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Game or Pork Farce (for Pâtés)

4 servings

Ingredients

• game meat or pork (as needed)
• bacon (as needed)
• lemon zest (a little)
• shallots (a little)
• tarragon (a little)
• capers (a little)
• white bread (as needed)
• salt (a little)
• eggs (some)

Instructions

1. Finely chop 4 parts raw game meat, freed from skin and sinews, or 6 parts lean pork with 1 part fresh bacon.
2. Add finely chopped lemon zest, shallots, tarragon, and capers, along with 2 parts soaked white bread, salt, a few egg yolks, and stiffly beaten egg whites.
3. Mix everything well and use according to the instructions for the specific pâté.

Modernized from a treasured 19th-century German cookbook.