Cretons (French Canadian Pork Pate)
Recipe: #1290
October 24, 2011
Categories: Appetizers, Brunch, Christmas, Game/Sports Day, Potluck, more
"This is a traditional French Canadian sandwich spread. I used to love when my Mémère made this, the house smelled so nice. She used to spread it on toast for us for breakfast, with a bit of mustard, salt and pepper, and it was so yummy."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (95.5 g)
- Calories 169.9
- Total Fat - 10.6 g
- Saturated Fat - 4 g
- Cholesterol - 45.3 mg
- Sodium - 309 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 5.1 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.6 g
- Sugars - 2.4 g
- Protein - 12.9 g
- Calcium - 48.6 mg
- Iron - 0.8 mg
- Vitamin C - 2.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.4 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Combine the pork, milk, onions, and garlic in a saucepan and cook over medium-low heat.
Step 2
Simmer, stirring frequently with a wooden spoon, for about 45 minutes, adding a bit of water if necessary to allow simmering without sticking. (You want the mixture to be moist with just a bit of liquid to absorb the bread crumbs)
Step 3
Mash with a potato masher to break apart any big chunks.
Step 4
Add the cinnamon, cloves, salt and pepper and continue simmering for about 15 minutes more.
Step 5
Add bread crumbs and mix well.
Step 6
Cool completely and place in a container, packing the mixture down tightly; cover and refrigerate until ready to eat.
Step 7
Serve cold as a spread for crusty bread or crackers.
Step 8
This freezes well for future use.
Tips
No special items needed.