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Meal families

Pork

Pork chop with charcutiere sauce

Charcutière sauce  : reduction of shallots, white wine and vinegar deglazed with demi-glace (a rich brown stock-based sauce), finished with mustard and julienned pickles.

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Cheeses

Shropshire blue

United Kingdom.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk colored with annatto.
Ripening : 10 to 12 weeks.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Goat cheese tart

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Sauces

Bretonne sauce

Bretonne sauce : garlic and onion reduction with white wine added with fresh tomato and reduced.

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Desserts

Casse-museau

France. Occitania. Tarn. Brassac.
Crispy brioche made with sheep’s milk and a molten heart.

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Poultry

Duckling Montmorency

Duckling served with a sauce made from poultry velouté and Montmorency cherries.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Crayfish gratin

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Mushroom risotto

Risotto : reduction of a broth with cooked rice and one or several diverse ingredients.

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Beef

Beef Stroganov

Russia.
Speciality with beef, mushrooms, onions, paprika and smetana (sour clotted cream).

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Cheeses

Muracciole

France. Corsica.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw sheep's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 4 weeks.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Brussels sprouts

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Beef

Grilled beef with poivrade sauce

Poivrade sauce : mirepoix (carrot, onion, celery) with butter, bacon bits, aromatics (bay leaf, thyme), white wine, vinegar, with a veal or game stock and black peppercorns.

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Desserts

Plum dartois

Dartois : two strips of puff pastry surrounding a filling.

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Poultry

Squab with duck foie gras and black truffle sauce

Black truffle sauce : crème fraîche and veal stock to which diced black truffles and shallots are added.

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Eggs

Meurette sauce

Meurette sauce : based on red wine with bacon and onion compote.

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