Classic Duck Foie Terrine
- Total Time
- 1 hour, plus refrigeration
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Ingredients
- 1whole fresh Grade A foie gras, about 1½ pounds, at room temperature
- 1½teaspoons salt
- ¼teaspoon ground white pepper
- â…”cup of Sauternes, muscat or port
Nutritional analysis per serving (8 servings)
262 calories; 23 grams fat; 8 grams saturated fat; 14 grams monounsaturated fat; 0 grams polyunsaturated fat; 4 grams carbohydrates; 0 grams dietary fiber; 6 grams protein; 370 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
Three to five days ahead, preheat the oven to 190 degrees. Gently separate the lobes and pick out and discard large veins and greenish bile, if any. Try not to break the liver up. (If not at room temperature, it will fall apart.)
- Step 2
Place first lobe in a terrine large enough to hold the foie gras snugly. Sprinkle with half the salt and pepper. Splash on 1 tablespoon of the wine, layer the other lobe and any small pieces on top and add the remaining wine. Season with the remaining salt and pepper. Cover the terrine snugly with plastic wrap.
- Step 3
Line the bottom of a roasting pan with a kitchen towel and place the terrine on top. Pour in enough hot (not boiling) water to come an inch or so up the sides of the terrine. Bake until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the foie gras reaches 115 degrees. (The U.S.D.A. recommends an internal temperature of 160 degrees.)
- Step 4
Remove from oven and take the terrine out of the roasting pan. Place a weight on top and leave at room temperature for 30 minutes.
- Step 5
Pour off any juices that have accumulated and use a gravy separator to separate the juices from the fat. Pour the fat back on top of the terrine. Discard juices.
- Step 6
Refrigerate 3 to 5 days. To serve, slice thinly or use for French kisses and Gascogne sushi. Terrine keeps, refrigerated, up to 15 days.
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Comments
how much fat does the foie gras render? I cook the foie gras sous-vide; it renders at least 1/4 of its weight in fat - is that normal?
I do my terrine similarly, except that I put a lid on and seal it with a mixture of flour and water. The terrine is also placed in a bain-marie for 30-40min according to the size of the foie gras, 5 min by 100g of foie gras. Then cooled off out on my kitchen counter, and once cool I refrigerate it for a couple of days before opening. The fat should have moved on top of the foie gras, and we keep it to roast potatoes in it.
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