On Jan 24, 12:37 pm, "Michael \"Dog3\" Lonergan"
> wrote:
> Lordy. Take a look at the fat content and the carb % at the bottom of this
> recipe. When I first opened it I thought the recipe would be somewhat
> healthy. The appetizer sounds really pretty good though. It's from the
> Irish section on recipesource.com
>
> * Exported from MasterCook Mac
>
> Potted Chicken (Irish)
>
> Recipe By :
> Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
> Categories : Poultry Relishes
> Irish Meats
> Appetizers
>
> Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
> -------- ------------ --------------------------------
> 1 Large chicken (about 4 lb)
> 2 T Butter
> 1 Shallot or small onion
> 1 pn Ground cloves
> 1 pn Ground allspice
> 300 ml Chicken stock
> 12 x Slices bacon
> Salt and pepper
> 8 oz Clarified butter
>
> * Or two small ones. -- Boil the chicken (s) lightly. Remove the meat
> from the chicken, then bone and skin it. Mince until fairly fine. Season
> with salt, the pepper, and spices, and the finely chopped onion or
> shallot, then stir in stock and run through blender or food processor.
> .
> Butter well a deep casserole or dish and stretch the bacon slices with a
> knife, then line the dish with them, reserving some for the top. Pour in
> the meat mixture and level off. Dot the top with butter. Lay the rest of
> the bacon on top. Cover with foil and a lid. Stand the casserole in a
> container of hot water reaching halfway up the side of the casserole.
>
> Bake at 180C/350F for about 1 1/2 - 2 hours. When ready, run a knife around
> the edges and leave to get cold. When cold, press down with a spoon, pour
> the clarified butter over the top, and keep in a cold place until needed.
>
> Serves 8-10.
>
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> Per serving: 284 Calories; 31g Fat (97% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 1g
> Carbohydrate; 80mg Cholesterol; 155mg Sodium

The 1g of protein looks suspiciously low. You're starting with over
1800 grams of chicken. Even if two thirds are discarded, that leaves
600g of chicken. Divided by 10, and you still have 60g of chicken.
There should be more than one tiny gram of protein in there unless you
have an odd chicken. The calories also look low, so perhaps the
software didn't calculate the "whole" chicken as a weight isn't given
on the amount side, and the software won't interpret the "about 4
pounds".'

Also, most of the fat and cholesterol come from the butter. I'm getting
about 204 calories just for the clarified butter when divided into 10
servings, and the bacon counts for something, probably close to 81
calories per serving for 10 servings. Already that adds up to more
calories than the recipe shows.

Dean G.