Friands Foie Gras

Friands Foie Gras

Tell a Friend

Friands Foie Gras, is a french meat and Foie Gras pasty.

Friands are usually bought in boulangeries alongside the
pizzas and sandwiches.

This french recipe is a little more luxurious than the norm, as I've included a special ingredient.

One of France's most Famous Foods.

Normally made with sausages, but you can put any filling in you like, they are the equivelant to our sausage rolls.
They make a tasty light snack, but beware of the calories.

Friands foie gras is for a special lunch with friends. Serve with a light salad like Salade de Tomates et Fromage or choose another from our list of other French Salads.

This recipe was requested from my 'ask me a question' page. If you have any further questions about this recipe, or anything else just click

Do you have a question about friands foie gras ? Ask Me !

Foie Gras Pasty (Friands au Foie Gras)

Serves:- 4, Preparation time:- 30 mins, Cooking time:- 60 mins

Ingredients

* 20 g of butter
* 20 g of shallots
* 300 g minced beef
* 1 large Free Range egg
* salt and pepper
* 2 g of parsley
* 10 g of madeira
* 10 g of cognac
* 300 g of puff pastry
* 10 g of water
* 300 g of foie gras

Method

* pre-heat oven to gas mark 7 or 230 deg C

* chop the shallots very finely

* melt the butter in a pan and lightly fry the shallots until pale in colour

* in a large bowl add the mince, egg, salt, pepper, shallots, parsley, madeira and cognac and mix well

* take your pastry and cut into 4 rectangles

* using a brush, paint the 4 pieces of pastry with the lukewarm water, a little more on the edges

* divide the mince mixture into 4 equal portions and place in the centre of each piece of pastry

* slice the foie gras into 4 slices and place on top of each portion of mince

* now fold the pastry over the mince to form a pastry parcel or pasty

* pinch around the edges to make sure they are airtight

* place the 4 pasties on some baking paper on a baking sheet