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    Mushroom Pâté

    Published: May 24, 2017 · Modified: Jul 24, 2020

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    Mushroom pâté - a tasty vegetarian mushroom pâté made with dried porcini mushrooms for extra flavour. Great as a starter, canape or sandwich filling.

    Mushroom pâté - a tasty vegetarian mushroom pâté made with dried porcini mushrooms for extra flavour. Great as a starter, canape or sandwich filling.

    Mushroom pâté - a tasty vegetarian mushroom pâté made with dried porcini mushrooms for extra flavour. Great as a starter, canape or sandwich filling.

    It may be a bit unfashionable and outdated, but I really like pâté. Not the meaty kind of course, but vegetarian and fish pâtés can be really tasty, and they make a great starter, canape, snack or sandwich filling. 

    After ending up with an excess of mushrooms the other day I decided to make something a little different with them and whipped up this tasty vegetarian mushroom pâté.

    Mushroom pâté - a tasty vegetarian mushroom pâté made with dried porcini mushrooms for extra flavour. Great as a starter, canape or sandwich filling.

    It is very easy to make - just a little bit of chopping and frying then bung everything in a food processor.

    I did go the extra step of making a gelée to go on top of the pâté; simply using the liquid left over from soaking the porcini with a dash of soy sauce and vegetarian gelatin to set.

    It is totally unnecessary and doesn't add a huge amount in terms of flavour but it does make the pâté look more interesting (it is basically brown sludge after all) and is very easy to make; feel free to not bother with it if you prefer though.

    Mushroom pâté - a tasty vegetarian mushroom pâté made with dried porcini mushrooms for extra flavour. Great as a starter, canape or sandwich filling.

    Mushroom Pâté Recipe:

    Mushroom pâté - a tasty vegetarian mushroom pâté made with dried porcini mushrooms for extra flavour. Great as a starter, canape or sandwich filling.
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    5 from 2 votes

    Mushroom Pâté

    Author Domestic Gothess

    Ingredients

    Pâté

    • 25 g (1oz) dried porcini mushrooms
    • 300 ml (1 + ¼ cups) boiling water
    • 2 shallots (or one small brown onion) finely chopped
    • 30 g (2tbsp) butter
    • 3 cloves garlic crushed
    • 250 g (9oz) chestnut mushrooms sliced
    • 1 ½ tbsp fresh thyme leaves
    • 150 g (5oz) full fat cream cheese
    • salt and pepper

    Jelly:

    • 200 ml (¾ cup + 1tbsp) of the porcini soaking liquid
    • 1 tsp soy sauce
    • 1 tsp vegetarian gelatin

    Instructions

    • Pour the boiling water over the dried porcini mushrooms and set aside for at least 20 minutes until soft.
    • Meanwhile, place the butter in a pan over a low heat and add the chopped shallots, cook for about 10 minutes until soft then add the crushed garlic, sliced mushrooms and thyme leaves. Continue to cook, stirring regularly, until the mushrooms are soft and the juices have all evaporated.
    • Drain the porcini mushrooms, reserving the liquid. Roughly chop them then place in a food processor along with the cooked mushroom and onion mix.
    • Blitz until everything is very finely chopped and has formed a paste then add the cream cheese and a generous sprinkling of salt and pepper. Blend again until smooth then taste and add more seasoning as required. The flavours will be less pronounced when cold so make sure you don't under-season.
    • Divide the pâté between two jars, leaving enough room in the top for the jelly (if you are making it) and spread it level. Place in the fridge for a couple of hours.
    • To make the jelly, measure out 200ml of the liquid left over from soaking the porcini into a small pan; the liquid should be cold at this point. Stir in the soy sauce and vegetarian gelatin.
    • Place the pan on the heat and bring up to the boil. Allow to boil for 1 minute then remove from the heat. Allow to cool slightly then pour it over the top of the pâté and return to the fridge for another couple of hours. Be aware that the vegetarian gelatin sets very quickly so keep an eye on it and just let it cool enough that it has stopped steaming. If it does set in the pan not to worry, it can simply be returned to the heat and stirred until it has melted again.
    • Keep the pâté refrigerated and eat within one week.

    Mushroom pâté - a tasty vegetarian mushroom pâté made with dried porcini mushrooms for extra flavour. Great as a starter, canape or sandwich filling.

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    Comments

    1. Hilda

      May 25, 2017 at 1:12 am

      I'm with you on pates. This one looks delicious, especially with the jellied top. Well done!

      Reply
      • hannahhossack

        May 27, 2017 at 1:23 pm

        Thanks Hilda, the jelly really helps to make it look more attractive!

        Reply
      • Jane Lightning

        April 20, 2022 at 7:11 pm

        I would suggest adding a Tablespoon or two of cognac to the mushroom mixture.

        Reply
    2. Ramblesq

      October 03, 2017 at 2:37 pm

      Hi just a question: can I leave off cream cheese?

      Reply
      • hannahhossack

        October 05, 2017 at 8:26 am

        I don't think that the pate would work without the cream cheese as it holds it all together. I can't be certain as I haven't tried making it without but that is my gut feeling.

        Reply
    3. Julia

      December 10, 2017 at 8:33 pm

      Hi, question; how many little "pots" like you've used does this recipe make?

      Reply
      • hannahhossack

        December 20, 2017 at 11:37 am

        Hi Julia, the recipe makes 2 jars.

        Reply
    4. Sarah

      November 24, 2018 at 1:11 pm

      5 stars
      This looks very nice - shall try it with a little brandy added for a starter for our vegetarian Christmas dinner.

      Reply
    5. Penny

      July 02, 2019 at 1:19 pm

      I have made this and it was fabulous. We live in South West France with lots of wonderful mushrooms to source.
      Have you ever tried freezing it? I freeze other pates in dome moulds for individual serves (without jelly) and they work fine if defrosted in the fridge 24 hour prior to serving.

      Reply
      • hannahhossack

        July 03, 2019 at 10:50 am

        Hi Penny, I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I haven't tried freezing it I'm afraid but I don't see why it wouldn't work.

        Reply
        • penny

          July 21, 2019 at 11:49 am

          Hi Hannah
          Well - it freezes beautifully. I made 40 individual dome moulded serves, froze and unmoulded them and defrosted 12 hours in the fridge. My Gatsby Party all raved about it as an entree and the plated versions looked marvellous. I made the jelly with 1/4 of the gelatin so it formed a gel sauce the day before and using a squeegy bottle. piped it over as a glaze just before serving. Olive ficelles, cornichons and toasts completed the plate.

          Fabulous - thqnk you so much for this great recipe..

          Reply
    6. Casey

      September 11, 2021 at 5:22 am

      can agar agar be used instead of vegetarian gelatin? is the gel topping necessary?

      Reply
      • Hannah

        September 13, 2021 at 10:02 am

        Hi Casey, yes definitely, though I'm not sure how much you would need without testing it. The gel topping is totally unnecessary however, feel free to just leave it off.

        Reply
      • Suzie

        October 17, 2021 at 6:15 am

        5 stars
        For the 200ml of mushroom liquid I used 1/2 teaspoon of agar powder and it was just the right consistency. Certainly not too firm, it broke apart easily but still set nicely.

        Reply

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