Chapter XIX · Savouries · No. 2314
2314—Delices de Foie Gras
Take some fresh, well-seasoned foie gras, studded with truffles, and covered with slices of bacon, and poach it in a basin with good aspic jelly flavoured with dry champagne or Rhine wine. Leave to cool for twenty-four hours; clear the jelly of grease, first by means of a spoon, and then with boiling water.
Serve the preparation as it stands, very cold, and accompany it with grilled, crisp, and very hot slices of bread-crumb.
Escoffier, A. (1907). A Guide to Modern Cookery, No. 2314, p. 681. London: William Heinemann. Translation of Le Guide Culinaire (1903).
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