How to Make Foie Gras Terrine - Best Foie Gras Terrine Recipe - Foie Gras Recipe

Place the Foie Gras in a bowl and run cold water over it to wash the blood in the vessels.

If the water is not very cold, add ice cubes to the water.

Divide the lobes and use a paring knife to open the liver of the lobe and remove the membranes.

Remove all big blood vessels from the liver, breaking it into pieces as you go.

Season the Foie Gras precisely with salt and pepper, using a mathematical calculation based on the weight of the Foie Gras.

Add a pinch of sugar to the mixture, ensuring the Foie Gras is slightly pink.

Mix the seasoning well to ensure it is evenly distributed.

Fill the terrine with the seasoned Foie Gras and press down using the back of a spoon to make it even and smooth.

Cover the terrine with a lid.

Place the terrine in a bain-marie and add boiling water from a kettle into the bain-marie.

Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees F, placing it in the center of the oven.

Cook until the internal temperature reaches 120 degrees F, which should take 20-30 minutes.

After 30 minutes, check the foie gras by removing the lid and inserting a meat thermometer into the center; it should read around 122 degrees F.

Remove excess fat from the terrine, which can be used to sauté potatoes.

Let the terrine cool down in the bain-marie.

Cut a piece of cardboard, wrap it in aluminum foil, and place it over the terrine as a lid.

Put a can over the top to apply weight and compress the pâté.

Refrigerate the foie gras for one day.

After cooling overnight, remove the tin and foil.

Slice and serve the foie gras on cold plates with something sweet, like cherries soaked in syrup or chutney, alongside toasted baguette slices or sandwich bread.

Optionally, serve with Jurancon, Sauterne, Gewurztraminer, or any other sweet wine.

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