Timbale d'Ortolans Rothschild (Timbale of Ortolans Rothschild)

Ingredients

• 1 timbale crust
• 1 truffled foie gras
• 24 ortolans
• 12 small truffles
• Raw pastry

Instructions

1. Prepare a timbale crust, a truffled foie gras, 24 ortolans roasted for only 2 minutes over a brisk fire, and 12 small truffles cooked in Madeira.
2. Stand the foie gras upright in the middle of the timbale.
3. Surround it with the ortolans in two superposed rows, and with the truffles.
4. Close the timbale with its lid and seal it with a band of raw pastry.
5. Return the timbale to a moderate oven for about a quarter of an hour.