Cue Up The Episode!

Make sure you listen to Gabriela's episode of The Storied Recipe Podcast, "Slavic Folk Tales and Childhood Memories in The Bone Roots" while you make her amazing Pasztet.

Make The Recipe

Prepare the Stock

1. Chop the bacon, beef, chicken, and pork into chunks.
2. Put them with the vegetables, Jamaica peppers (Allspice berries), salt, and bay leaves in a large pot.
3. Cook on low heat for 1.5 hours (or more).
4. Let stock cool completely.

Prepare the Pasztet

1. In a separate dish, soak the bread roll in the stock.
2. Put the chicken liver in hot water for 3mn.
3. Remove the Jamaica Pepper and Bay leaves from the pot.
4. Use a small-eyed mincer, meat grinder attachment to a KitchenAid or chopping blade on a food processor to mince the meats. If using a mincer, mince everything three times.
5. Taste now (before you add the eggs) and season as desired.
6. Mix in the eggs, nutmeg, pepper, and optional ingredients. (Feel free to process these as well.)
7. If necessary, add stock to the desired consistency. Most pastztets are meant to be sliceable, but if you may choose to make a more spreadable pâté, you may need more stock.
8. Grease long, narrow tins and cover it in breadcrumbs, to keep the Pasztet from sticking.
9. You may also line the loaf tin with parchment paper to keep it from sticking.
10. Bake in a preheated oven at 375°F / 190°C for around 1.5 hours.

Serve

1. Let it cool before cutting.
2. Enjoy with some horseradish, on a slice of crusty bread.