Compression of Seared Foie Gras, Charolais Beef, and Apple Compote with Calvados

7/8 pers.

Ingredients

  • 1 deveined foie gras lobe of 450g
  • 70g of Charolais beef strip steak
  • Salt 8g
  • Pepper 2g
  • Calvados 10 ml
  • 2 ‘royal gala’ apples
  • 25ml of white vinegar
  • 25ml of white wine
  • 40g of jelly sugar
  • 20g of honey
  • 5ml of calvados
  • Fleur de sel
  • Pepper
  • 100g of green apple purée
  • 50g of apple juice
  • 3g of agar agar
  • 3g of gellan gum
7/8 pers.

Preparation

1

Defrost in the refrigerator 24 hours in advance. Cut the raw lobe into 8 pieces. Cut beef strips with a thickness of 3mm.
Line the inside of the terrine with plastic wrap.
Sear the foie gras pieces, season them. Drain on absorbent paper.

2

Assemble the terrine starting with the foie gras, continue with the beef strips.
Season. Repeat the operation.
Wrap the terrine, press and chill in a refrigerator.

3

Peel and dice the apples into brunoise.
Combine the rest of the ingredients, bring to a boil, add the apples. Let simmer gently.
Cool down, keep in the refrigerator.

4

Mix the green apple purée with the apple juice. Add the agar agar and gellan, blend, bring to a boil. Remove, let cool. Blend again to smooth the preparation. Place into a pipette.

5

Unmold the terrine, cut a slice.
On a plate, arrange harmoniously green apple gel dots.
Make a quenelle of apple compote.
Add some balsamic reduction dots, fresh herb sprigs and a crisp tile.

Advice from the chef

You can also use foie gras slices to make this recipe.

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