Cretons

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 70 min
Servings: 12
Yield: 12 servings

Description

Cretons, a minced pork pâté, is a breakfast staple for many French Canadians in parts of Quebec. It's usually spread on little toasts or multigrain bread.

Ingredients

1 pound ground pork
1 cup milk
1 onion, chopped
chopped garlic
1 pinch ground cloves
1 pinch ground allspice
salt and pepper, to taste
1/4 cup dry bread crumbs

Directions

1 Cook ground pork, milk, onion, garlic, cloves, allspice, salt, and pepper in a large saucepan over medium heat for about 1 hour. Stir in bread crumbs and cook for 10 more minutes. Adjust seasonings to taste. Transfer to a small container and keep refrigerated.