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Cooked meats
Lomo embuchado
Spain.
Lomo : pork shoulder sausage marinated and aged for several months.
Served raw in very thin slices.
Main meals
Cottage cheese pierogi
Poland.
Pierogi : stuffed dumpling cooked in boiling water.
Served hot or cold.
Shellfish and Seafood
Clams mariniere with thyme
Mariniere sauce : reduction of white wine and fish stock (or cooking juice of mussels) with shallots (or onion) lightly bound with butter.
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Monkfish tail with green peppercorn sauce
Green peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots deglazed with Cognac and reduced, then combined with pepper green, reduced veal stock and cream.
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Braised leg of lamb with herbs
Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.
Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.
Poultry
Duck in a salt crust
Salt crust : a cooking method in which food (vegetables, fish, or meat) is entirely covered with coarse salt to ensure even cooking.
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Salmon tartare with red caviar
Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.
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Cervelle de canut
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Rhône. Lyon.
Cottage cheese beaten with fresh cream and seasonings (chives, shallot, parsley).
Dish usually served with toasted bread, steamed potatoes, or used to dress a salad.
Veal
Veal medallion with mushrooms
Medallion : piece of meat (3 to 4 cm thick) sliced from the tenderloin, prepared in the style of a tournedos.
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Roman-style saltimbocca
Saltimbocca : thinly sliced veal escalope layered with prosciutto crudo and sage leaf, secured with a toothpick and cooked in butter with white wine added at the end.
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Rioja-style cod
Cod stew served with a sauce made from roasted red peppers and tomatoes.
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Marinated scallops in lemon
Marinade : soaking foods in a seasoned, often acidic, liquid before cooking.
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Roast chicken with sweet spices
Sweet spices : star anise, cinnamon, cardamom, clove, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor, a warm or aromatic complexity, sometimes slightly spicy, but never harsh, burning, or strong.
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Shrimp with Nantua sauce
Nantua sauce : a tomato-flavored fish velouté with crayfish butter.
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