directions
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1
Cut the liver into thin slices
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2
Cut out any blood vessels and discard
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3
Broil liver, 2 minutes on each side
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4
Once the liver is broiled, wash and dry
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5
Hard-boil the eggs
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Now fry the bacon
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7
Remove bacon and saute the onions in the bacon grease
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While onions are sauteing, run the liver through the food grinder, using a coarse blade
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9
Now place the chopped liver in the bacon grease with jalapeno and onion mixture
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Add salt and pepper to taste
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Cook and stir over medium heat for 5 minutes
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12
Peel the eggs
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Remove liver, jalapeno, and onions from the grease and run through the grinder two more times, along with the hard-cooked eggs, bacon, and bread
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14
Mix with your hands
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15
Moisten the mixture with some of the bacon grease
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Grease a 1-1/2 quart mold lightly with bacon grease, letting excess drip out, press the liver mix- ture into the mold, and chill
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17
Turn out onto a flat plate and serve with stone-ground crackers.
TEXAS PATE
ingredients
- 1/2 deer liver (or 1 goat kid liver), roughly 3 pounds
- 3 eggs
- 1/4 pound bacon
- 2 onions, chopped
- 1 fresh jalapeno, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon coarse ground pepper
- 2 slices bread