Line Cook'S Pate

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   Then use a food processor to puree the mixture, adding some heavy cream and butter to thin it out ever so slightly and salt to taste. Huerta passes the result through a chinois - a cone-shaped sieve with closely woven mesh - before chilling the pate, but home cooks need not bother. Simply pack the mixture into a bowl or glass jar, cover and refrigerate.

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   The bacon-onion jam takes a bit longer to prepare, but it is not complicated. Saute small cubes of bacon in a heavy pot. Add a copious amount of chopped onion, some mustard seed and brown sugar and a healthy splash of balsamic vinegar. Partly cover the pot, turn the heat to low and allow the mixture to simmer for a very long time, stirring occasionally, until the onions and the bacon have darkened considerably and have achieved the texture of, yes, jam.

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