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Pâté Berrichon with Eggs

Cuisine of Centre/Loire Valley, France

 

Preparation Time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 1 hour

Ingredients:
- 1 pound (500 g) puff pastry

- 1 pound (500 g) veal
- 1 pound (500 g) slab bacon
- hardboiled eggs
- salt, pepper

 

Preparation:

Chop, salt and pepper the meats.
Roll out the dough into a large rectangle.
Add the stuffing and the halved hardboiled eggs, round side up.
Cover it with another, smaller rectangle.
Fold the sides over after wetting them with a little water to make them stick.

Make slits between the eggs to allow vapor to escape as it cooks.

Brush with egg, and cook in a 375°F (190°C) oven approximately one hour.

Serve cold.

Serve 6

Courtesy of French Government Tourist Office

 

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