Foie gras fingers
An elegant canapé which consists of a crisp layer of shortcrust pastry topped with a layer of foie gras.
119K 28 4.1
Last modified on: December 21th 2011
Keywords for this recipe:For 40 canapés fingers, you will need:
- 1
150 g flour - 2
120 g butter - 3
1 egg - 4
5 g salt - 5
50 g sesame seeds - 6
200 g Foie gras - Total weight: 575 grams
Change these quantities to make: 20 canapés fingers 40 canapés fingers 80 canapés fingers 120 canapés fingers
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 min. | 2 hours | 20 min. | 2 hours 50 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Prepare the shortcrust pastry with sesame seeds by mixing 150 g flour, 120 g butter, 1 egg, 5 g salt and 50 g sesame seeds in a food processor bowl.
Mix until homogeneous, then form into a thick cake and wrap in stretch plastic film and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
Mix until homogeneous, then form into a thick cake and wrap in stretch plastic film and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
Stage 2 - 2 hours
Preheat the oven to 200°C (390°F).
Roll out the pastry into a large rectangle as evenly as you can (to avoid offcuts as far as possible). Prick all over.
Roll out the pastry into a large rectangle as evenly as you can (to avoid offcuts as far as possible). Prick all over.
Stage 3 - 20 min.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Cut the pastry into strips about 1 cm (1/2 inch) wide using a knife with a serrated blade.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Cut these strips into pieces around 4 cm (2 inches) long.
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Cut the foie gras into pieces barely the size of the pastry and about 1 cm (1/2 inch) thick.
Stage 7 - 10 min.
Assemble the fingers by placing each piece of foie gras on a piece of pastry.
Keep in the fridge, but take them out 30 minutes before serving to allow the flavour of the foie gras to develop fully.
Keep in the fridge, but take them out 30 minutes before serving to allow the flavour of the foie gras to develop fully.
Stage 8
Possible variation: put a thinner slice of foie gras between 2 pieces of pastry that has been scattered with grated gruyère before baking.
Remarks
The pastry can be prepared several days in advance if it is kept tightly wrapped in stretch film in the fridge.
The number of fingers indicated is only approximate and will depend on the size you cut the pieces of pastry. So don't worry if you have a few more or less.
The sesame seeds can be replaced with others seeds of your choice (linseed, poppy seeds, etc.).
The number of fingers indicated is only approximate and will depend on the size you cut the pieces of pastry. So don't worry if you have a few more or less.
The sesame seeds can be replaced with others seeds of your choice (linseed, poppy seeds, etc.).
And to drink?
A glass of champagne.
Keeping
A few hours in the fridge.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,954 Kcal or 8,181 Kj | 53 gr | 124 gr | 219 gr |
| 98 % | 20 % | 12 % | 33 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 340 Kcal or 1,424 Kj | 9 gr | 22 gr | 38 gr |
| 17 % | 4 % | 2 % | 6 % |
| Per canapé fingers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 49 Kcal or 205 Kj | 1 gr | 3 gr | 5 gr |
| 2 % | 1 % | <1 % | 1 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 40 canapés fingers : 8.19 €
- Per canapé fingers : 0.20 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Foie gras: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Foie gras Chantilly , Beef Wellington, Duck Parmentier, Scallops with crunchy vegetables and wine sabayon, Sarladaise potatoes, ... All |
 | Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Dipping bread with cheese, Bechamel sauce, Sesame cookies, How to succeed in making sabayon (syllabub), Savoury mini-madeleines with 2 cheeses, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Caramelized apple "moelleux" cake, Salmon and Spinach Gratin, Genoese croque-monsieur, Nanou's chocolate cake, Gratin-style spinach and chicken omelette , ... All |
 | Sesame seeds: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Crispy rolls with chicken and leek, Fish in a sesame crust, Fish in a seed crust, Hamburger buns, Sushi, ... All |
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