Fried rillettes


Fried rillettes
Rilletes formed into thin cakes and fried. This allows the fat to drain off during cooking and leaves crunchy and tasty discs of lean meat which can be served with mashed potato (purée).
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Last modified on: December 11th 2011
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 15 min.
Cooking: 15 min.
All in all: 30 min.
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Stage 1 - 8 min.
Fried rillettes : Stage 1
Heat the serving plates.

Flatten 200 g rillettes into thin cakes in a non-stick pan.

Stage 2 - 15 min.
Fried rillettes : Stage 2
Put the pan on high heat and allow the fat to run out, mopping it up from time to time with absorbant paper.

Stage 3
Fried rillettes : Stage 3
Stop when the cakes are well fried.

Stage 4 - 1 min.
Fried rillettes : Stage 4
Place a disc onto each plate.

Stage 5 - 3 min.
Fried rillettes : Stage 5
Cover with 2 spoonsful of hot mashed potato (or potato rissoles, if you know how to make them).

Stage 6 - 2 min.
Fried rillettes : Stage 6
Top with a second rillettes cake.

Serve with a little green salad.
Remarks
You will notice that the rillettes you buy in the shops have a lot of fat and not much meat, so it is far better to make your own rillettes, if you can.
And to drink?
A red wine with plenty of tannin, such as a Cahors.
Keeping: A few minutes once cooked, but they can also be reheated.
Source: After Alan Passard.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe490 RDI=190 %810 RDI=80 %2,470 RDI=370 %9,760 RDI=490 %40,860 RDI: 490 %
Per 100 g80 RDI=30 %140 RDI=10 %410 RDI=60 %1,630 RDI=80 %6,810 RDI: 80 %
Per person120 RDI=50 %200 RDI=20 %620 RDI=90 %2,440 RDI=120 %10,210 RDI: 120 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
Possible allergens in this recipe: milk
How much will it cost?
  • For 4 people : 2.10 €
  • Per person : 0.55 €

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