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Well definitely, goose or the duck Foie Gras
has always been considered a rare delicacy.
France is the main producer and consumer.
But it is not possible to find top quality foie-gras in the States,
Canada and other countries.
The know how of the French has been exported
to meet the international demand.
One of the ways to prepare it is in the terrine.
Let me show you how.
To make the Foie Gras Terrine all that you had
you will need fresh Foie Gras,
salt, pepper and sugar.
Place the Foie Gras in the bowl.
And run cold water over.
This is to wash the blood in the vessels.
If your water is not very cold, then add ice cubes to the water.
Then divide the lobes and with a paring knife,
you open the liver of the lobe
and remove the membranes.
This is the membrane, but you are going to find
also some blood vessels. Can you see the vein here?
Just pick it up.
Then break the liver into pieces.
So you really want to remove all those big blood vessels.
You see? That will be tough.
They won’t melt down.
Then break it into pieces.
The seasoning of the Foie Gras must be extremely precise.
If you have less or more Foie Gras,
you must do mathematics.
So let's say if you have less or more
you will divide the number of grams 454 for 1 pound
by the number of grams of salt
and multiply by the number of grams of Foie Gras that we have
and you will decide the salt and the pepper.
For the sugar, you could estimate a pinch, a good pinch.
Add the salt over the liver,
the pepper; the sugar will have to have the Foie Gras slightly pink.
Then mix well. So make sure that the seasoning
is well distributed.
Then fill the terrine.
Press down; use the back of the spoon to make the Foie Gras even and smooth.
Cover with a lid. Place the pan in the bain-marie
Add boiling water from the kettle into the bain-marie.
Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees F.
Right in the centre of the oven.
Let cook the foie gras until the internal temperature
reach 120 degrees F.
It should take anywhere from 20-30 minutes.
It's been 30 minutes; let's have a look at the foie gras.
Remove the lid. Insert the meat thermometer into the centre of the terrine.
It reads 122. So this is done.
Remove the excess of fat.
You may use that fat to sauté some potatoes.
Let it cool down of the bain-marie.
I have cut a piece of cardboard and
I wrapped it in aluminium foil
just to have a little lid to fit the top of the terrine.
Place it over the terrine.
Put a can over the top to get some weight.
that will press down the pâté and make it more compact.
Keep the foie gras refrigerated for one day.
The foie gras has cooled down overnight.
Remove the tin and the foil.
And we serve the foie gras, now that we have one.
If you have a nice quantity or nice thick terrine
you may just slice it and serve it on cold plates
with something sweet; like here I have
some cherries soaked in syrup or you may use a little chutney
or something else sweet.
And serve on the side little slices of baguettes
toasted or sandwich bread or something also very popular
is toasted, which is delicious.
So the fat on the top is no more.
You may pick it up before doing the toast or leave it.
So here we have a smaller quantity
so you may serve the terrine with toast on the side
and each guest will make their own.
Or you can make it for them.
And you spread the foie gras over the bread.
and reserve on the platter.
Typically when we serve foie gras with Jurancon like I have today
or a Sauterne or any other sweet wine, not super sweet,
may be a Gewurztraminer, beautiful too or any other wines.
Foie gras terrine! Bon appétit!