Cranberry-Pistachio Pate

Ingredients
   Nonstick cooking spray
1   egg
3/4  cup dried cranberries
1/2  cup chopped shallots or onion
1/2  cup shelled, chopped pistachio nuts
1/3  cup port wine or cranberry juice
1/4  cup half-and-half or light cream
1/4  cup fine dry bread crumbs
2  teaspoons dried sage leaves, crushed, or 1/2 teaspoon ground sage
1  teaspoon salt
1  teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
2  cloves garlic, minced
1  pound lean ground beef
1  pound lean ground pork
   Stone ground mustard
 
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degree F. Lightly spray a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray; set aside
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2. Beat egg in a large mixing bowl. Add cranberries, shallot or onion, pistachio nuts, port wine or cranberry juice, cream, bread crumbs, sage, salt, pepper, and garlic; mix well. Add ground beef and pork. Mix well. Press mixture into prepared pan. Cover tightly with foil. Bakes 1-1/2 hours.
 
3. Remove pan from oven. Cool slightly. Uncover; carefully pour off drippings, leaving pate in pan. Cover pate loosely with foil. Place several heavy cans of food in another 9x5x3-inch loaf pan to serve as weights. Place pan on top of the covered pate. Chill overnight. 

4. Remove weighted pan and foil. Loosen sides if necessary. Invert pate onto a serving platter or wrap in plastic wrap and chill for up to 2 days. Cut pate in half lengthwise and then into thin slices. Serve pate with stone ground mustard. Makes 24 servings. 

Source: Better Homes & Gardens