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Chestnut and Walnut Terrine with Saffron Sauce

Treat yourself to the taste of winter! When Christmas markets light up the towns and the aroma of gingerbread, mulled wine and roasted sweet chestnuts is wafting through the streets, we start to enjoy more and more cosy dinners at home – with rich dishes and intense spices such as saffron. This recipe for a terrine of sweet chestnuts, walnuts and MIASA saffron is easy to prepare and will seduce you with the full-bodied aromas of pepper, garlic and olive oil. This combination of wintery delights can be served as a main course or as a savoury accompaniment for game and poultry dishes.

Ingredients

160gonions
3garlic cloves
400gmushroomsbrown
100gwalnut flesh
200gchestnutspre-cooked
3Tbspwalnut oil
25gbutter
3eggs
50gflour
1Pinchsalt
Pepperfreshly ground
300mlcream
100mlsparkling winedry
1/2tspsaffron threads
Butterto grease the pan
Flourto dust the pan

Preperation

Peel and finely dice onions and garlic gloves. Clean and finely chop the mushrooms as well as the chestnuts and walnuts.

Grease a loaf tin and dust with the flour, shake out any excess flour.

Pre-heat the oven to 190° C, fill a roasting tin with water and put in the oven to heat up.

Melt the butter with the walnut oil in a frying pan and add and brown the mushrooms, add the onions and garlic and fry for a further 3 minutes.

Put the mixture into a bowl, leave to cool briefly and add the walnuts, chestnuts, eggs and flour. Mix well, season to taste with salt and pepper, pour into the prepared tin and bake in the hot water bath of the roasting tin for 35 minutes.

In the meantime, for the sauce, coarsely grind some saffron in a mortar or with your fingers. Reduce the cream by about half in a saucepan and add the sparkling wine and saffron, season with salt and pepper and simmer for a further few minutes.

If necessary, season to taste again and serve with the sliced Chestnut – Walnut Terrine.

This dish would make a perfect side dish for autumn venison.