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Cretons

By: Nans 
"This is a pork spread that used to be very popular amongst French Canadian working in the woods. This is best appreciated spread on toasts or plain multigrain bread."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.2 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (22)

What to Drink?
Wine Riesling
Prep Time:
10 Min
Cook Time:
1 Hr 10 Min
Ready In:
1 Hr 20 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 12 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground pork
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • chopped garlic
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • 1 pinch ground cloves
  • 1 pinch ground allspice
  • 1/4 cup dry bread crumbs

Directions

  1. 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.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 101 | Total Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 26mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 25, 2005 by CRIMSONSODA   view full review
Great recipe! However, the recipe does not mention that you cannot use lean ground pork for...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 6, 2005 by Pichoux   view full review
This turned out perfect! My husband is French-Canadian so we've had cretons a lot in the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 29, 2009 by Peachy76   view full review
Cretons are not the most flavorful of recipes but I like to make them more yummy by using 2...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 23, 2007 by Menwith Hill'er Back Home !!   view full review
Excellent!! Excellent!!! The trick to this not being crumbly is to pack it into a very small...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 26, 2007 by Just Me   view full review
This recipe is a very old one. As with ones that are passed down from Mere Mere, pronouced...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 6, 2011 by athinalev   view full review
I am of Quebecois heritage, and this recipe is really quite good. A few things I might...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 24, 2003 by BARB7390   view full review
What a stroke of luck to find this recipe! I grew up on this and lost my mom's recipe for it....
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 20, 2003 by SANDRAGREER   view full review
This is a fantastic recipe for cretons!! I had a flashback to my youth recently from when I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 20, 2003 by Briansgirl75   view full review
I made this recipe for my husband, he is originally from Montreal, Canada, and Creton is one...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 3, 2003 by Donna   view full review
This recipe is way too crumbly to spread and lacks flavor!

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