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Flamby de foie gras & langues de chat au thym

Foie gras flan & thyme langues de chat

Preparation
time
30 minutes
Cooking
time
50 minutes
Difficulty
level
Difficulty: +++
Dish type Starter
Cuisine type Duck foie gras, Takeaway
Portions 8 personnes

Ingredients

Foie gras flan

  • 225 g deveined fresh foie gras
  • 175 g chicken stock
  • 2 tbsp porto
  • 1 tbsp armagnac
  • 175 g egg
  • 1 gelatin sheet (approx. 2.5 g)
  • Salt
  • 1 g pepper
  • 75 g brown sugar
  • 15 g water
  • 1 pinch of ground pepper
  • 8 ramekins 7/8 cm diameter - 4/5 cm high

Thyme langues de chat

  • 70 g softened butter
  • 70 g flour
  • 15 g sugar
  • 2 egg whites (lightly whisked)
  • 1 pinch of thyme
  • 2 pinch of salt
  • 1 pinch of Espelette pepper
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Instructions

Foie gras flan

  • Dice the foie gras and season with pepper.
  • Mix in the blender.
  • Soften the gelatine in cold water.
  • Heat the chicken stock with the port and armagnac. Add the gelatin.
  • Pour into the foie gras purée and blend thoroughly.
  • Add the eggs, and season with salt and pepper if necessary. Leave to rest for 30 minutes.
  • Preheat the oven to 120°C
  • Make a dark caramel with the sugar and water.
  • Pour a teaspoon of caramel into the bottom of each ramekin. Add a pinch of ground pepper. Leave to bond in the fridge.
  • Then divide the foie gras mixture into the ramekins.
  • Place on a tray in the oven and cook in a bain marie at 120°C for 30/35 minutes.
  • Check that they are cooked through using the tip of a small knife.
  • Remove the moulds from the bain marie, cover in cling film and leave in the fridge for 24 hours.

Thyme langues de chat preparation

  • Mix the softened butter and sugar together.
  • Add the flour, thyme, salt and pepper.
  • Finally, add the egg whites.
  • Leave to rest covered for 20 minutes.
  • Fill a piping bag with the mixture and pipe out the “cat tongues” on a baking tray.
  • Heat in the oven at 200°C for 5/7 minutes.
  • Remove and leave to cool on a wire rack.

Presentation

  • Turn the flan out onto a small dish with the soft caramel at the top.
  • Place two langues de chat by its side.