Friands Foie Gras

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

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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

* brush some milk or egg on the top for a nice golden finish

* cook in the preheated oven for about 1 hour or until golden brown

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