Chicken with Champagne Sauce and Truffles
Ingredients: 1 Chicken cut into pieces 1/2 cup minced shallots 2 cups Champagne (you can also use sparkling wine if desired) 1 Black Truffle – cut into thin slices 1 bay leaf 1/2 cup flour 1-1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 handful of green beans 3 carrots, cut into small pieces 8 ounces of celery root, cut into small pieces 3 egg yolks Instructions: 1. Mix the flour with the salt and pepper and coat the chicken pieces. 2. Leave chicken pieces to stand for approx...
Read MoreChicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic – Poulet a Quarante Gousses D’Ail
Ingredients: 1.5 kg roasting chicken salt and ground black pepper 6 sprigs fresh thyme 3 sprigs fresh rosemary 2 bay leaves 4 tablespoons of olive oil 40 large whole cloves garlic Thick slices of bread Instructions: 1. Pre-heat oven to 190C (gas mark 5) 2. Place 3 sprigs of thyme, 1 sprig of rosemary and 1 bay leaf inside the chicken. 3. Heat oil in a large heavy frying pan, and add the chicken to seal all over. 4. Remove chicken to plate and insert 3 cloves of garlic. 5. Put the chicken in a casserole dish, with...
Read MoreTarragon Chicken – Petite Blanquette de Poulet a l’Estragon
Ingredients: 1 Chicken cut into pieces 1 Onion 1 Clove of Garlic 1 Whole clove 7 fluid ounces white wine Salt and pepper 2 Carrots – chunked 6 – 8 cups water 1 celery stalk – chunked Fresh thyme Fresh parsley 2 Tablespoons flour 2 Ounces of butter 5 Ounces mushrooms, cut in half 1 Egg yok 1 Lemon – juiced 3 Tablespoons double cream Fresh tarragon leaves, finely chopped Instructions: 1. Place the onion in a large saucepan, with the clove placed inside the onion. Add in water and white...
Read MoreSmoked Salmon Canapes with Creme Fraiche and Caviar
Also called: (Canapes De Saumon Fume A La Creme Et Au Caviar) Ingredients: 12 1/4-inch-thick slices challah bread 2 tablespoons melted butter 12 teaspoons creme fraiche or sour cream 8 ounces thinly sliced smoked salmon 2 tablespoons caviar 20 dill sprigs Instructions: 1. Pre-heat oven to 175C (gas mark 4) 2. Cut the bread with a cookie cutter, you will need 20 pieces. 3. Place the cut out bread on a baking tray and brush them with melted butter. 4. Bake in the oven for ten minutes and leave to cool. 5. Spread...
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