Boudin Blanc Terrine With Red Onion Confit

By á-170456

Ingredients

• FOR THE TERRINE:
• 1 1/2 cups whipping cream
• 2 medium onions chopped
• 5 teaspoons salt
• 3 bay leaves
• 3 whole cloves
• 1 large garlic clove crushed
• 1 teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 pinch dried thyme crumbled
• 8 large shallots minced
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 pound trimmed boneless center pork loin sinew removed, cut into 1" chunks, well chilled
• 3 eggs
• 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup tawny Port
• 3 tablespoons dried currants minced
• Lettuce leaves
• Cracked peppercorns
• Minced fresh parsley
• Bay leaves
• French bread baguette slices
• FOR THE CONFIT:
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 large red onions halved, sliced
• 3 tablespoons dried currants
• 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon canned chicken broth
• 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme (or 3/4 tspn dried thyme, crumbled)
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• Salt to taste
• Freshly-ground black pepper to taste

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

To make the Terrine: Combine first 9 ingredients in heavy medium saucepan. Add 3 shallots. Bring to simmer. Remove from heat, cover and let stand 30 minutes. Chill overnight.

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line 7-cup pate or bread pan with plastic wrap.

Melt butter in heavy small skillet over low heat. Add remaining 5 shallots. Cover and cook until very soft, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes. Transfer to processor. Add pork, eggs, flour and Port and puree.

Strain cream mixture, pressing on solids to extract as much liquid as possible. With processor running, add cream through feed tube and process just until combined with pork. Transfer to large bowl. Mix in currants.

Spoon mixture into prepared pan. Cover with foil. Place pan in large pan. Add boiling water to larger pan to within 1/2-inch of top of terrine. Bake until terrine begins to shrink from sides of pan and knife inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 1/2 hours. Uncover and cool on rack. Chill until cold. (Can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and chill.)

Line platter with lettuce. Arrange terrine atop. Sprinkle with pepper and parsley. Garnish with bay leaves. Spoon confit around sides. Serve with bread.

To make the Confit: Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions and saute until crisp-tender, about 8 minutes. Add all remaining ingredients and stir until reduced to thick glaze, about 4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Cover and chill.) Serve warm or at room temperature.

This recipe yields 8 servings.