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Practical gastronomy

1903

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Presented as published in 1903. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Medaillons de Volaille k la Reine. — Fillets in medallion shapes, pre-fried and covered with chicken farce, mixed with lobster spawn, poached, dressed on socle, and sauced over with supreme ; decorated with strips of truffles forming the initials A. R. Poulet. — Chicken. — k l’Arlequin. — Breast and wings skinned, larded with truffles and bacon, broiled in butter, and served with financiere ragout. — Blanquette en Demi-Deuil.— Fricasseed, gar- nished with sliced truffles and mushrooms. — bouilli k 1’EstragOn. — Boiled, served with white sauce, flavoured with tarragon leaves. — braise a 1’EstragOn.— Larded, stuffed, and braised ; served with a rich brown sauce flavoured with tarragon. — braises aux Fines Herbes.— Braised, served with brown sauce flavoured with chopped chives, tarragon, chervil, parsley, cress, and white wine. f 3 126 POULTRY ( VOLAILLE ) Poulet Cardinal. — Breast bone removed, stuffed with veal forcemeat, and boiled ; garnished with small quenelles and slices of truffles ; served with cardinal sauce, composed of white sauce, tomato essence, lobster butter, and chilli vinegar. — a la Careme. — Breast and wings flattened and cut into round shapes, braised and pressed, finished in madere sauce, and dressed on border of potato puree (baked) ; centre filled with julienne of truffle, mushroom and tongue ; bearnaise sauce on each medallion, and madere sauce round base of dish. — en Casserole. — Browned in butter, with or with- out mirepoix, stewed or braised in an earthenware fire-proof stewpan, in brown sauce ; sent to table in same pan. — a la Catalane. — Saute of chicken, ranged in earthenware casserole, with layers of rice, bouquet, etc., and finished in oven. — Cdeil. — Breast and wings, larded with strips of tongue and truffles, braised white, dressed in border of potato puree (browned in oven) upon a foie-gras farce ; sauced over with demi-glace. — a la Chanut. — Saute of chicken (tossed in butter with garlic and shallot flavouring), white wine, demi-glace, and sliced tomatoes, dressed on crou- tons of bread ; garnished with sauteed mushrooms, new potatoes (fried), and green peas, liquor reduced and strained over. — Cotelettes de, a la Chinoise. — Pounded chicken, free from skin and sinews, flavoured with salt, pepper, curry powder, and nutmeg, rubbed through a sieve and mixed with breadcrumbs and egg white, shaped into cutlets, egged, crumbed, and fried in clarified butter ; served with tartare sauce. — a la Chevaliere. — Fricasseed (fillets larded with strips of truffles, braised and glazed), garnished with mushrooms, truffles, cocks’ combs, and small fried chicken croquettes. — k la Chivry. — Braised ; garnished with rings of Spanish onions, filled with onion purde, chives, and chopped tarragon, sauced over with a rich herb sauce. — en Coeotte or a la Casserole.— Small fat chicken braised whole in a fire-proof casserole ; garnished with slices of ham, artichoke bottoms, and mushrooms ; demi-glace sauce. — en Compote. — Stewed in rich brown sauce, with mushrooms, slices of fried bacon, and braised button onions. ENTREES OF CHICKEN 127 Poulet a la Diable.— spring chickens split open at the back, highly seasoned with cayenne, dipped in oiled butter, and grilled ; spread over with mixed mustard or devilled butter. Cold fowl treated in same manner. — a l’Ecarlate. — Braised, garnished with heart- shaped slices of cooked ox-tongue ; served with demi-glace or veloute sauce.