Riga Gold Pate with Tartar Sauce

4 servings

30 minutes

The recipe is taken from the book "Geography to Taste. Latvia" by Nika Ganich

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 325.9
• Proteins: 10.2g
• Fats: 30.6g
• Carbohydrates: 2.2g

Ingredients

• Sprats: 150 g
• Philadelphia cheese: 50 g
• Egg yolk: 1 pc
• Olive oil: 50 ml
• Mustard: 0.5 tsp
• Lemon juice: to taste
• Chicken egg: 1 pc
• Pickles: 1 pc
• Capers: 1 tsp
• Shallots: 1 tsp
• Parsley: 2 sprig
• Salt: to taste
• Ground black pepper: to taste

Cooking steps

1. For the pâté, blend the ingredients (150 g of Rizhskoye Zoloto sprats, 50 g of soft cream cheese like Philadelphia) in a blender.

   Required ingredients:

   • Sprats: 150 g
   • Philadelphia cheese: 50 g

2. To make homemade mayonnaise, blend the yolk, add mustard. Slowly, while continuously whisking, pour in the oil in a thin stream. Add a bit of lemon juice and grated garlic.

   Required ingredients:

   • Egg yolk: 1 piece
   • Mustard: 0.5 teaspoon
   • Olive oil: 50 ml
   • Lemon juice:  to taste
   • Shallots: 1 teaspoon

3. For tartar sauce, add finely chopped egg, pickles, capers, parsley, and shallots to homemade mayonnaise.

   Required ingredients:

   • Chicken egg: 1 piece
   • Pickles: 1 piece
   • Capers: 1 teaspoon
   • Parsley: 2 sprigs
   • Shallots: 1 teaspoon

4. When serving the pâté, create a depression, add tartar sauce, and garnish with red caviar. Serve black bread separately.

   Required ingredients:

   • Salt:  to taste
   • Ground black pepper:  to taste