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Faux Gras with Shitake and Cognac
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Faux Gras with Shitake and Cognac

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Faux Gras with Shitake and Cognac

I bought Michel Richard's Happy in the Kitchen book a few months back, and while I can gleefully tell you that its my favorite eye-candy boyfriend cookbook, I have only attempted to make one thing ...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

488
Calories
43g
Protein
21g
Fat
35g
Carbs

Counts 13 of 16 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken Liver 100g cooked 165
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Gelatin 1 envelope (7g) 23
Cucumber 1/2 cup sliced (52g) 16
Mushroom 1/2 cup sliced (35g) 15
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Pate not in our table 0
Cognac not in our table 0
Sauce not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • The Pate
  • 2 sticks of unsalted butter, at room temperature (16oz)
  • 3/4 cup finely chopped onions
  • 2 garlic cloves, smushed with a garlic press or grated with microplane grater
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream 1 pound chicken livers, rinsed and any dark spots removed (I also remove the stringy connective membrane)
  • 1 teaspoon fine sea salt (or 2 teaspoons kosher salt)
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/2 cup finely diced shitake mushrooms (1/4" cube or smaller)
  • 2 tablespoons finely minced parsley 2 tablespoons Cognac
  • The Parsley Gelee
  • 1/2 English cucumber cut into 2" pieces
  • 1 teaspoon gelatin
  • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
  • pinch of sea salt
  • 1-2 drops Tabasco sauce
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons minced Italian parsley

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By steamykitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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