Terrine de poisson

Fish terrine

Preparation info
  • For

    6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Nobody Does it Better: Why French Cooking is still the best in the world

By Trish Deseine

Published 2007

  • About

Cold fish-based terrines are the centrepieces of many buffet tables at summer get-togethers. Everybody’s mother-in-law seems to have her own recipe, from the simple salmon version below to elaborate three-tiered constructions.

Ingredients

  • Butter, for greasing
  • 12 eggs
  • 100 ml single cream
  • 100

Method

Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/gas mark 6. Use the butter to grease a 22cm cake tin.

In a large bowl, beat the eggs with the creams. Mix in the vegetables and the herbs. Season well with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

Pour half the vegetable mixture into the pre