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Meal families

Beef

Entrecote with béarnaise sauce

Bearnaise sauce : hot sauce with clarified butter and reduction of shalots with vinegar and tarragon emulsified in egg yolks.

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Veal

Veal medallion with chanterelle

Medallion : piece of meat (3 to 4 cm thick) sliced from the tenderloin, prepared in the style of a tournedos.

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Sea fish

Pan-fried sea bass pavé

Fish pavé : a thick, boneless, meaty cut taken from a fish fillet.

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Sauces

Salmi sauce

Salmi sauce : Reduction of game or poultry carcasses in a spicy wine sauce.

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Freshwater fish

Gefilte fish

Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine.
Stuffed fish (with pike, hake… and served in slices) or large fish balls garnished with a slice of carrot with a horseradish sauce.
Served cold or warm.

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Consommé and Soup

Fish a la nage with saffron

Nage : cooked in a delicate broth flavored with butter, white wine, vegetables, and aromatic herbs.

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Salads

Neapolitan style pasta salad

Neapolitan sauce : tomato sauce with garlic, herbs (basil, oregano, parsley), olive oil, onion, pepper, and salt.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bordeaux style crayfish

Crayfish flambéed with Cognac served with a mirepoix and a tomato and white wine-based sauce.

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Poultry

Chicken Marengo

Marengo : cooked in a casserole with mushrooms, onion, tomato and white wine.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster a la nage

Nage : cooked in a delicate broth flavored with butter, white wine, vegetables, and aromatic herbs.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Gnocchi

Mixture of wheat flour and potato semolina or durum wheat poached in water and often gratin in the oven with cheese.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Clams with mariniere sauce

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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Game birds

Provençal quail skewers

Provençal : crushed tomatoes, garlic and parsley cooked in olive oil.

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Game birds

Young partridge with porcini mushrooms

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.

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