Farci from Bessans

This comes from Bessans, the second-to-last village before the Iseran in the Upper Maurienne and a mecca of interesting cultural and artistic life. Bessans women used to prepare small linen bags to receive this pudding, which was then steamed in water. The American ingredients did not poach well, so I transferred the whole mixture to an enameled cast-iron cocotte, the mixture now resembling many of the old Celto-Ligurian tians of Provence. The mustard gravy is a personal addit