Lighter Cretons Recipes

EMERIL LAGASSE'S CRETON

Steps:

• In a large saute pan, add the pork and cook until no longer pink, about 3 minutes.
• Add the onions and garlic, and cook for 1 minute.
• Add the salt, pepper, cloves, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg and cook for 1 minute.
• Add the milk and bread crumbs and cook for 3 minutes over medium heat, stirring to break up the meat.
• Reduce the heat to low, cover, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the pork is very tender and most of the liquid is evaporated, about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
• Remove the lid and cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is thick and all the liquid is evaporated, about 10 to 15 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and adjust the seasoning, to taste.
• Transfer to a decorative bowl or several smaller ramekins, smoothing the top with a rubber spatula.
• Cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate until well chilled and firm, at least 4 hours or overnight.
• Serve with thinly sliced French bread or toasted French bread croutons.

LIGHTER CRETONS

Steps:

• Place ground turkey, 1 cup water, onion, cloves, sage, and cinnamon in a saucepan. Bring turkey mixture to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 45 minutes, mashing ingredients occasionally with a spatula while cooking; remove from heat.
• Stir gelatin into remaining 1/2 cup water; stir gelatin mixture into turkey mixture. Transfer to a small container; refrigerate until cool, about 1 hour.

CRETONS

Steps:

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

CRETONS QUEBEC HOMEMADE TIPS

Steps:

• Cretons are a delicatessen close to Mans rillettes, made with ground pork and prepared in a pan (unlike Mans rillettes which are made of pieces of pork pulled with a fork after slow cooking in the oven). Prepare the condiments First of all, peel and finely chop the onion and the garlic clove. [caption id="attachment_8345" align="aligncenter" width="725"] Peel and chop the onion and the garlic clove[/caption] Then cut the bread crumbs into small pieces. Here is another delicious recipe that you can try Yum Yum Sauce. In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, place the ground pork, the pieces of bread crumbs, the chopped onion and garlic with the cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and milk. [caption id="attachment_8346" align="aligncenter" width="725"] cretons pork with spices preparation[/caption] Season with salt and pepper as desired. Cooking cretons on low heat Simmer on very low heat for 2 hours, stirring regularly so that the mixture does not stick to the pan. [caption id="attachment_8347" align="aligncenter" width="725"] cooking cretons[/caption] At the end of cooking, place your cretons in a bowl. For similar recipe check out Tzatziki of cucumber. [caption id="attachment_8348" align="aligncenter" width="725"] cretons serving[/caption] Finally, serve your dish with slices of toast. You can possibly use lean pork for the preparation of your greaves. However, you will need to add a small amount of fat so that your creton spreads well on your toast slices when you eat them.