oct8.191918.13554@mthvax.cs.miami.edu> kupstas@unc.cs.unc.edu (Eileen Kupstas) writes: >As always, I didn't save it and now I need it... > >About two months ago, a recipe for mushroom pate was posted; I would MUSHROOM-BACON PATE - PARTY PATE WITHOUT LIVER INGREDIENTS (1 large loaf) 2 lbs fresh mushrooms, chopped very fine 1/2 lb bacon (or more, to taste) 2/3 cup onion, chopped very fine 2/3 cup celery, chopped very fine 8 oz cream cheese, at room temperature 4 eggs 1/2 cup parsley, chopped very fine 2 cups dry bread crumbs 1 tsp salt 1 tsp dried rosemary 1 tsp dried oregano 1/4 tsp ground black pepper PROCEDURE (1) Fry the bacon and crumble it as fine as possible. Reserve some of the grease. (2) Chop the mushrooms, onion, celery, and parsley as fine as possible. A food processor works best, but you can do it by hand if need be. (3) Saute the onion and celery in the bacon grease until soft, then remove from the grease, and drain. (4) Meanwhile, beat the cream cheese slightly, and then beat in the eggs. Add all other ingredients to the eggs/cheese mixture. Mix thoroughly. (5) Grease a large loaf pan or two small, line with foil, and then grease the foil. Pat the mixture into the loaf pan and cover loosely with foil. Bake for 1 1/2 hours at 400 deg. F. (6) Let cool completely before serving. NOTES This pate is actually best when refrigerated before serving. Serve with crackers, or with bread cut into shapes with cookie cutters. To make this a more elegant buffet dish, garnish the top with a thin layer of aspic. CONTRIBUTOR Terry Grevstad Network Research Corporation, Oxnard, Calif., USA {sdcsvax,hplabs}!sdcrdcf!psivax!nrcvax!terry