Soufflé de Foie de Veau (Calf's Liver Soufflé)
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- 1 kilo calf's liver
- 125 grammes butter
- 4 décilitres very reduced sauce Béchamel
- 6 raw egg yolks
- 1 décilitre very fresh cream
- salt
- pepper
- 6 egg whites
Instructions
- Pound 1 kilo of freshly cooked liver finely with 125 grammes of butter.
- Add 4 décilitres of very reduced sauce Béchamel and pass the mixture through a sieve.
- Complete with 6 raw egg yolks, 1 décilitre of very fresh cream, salt and pepper.
- Whip 6 egg whites to a very firm snow and fold them in.
- Put the composition into a buttered timbale and cook like an ordinary soufflé.