Homemade Pate So (Berrie's Viet Cuisine)

Hi guys! Today i was out shopping with my mom and i started to crave for some of these pate so (which is like a pastry stuffed with meat ) And then i was thinking..."hey, i can make this ;o" so i did hehe

So here's what you will need to make these wonderful mouthwatering  pastries :)

Ingredients:
-1 lb of ground chicken or pork (or half of each)
-1 cup of grated carrots
-1/2 cup of minced shallots (green onions)
-2 tablespoons of pork or liver pate
-3 teaspoons of sugar
-1 teaspoon of salt
-1 teaspoon of garlic powder
-2 to 3 teaspoon of ground pepper (you can add more to get a spicier taste)
-2 to 3 teaspoon of fish sauce (but you can alternate it with chicken powder)
-1 teaspoon of sodium glutamate
1 teaspoon of garlic powder
-700g puff pastry (or 3 sheets of puff pastry sheets)
-1/2 tablespoon of margarine
-2 eggs

*preheat the oven to 330 degrees*

Prep: Mix all of the meat, pate, and EVERYTHING together evenly except the puff pastry and egg of course. Then, separate the eggs and save the egg yolk (the yellow goo) for later. Add the rest of the egg with the mixed meat. Unroll the puff pastry sheets if they came from the rolled pack or roll the block of puff pastry (if you got it in a small little box) to about 3 cm high.

Then, cut one sheet of puff pastry and divide it into 9 sections (they will look like squares or rectangles). Do the same to the other sheets. Take a spoon and scoop a bit of meat into one side of the sheet. Then, use the egg yolk as an egg wash and glue the edges of the sheet. Fold the pastry in half and using a fork, press it around the corners (like how you would do it to a pie crust).

Now after you're done with this, get an aluminum tray and oil or butter the tray. You don't want the pastries to get stuck to the tray after it's done >_< Lay out the pastries onto the tray and making sure you leave a little space around each pastry (because they will expand a little) Egg wash over the top of each pastry and using a knife, make a cross on each pastry so air can come out (yes, the meat needs to breath too!)

You can now put the tray of pastries into the preheated oven. Leave it in there for about 25-30 minutes (or until the pastry is all puffed up and turned golden brown)

While you're waiting for the Pate So, you can dance or sing or even make a short little video about yourself (hahah)

 

And, viola! You get a yummy flaky viet style pastry ^o^ <3 It's sooo good! *omnomnomnom*

And that my friend, is how you make a Pate So ^^ until next time!~