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Cretons

Cretons

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A Belgian-style sausage made with ground pork, breadcrumbs, and spices, perfect for accompanying your fries.

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Recipe from JackPotte, Pitoutom, Comet and 3 other contributors (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Cretons are a Belgian culinary specialty that is similar to rillettes from Le Mans or Connéré, but uses ground pork instead of shredded pork. This recipe guides you step-by-step through the preparation of this delicious dish.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time1 hr
  • Resting30 min
  • Total1 hr 45 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodjar
  • Estimated cost$8.79 $2.20 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.93
  • $0.25
  • $6.34
  • $0.02
  • $0.15
  • $0.10

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cut the bread into cubes and soak the pieces in the milk.
  2. Finely chop the onion and mince the garlic. ≈ 8 min
  3. In a brown pot, place the onion and garlic. ≈ 3 min
  4. Add the pork to the onion mixture and cook until the pork loses its pink color. ≈ 3 min
  5. Add the breadcrumbs and milk, along with a quarter teaspoon of cinnamon and nutmeg. ≈ 3 min
  6. Bake at a low temperature for 1 hour, stirring regularly.

The bill

Cretons

  • 2 cups of bread crumbs$1.93
  • 1 cup of milk$0.25
  • 450 g of ground pork$6.34
  • 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon and nutmeg$0.02
  • 1 onion$0.15
  • 1-2 cloves of garlic$0.10

Total$8.79

that's $2.20 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 2 cups of bread crumbs
  • 1 cup of milk
  • 450 g of ground pork
  • 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon and nutmeg
  • 1 onion
  • 1-2 cloves of garlic
  • salt and pepper, to taste

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