Fois gras & pumpkin pudding

8 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1.00tablespoonbutter
½poundsfois gras; cleaned, diced
3.00cupjulienned onions
1salt; to taste
1cayenne pepper; to taste
1freshly-ground black pepper; to taste
3.00cupdiced fresh pumpkin; blanched
1.00tablespoonchopped garlic
5.00largeeggs
2.00cupheavy cream
1.00dashhot pepper sauce
1.00dashworcestershire sauce
8.00slicewhite bread; crusts removed,
1cut into 1 cubes -; (abt 4 cups)
½cupgrated parmigiano-reggiano cheese

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 2-quart glass rectangular pan with 1 tablespoon of the butter. Heat a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Add the fois gras and saute quickly for 1 minute.

Remove and drain on paper towels. Set aside. Add the onions. Season with salt, cayenne and black pepper. Cook, stirring, until the onions are soft, about 4 minutes. Add the pumpkin and garlic and saute for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool. In a large mixing bowl, whisk the eggs until smooth. Add the cream. Season with salt, cayenne, black pepper, hot pepper sauce, and Worcestershire sauce. Whisk the mixture until blended. Add the pumpkin mixture, reserved fois gras and bread crumbs and mix well. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan. Sprinkle the top with the cheese. Bake until the pudding is golden brown and bubbly, about 55 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes before serving. This recipe yields 8 to 10 servings.

Recipe Source: EMERIL LIVE with Emeril Lagasse From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # EM-1B76 broadcast 10-31-1998) Downloaded from their Web-Site -

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11-02-1998

Recipe by: Emeril Lagasse

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