Rumaki Spread
This recipe is from a cookbook titled Campbell's Creative Cooking With Soup, printed in 1985. As you read this recipe, the ingredients list will have Options and you can choose an option from the list below the ingredients. This recipe sounds very good, on my to make and taste list. Links to the Shortcuts are listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Equipment
- Food Processor / Blender
Ingredients
- 6 slices bacon
- 500 grams chicken livers, (1 lb)
- 2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
- Liquid Option
- 1 can Soup Option, (10½ oz / 298 g)
- ¼ cup water chestnuts, chopped
- Flavoring Option
- Accompaniment Option
OPTIONS
Liquid - Use 1 Item
- ¼ cup dry sherry, plus ½ cup water
- ¼ cup dry white wine, plus ½ cup water
- ¾ cup water
- ¾ cup apple juice
Soup - Use 1 Item
- condensed cream of onion soup
- condensed cream of celery soup, Shortcut
- condensed cream of mushroom soup, Shortcut
- condensed cream of chicken soup, Shortcut
Flavoring - Use 1 Item
- ¼ cup spring onion, chopped
- 2 hard boiled eggs, peeled, chopped, Shortcut
- 2 tablespoons fresh chives, chopped
- 1 teaspoon yellow curry powder
Accompaniment - Use 1 Item
- rye toast
- melba toast
- wheat crackers
- French bread, sliced
Instructions
- In a large non stick pan on medium heat, cook bacon until crisp, remove from pan, leaving bacon fat in pan, drain bacon on paper towels, then crumble and set aside.
- To the same pan with the bacon fat, add the chicken livers. Cook until the livers are tender yet still pink inside. Stir the livers around often while cooking. Remove pan from heat.
- To a small saucepan, add the Liquid Option and sprinkle the gelatin over the liquid. Place saucepan on low heat, heat until the gelatin is completely dissolved, stirring often. Remove from heat.
- Add the Soup Option, cooked chicken livers, and Liquid Option to a blender or food processor. Blend or process until mixture is smooth.
- Pour mixture into a medium size bowl. Stir in the bacon, water chestnuts, and Flavoring Option and mix together.
- Pour mixture into a 3 cup mold, cover and place in the fridge until set, at least 4 hours.
- When ready to serve, unmold onto a serving tray and serve with Accompaniment Option. Enjoy.
Notes
Low cost per serving.
Shortcuts: Condensed Cream of Celery Soup, Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup, Condensed Cream of Chicken Soup, Hard Boiled Chicken Eggs.
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