Chapter XVI · Poultry (Volaille) · No. 1463
1463—Poularde en Demi-Deuil
Between the skin and the fillets of the fowl insert a few fine slices of raw truffle. Lard the pullet and poach it.
When it is ready, strain the cooking-liquor through a napkin; reduce it, and add it to a very white suprême sauce, containing slices of truffle.
Dish the pullet; cook it with some of the sauce, and send what remains, separately, in a sauceboat.
Escoffier, A. (1907). A Guide to Modern Cookery, No. 1463, p. 480. London: William Heinemann. Translation of Le Guide Culinaire (1903).
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