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French · Starter

Chicken Galantine

A boned chicken's skin wrapped around a sherried chicken forcemeat studded with diced breast, smoked tongue, truffle peelings and pistachios, then poached, cooled and sliced cold. A showpiece for a charcuterie board, with Cumberland sauce.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on2 h 35 min
  • Total14 h 16 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Forcemeat

  • 450 gwhole chicken, about 1 lb, boned, wing tips removed, skin taken off in one piece and kept
  • 70 mldry sherry, 40 ml for the diced breast, the rest for the shallots
  • ½medium shallots, sliced
  • ½ clovegarlic, minced
  • 1 tspbutter
  • 0.13 tspInsta Cure No. 1 (pink curing salt), level measure, about 0 ml
  • 1¾ tspkosher salt, 5/8 tsp for the marinade, 1 tsp for the forcemeat
  • 40 gpork fatback, cubed
  • 1 tspglace de volaille (chicken glaze)
  • 1medium egg
  • 1 tspfresh parsley, chopped
  • 1 tspfresh sage or chervil, chopped
  • 0.38 tsppoultry seasoning
  • 0.38 tspground black pepper
  • 20 gheavy cream

Garnish

  • 40 gsmoked tongue, cut into 3 mm dice
  • 30 gtruffle peelings
  • 40 gpork fatback, cut into 3 mm dice
  • 45 gpistachios, shelled, blanched and halved

Poaching

  • to tastewater, enough to cover the galantine completely

Contains

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Tree nuts
  • Pistachio
  • Celery
  • Sulfites
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Grapes
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Shallot
  • Carrot
  • Thyme
  • Rosemary
  • Sage
  • Marjoram
  • Parsley
  • Black and white pepper
  • Nutmeg
  • Mushrooms (any)
  • Truffle
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Beef and veal
  • Pork
  • Poultry and birds (any)
  • Chicken
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)
  • Alcohol

Taste

  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Smoke
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Equipment

  • Stovetop
  • Stand mixer
  • Probe thermometer
  • Kitchen scale

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weekend project
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • Over 90 min active
  • Over 3 hours total
  • Difficulty 5
  • Needs advance prep
  • Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: moderate
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: high

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