Cretons

Description

This is a pork spread that used to be very popular amongst French Canadian working in the woods. This is best appreciated spread on toasts or plain multigrain bread.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground pork
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • chopped garlic
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • 1 pinch ground cloves
  • 1 pinch ground allspice
  • ¼ cup dry bread crumbs

Instructions

  1. Place the ground pork
  2. milk
  3. onion and garlic into a large saucepan. Season with salt
  4. pepper
  5. cloves and allspice. Cook over medium heat for about 1 hour
  6. then stir in the bread crumbs. Cook for 10 more minutes. Adjust seasonings to taste. Transfer to a small container and keep refrigerated.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Servings: 12

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