forcemeat

noun force·meat \ ˈfȯrs-ˌmēt \

Definition of forcemeat

: finely chopped and highly seasoned meat or fish that is either served alone or used as a stuffing — called also farce

Recent Examples of forcemeat from the Web

Each plate was set with a slice of the breast next to a forcemeat lollipop, and a section of mandarin and dime-size pommes souffles thickly coated with ramp powder that quickly overshadowed the mandarin sauce and threw the dish out of balance.

— michael bauer, San Francisco Chronicle, "Why the restaurant Coi won’t be on this year’s Top 100 Restaurants list," 17 Apr. 2018
From her book, Eighmey also recommends period-appropriate forcemeat balls—the kind Franklin would have feasted on in 1740s Philly—infused with mace, nutmeg and cloves.

— ryan p. smith, Smithsonian, "The Ben Franklin-Inspired Super Bowl Recipes You Never Knew You Needed," 31 Jan. 2018

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