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Country Ham Pâté

Source of Recipe

From "Southern Snacks" by Perre Coleman Magness


Recipe Introduction

"Country Ham Pâté has the down-home goodness of salty, savory country ham, with a slightly sophisticated twist. It is easily portable and eminently useful. Try it simple, spread on crackers or corn chips, or serve it sandwiched between the halves of Cocktail Biscuits. It's great on a snacking spread with pimiento cheese or other dips. I buy ground country ham online, but you can easily take country ham biscuit slices and pulse them to a thick paste in the food processor. I love this pâté served out of vintage canning jars, but molding it into a lovely shape adds a dash of style."

List of Ingredients

â—¦ 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
â—¦ ½ cup mayonnaise, preferably Duke's
â—¦ ¼ cup Dijon mustard
â—¦ ½ teaspoon sweet paprika
â—¦ A few grinds of black pepper
â—¦ 5 green onions, white and light green parts
â—¦ 1 pound ground country ham


Recipe

Beat together the cream cheese, mayonnaise, mustard, paprika, and pepper until smooth in the bowl of a stand mixer. Finely chop the green onions and stir them into the mix. Crumble in the ground ham and use a sturdy wooden spoon to beat everything together until smooth and well combined.

Scrape the pâté into a bowl and refrigerate for at least 4 hours to let the flavors blend. Well-covered in the fridge, this will keep for up to a week. If you want to get a little fancy, line a bowl with plastic wrap, smoothing it out as much as possible, and scoop the pâté into it. Press down on the pâté and smooth it out to remove any air pockets.

Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to use.
Before serving, unwrap the top, invert the pâté onto a platter, and remove the plastic wrap.


Serves 10 to 12