Terrine de Foie Gras
2 Pounds Foie Gras (preferably Goose)
1 Bottle Sauternes (if you can get it, one of those half-bottles [splits] is good for cooking; in a pinch Armagnac will do).
Keep foie gras in ice water in fridge for 24 hours.
Remove the main vein from each lobe, and chop into large chunks. Place foie gras into a terrine and pour in some Sauternes. Marinate overnight.
Preheat oven to 220 degrees Fahrenheit.(105 C). Stick a meat thermometer into the middle of the terrine. Cut out a piece of cardboard to fit inside the terrine, and wrap it in cellophane.
Cook until the center is _precisely_ 115 degrees Fahrenheit (52 degrees Celsius), about a half hour. If you have to err, overcook rather than undercook. Nobody likes raw liver.
Remove from oven. Drain off and reserve the fat. Place the cardboard in the terrine and put a few modest weights on top (I use two 12-oz cans.) DO NOT OVERPRESS. Let it compress for about an hour.
Remove the cans and the cardboard, and pour the fat back on top. Place the terrine in the fridge for another day.
Enjoy!