Foie Gras in Brioche
  • For : 8 servings
  • Time : 5 hours
  • Difficulty :  medium

Ingredients for Foie Gras in Brioche :

  • 1 nice 600 g fresh foie gras
  • 1 caul (Ask your butcher)
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 1 egg yolk
  • white chicken stock
  • Brioche dough:
  • 250 g flour
  • 5 g salt
  • 10 g sugar
  • 10 g fresh baker's yeast
  • 3 whole eggs
  • 100 g softened butter
  • 5 to 10 cl lukewarm water

Technical stages for Foie Gras in Brioche :

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Prepare all the ingredients.

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Clean the foies gras. Add salt and pepper.

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Spread the well drained caul flat on a clean cloth.

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Place the foie gras on it in a large sausage shape.

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Roll with caul and roll the foie into the cloth.

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Tie up the 2 ends.

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Poach the foie gras for 15 minutes in a white chicken stock heated to 70°C.

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Leave to cool in the chicken stock in the fridge.

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In a bowl, place the flour in fountain.

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Dilute the baker's yeast in lukewarm water.

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Pour into the fountain...

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...and the flour and eggs gradually...

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...one after another.

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Blend well.

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Add the salt and sugar last.

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Knead vigorously until the dough comes away from the sides of the bowl.

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Add the softened butter in bits.

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Scrape down the sides of the bowl.

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Cover with a cloth...

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...and leave to prove for 2 hours at about 25°C to 30°C.

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Knock the air out of the brioche dough and leave to rest in a cold place.

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Remove the cooled foie gras from the cloth.

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In a greased terrine, lay a thick bottom of brioche dough.

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Place the foie gras in the center.

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Cover with a second rolled out thinner piece of dough.

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Leave to prove this dough for 2 hours in a warm place.

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Brush the surface of the brioche with egg yolk...

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...and bake in warm oven about 180°C for 30 minutes.

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When finished...

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...remove the brioche from the mold and serve.

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