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Poultry
Duck breast with poached pears and red wine sauce
Red wine sauce : a rich sauce made with veal stock and red wine, blended with butter, shallots, bay leaf, pepper, and thyme.
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Roast Pauillac lamb with new garlic
Lamb under 11 weeks and between 11 and 15 kilos.
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Saint-Jorge Original
United States. California.
Soft-ripened pasteurized cow's milk cheese with a natural rind.
Ripening : 3 months.
Offal and tripe
Lamb’s brain with black butter
Beurre noir (black butter sauce) : butter cooked until it takes on a dark color, in reaction with an acid (capers, lemon juice, white wine, vinegar).
> view pairingsShellfish and Seafood
Spiny lobster a la nage
Nage : cooked in a delicate broth flavored with butter, white wine, vegetables, and aromatic herbs.
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Fiadone
France. Corsica.
Cake made with brocciu, eggs, sugar and lemon zest.
Shellfish and Seafood
Crab claws with mayonnaise
Mayonnaise : emulsion of oil with egg yolk, mustard, pepper, and sometimes a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.
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Dark chocolate mousse tart
Tart shell filled with chocolate mousse.
Served cold.
Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Black truffle and Parmesan risotto
Risotto : reduction of a broth with cooked rice and one or several diverse ingredients.
> view pairingsVeal
Veal tournedos with forestière sauce
Tournedos : a thick slice cut from the tenderloin (about one to two centimeters).
Forestière sauce : sauce based on butter, mushrooms, fresh cream, and shallots.
Beef
Braised beef cheek with mashed potato
Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.
> view pairingsCooked meats
Pâté en croûte
Terrine of assorted meats, oven-baked in a pastry crust and set in natural gelatin.
Served cold.
Cooked meats
Rustic food buffet
Buffet : all the dishes of the meal are served on a table, and the guests help themselves.
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