Cretons Quebec Homemade Tips

Cretons are a delicatessen close to Mans rillettes, made with ground pork and prepared in a pan (unlike Mans rillettes which are made of pieces of pork pulled with a fork after slow cooking in the oven).

Prepare the condiments

First of all, peel and finely chop the onion and the garlic clove.

Peel and chop the onion and the garlic clove

Then cut the bread crumbs into small pieces.

Here is another delicious recipe that you can try Yum Yum Sauce.

In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, place the ground pork, the pieces of bread crumbs, the chopped onion and garlic with the cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and milk.

cretons pork with spices preparation

Season with salt and pepper as desired.

Cooking cretons on low heat

Simmer on very low heat for 2 hours, stirring regularly so that the mixture does not stick to the pan.

cooking cretons

At the end of cooking, place your cretons in a bowl.

For similar recipe check out Tzatziki of cucumber.

cretons serving

Finally, serve your dish with slices of toast.

You can possibly use lean pork for the preparation of your greaves. However, you will need to add a small amount of fat so that your creton spreads well on your toast slices when you eat them.