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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).

129 K 4.4/5 (26 reviews)

30 min.

Easy

2.10 €

12 people

3 Ingredients

Last modified on: December 11^th 2011

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For 12 people, you will need:

1 2 ²⁄₃ cups rillettes
2 5 cups potato purée
3 lettuce

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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 15 min.

Cooking: 15 min.

All in all: 30 min.

When should you start or finish this recipe?

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 8 min.

Heat the serving plates.

Flatten 2 ²⁄₃ cups rillettes into thin cakes in a non-stick pan.

Stage 2 - 15 min.

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

Stop when the cakes are well fried.

Stage 4 - 1 min.

Place a disc onto each plate.

Stage 5 - 3 min.

Cover with 2 spoonsful of hot mashed potato (or potato rissoles, if you know how to make them).

Stage 6 - 2 min.

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 recipe	1,460 RDI=560 %	2,430 RDI=230 %	7,400 RDI=1,120 %	29,270 RDI=1,460 %	122,560 RDI: 1,460 %
Per 100 g	80 RDI=30 %	140 RDI=10 %	410 RDI=60 %	1,630 RDI=80 %	6,810 RDI: 80 %
Per person	120 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 12 people : 6.25 €
Per person : 0.55 €

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