Sautéed Sullivan County Foie Gras with Basil Nage and Nutmeg

Name: Sautéed Sullivan County Foie Gras with Basil Nage and Nutmeg
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 grade-A foie gras, cut into eight ¾-inch (2 cm) slices; 8 ounces (225 g) little strawberries, frozen; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 thyme sprig; ½ cup (125 ml) Champagne vinegar; 2 tablespoons (30 g) butter, plus 1 tablespoon for finishing; 4 teaspoons sugar; 2 teaspoons (3.5 g) agar powder; Pinch salt; 1 cup (250 ml) half-and-half; 1 teaspoon salt; ⅔ cup (20 g) basil; ¼ cup lightly packed baby spinach; 8 spring onions, trimmed to leave an inch of green, thickly sliced, sweated in butter and water until tender, seasoned with salt and freshly ground black pepper; 8 spring onions, trimmed to leave an inch of green, thickly sliced, sweated in butter and water until tender, seasoned with salt and freshly ground black pepper; 8 spring onions, trimmed to leave an inch of green, thickly sliced, sweated in butter and water until tender, seasoned with salt and freshly ground black pepper; Fleur de sel and cracked black pepper; A few grindings pepper; 7 tablespoons (115 ml) lemon juice; 8 spring onions, trimmed to leave an inch of green, thickly sliced, sweated in butter and water until tender, seasoned with salt and freshly ground black pepper; 8 spring onions, trimmed to leave an inch of green, thickly sliced, sweated in butter and water until tender, seasoned with salt and freshly ground black pepper; Food-safe flowers, for decorating; Freshly grated nutmeg; Fleur de sel and cracked black pepper; Lemon supremes from 1 lemon (peeled and segmented wedges, flesh only); Lemon supremes from 1 lemon (peeled and segmented wedges, flesh only)

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Serves
8

Difficulty
Easy

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Gabriel Kreuther

By Gabriel Kreuther

Published 2021

About

Foie gras is a great luxury, misunderstood by many, including the New York City council, which approved a ban on its sale beginning in 2022. But I grew up on a farm, and in a country, where foie gras was a part of life, so I will keep serving it and in turn helping the farmers of LaBelle farms, in New York’s Sullivan County, make a living from the land and their humanely cared for animals. While we often think of foie gras as a fall and winter dish, especially around the holidays, for its l

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Europe
France
Starter
Spring
Winter
Gluten-free
Vegetarian
Mediterranean

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