Mortadella Pâté

Name: Mortadella Pâté
Yield: serves : 6 to 8
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup chicken stock (see page 85); 1/2 pound mortadella, 6 ounces cut into 2-inch chunks and 2 ounces cut into small dice; 1 cup heavy cream, whipped to medium peaks; 1/2 cup shelled and chopped pistachios

December 9, 2011

Mortadella is a super-high-quality baloney. In fact, it’s probably the most delicious baloney you’ve ever had. At one of my dinner parties I was serving mortadella and one of my guests said, “Hey, this baloney has nuts in it!” And it does: Mortadella is full of pistachios and chunky bits of fat, both of which make it super-flavorful. My mortadella pâté is puréed, mixed with whipped cream, and topped with pistachios—think of it as baloney mousse.

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