Waterside Foie Gras Icewine Stuffing
-recipe courtesy Andrew Cerniuk from
Breakwater Restaurant at Waterside Inn, Mississauga
Ingredients500g focaccia bread, cubed
250g salted cashews, roasted
100g foie gras, roasted (fat reserved)
1 bunch sage, chopped fine
½ bottle icewine
salt and pepper, to taste
PreparationGrind the cashews in a food processor until
the consistency of a tough paste. Add the foie gras to the cashews and pulse to
homogenize. Add the bread crumbs and sage to a large bowl and toss together
until the sage is evenly distributed throughout the mix. Add the cashew/foie
mixture and repeat. Pour the icewine over the stuffing and toss again to just
moisten the mixture. Season to taste and then use to stuff poultry as desired.