Gâteau de Foies de Volaille

Hot Chicken Liver Mould

Preparation info
  • Serves

    6–8

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in

By Anne Willan

Published 1981

  • About

The chickens of Bresse are famous for the whiteness of their livers as well as of their meat. This liver mousse, its richness balanced by a tomato sauce, is a great local speciality.

Ingredients

16 green olives, pitted

Method

If the olives* are very salty, blanch them.

Oil the mould, line the base with a round of greaseproof/parchment paper and oil the paper. Set the oven at moderately low (160°C/325°F).

Purée the chicken livers with the garlic in a food processor or blender; then pour into a bowl. Beat in the flour, then the eggs, egg yolks, cream, milk, nutmeg, salt and pepper to taste; the mixture