Recipe: sugar bread grilled cheese with foie gras

Just saying ‘foie gras’ is enough to make some people jump. The delicacy, which literally means ‘fatty liver’, is controversial. Foie gras is creamy, sweet and silky, and its buttery, soothing texture is unlike anything else. And the good news: serving goose liver does not have to involve animal suffering. Fortunately, there is also foie gras produced in an animal-friendly way. From geese that do not have to force themselves to eat. You can make this incredibly delicious grilled cheese with this foie gras. The recipe comes from the book Carbs, carbs, carbs by Meike Krüger.

The animal-friendly goose liver is from the brand Foie Royale. Meike: ‘Since I found goose liver from happy geese, we have eaten this dish as a starter on Christmas Eve. Delicious with an ice-cold glass of Sauternes, Tokaji or Gewürztraminer.’

Foie Royale is available from many online butchers and other online shops, such as Crisp.

1. Heat a sandwich maker and grease the plates with butter.
2. Top 4 slices of sugar bread with the Foie Royale and cover with the remaining slices of sugar bread.
3. Cook in the sandwich maker until the bread is crisp and caramelized on the outside. Keep an eye on it, as sugar bread burns quickly.