Chapter XVI · Poultry (Volaille) · No. 1652
Built upon: No. 273Blanchings
1652—Abatis aux Navets
Fry one-half lb. of No. 273, Blanchings breast of pork, cut into dice, in butter. Drain, and fry in the same sautépan three lbs. of giblets, cut into pieces (all except the livers, which are only added one-quarter hour before dishing). Sprinkle with two and one-half oz. of flour; mix the latter with the pieces, and cook it in the oven for seven or eight minutes; moisten with three pints of white stock. Season with a pinch of pepper; add a faggot and a crushed, garlic clove; set to boil, stirring the while; cover, and place in a somewhat hot oven, that the preparation may boil gently.
At the end of thirty-five minutes transfer the pieces to another saucepan; put back the bacon; add twenty-four small onions, tossed in butter, one lb. of turnips shaped like elongated olives and glazed, and strain the sauce over the whole.
Complete the cooking gently, and serve in a timbale.
N.B.—With the same procedure, the giblets may be prepared with peas; with mixed, new vegetables; à la chipolata, &c.
Escoffier, A. (1907). A Guide to Modern Cookery, No. 1652, p. 522. London: William Heinemann. Translation of Le Guide Culinaire (1903).
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