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What did you eat last night for dinner?

itsstillmatt

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Originally Posted by Piobaire
Leaner too?
Yes, which is why the pieces in the picture are wrapped first in back fat and then in caul fat.
 

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The dish sounds very good.
 

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Originally Posted by Piobaire
The dish sounds very good.
It does but every time I look at that picture I can't help but feel sad that I'll never hear another Wilford Brimley diabetes commercial again.
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Originally Posted by Piobaire
The dish sounds very good.
It doesn't look like that when it is done. It is an odd recipe, and a very old one. Super strong flavor, and definitely not for everybody. Basically, the hare cooks in red wine with onion, carrot, 20 shallots and 10 garlic cloves for 6 hours, then it is deboned and the cooking liquid is degreased then mixed with the lungs, liver, heart and kidneys of the hare which have been chopped finely with 5 more shallots and 5 more cloves of garlic and then simmered for an hour. The meat is shredded, like for carnitas. Then the sauce is strained, reduced a little more so that just more than a cup remains, and that is thickened with a quarter cup of blood, a quarter cup of cream and 50 g of pureed foie gras. Then the shredded hare is reheated very gently in the sauce. It is odd but extremely satisfying. You can't eat too much. Unfortunately, I don't know anybody other than my wife and I who will eat it around here. There is another version of the same dish which is a hare, boned entirely, then stuffed with foie gras and truffles with a similar sauce and cooking method. I don't like it as much, myself (I still do like it,) and it is a bit more of a pain to make. The correct version is a matter of some great controversy in France, and each has its proponents. Here is an interesting blog post on it: http://www.theoldfoodie.com/2006/11/...la-royale.html
 

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^ Would eat either dish. Funny you should say you can't eat much of it as I was thinking it must be so rich you can only eat a smallish serving.
 

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Originally Posted by iammatt
It doesn't look like that when it is done. It is an odd recipe, and a very old one. Super strong flavor, and definitely not for everybody. Basically, the hare cooks in red wine with onion, carrot, 20 shallots and 10 garlic cloves for 6 hours, then it is deboned and the cooking liquid is degreased then mixed with the lungs, liver, heart and kidneys of the hare which have been chopped finely with 5 more shallots and 5 more cloves of garlic and then simmered for an hour. The meat is shredded, like for carnitas. Then the sauce is strained, reduced a little more so that just more than a cup remains, and that is thickened with a quarter cup of blood, a quarter cup of cream and 50 g of pureed foie gras. Then the shredded hare is reheated very gently in the sauce. It is odd but extremely satisfying. You can't eat too much. Unfortunately, I don't know anybody other than my wife and I who will eat it around here.

There is another version of the same dish which is a hare, boned entirely, then stuffed with foie gras and truffles with a similar sauce and cooking method. I don't like it as much, myself (I still do like it,) and it is a bit more of a pain to make. The correct version is a matter of some great controversy in France, and each has its proponents. Here is an interesting blog post on it: http://www.theoldfoodie.com/2006/11/...la-royale.html


good god, what a crazy expenditure of time and money for a dish that only you and your wife will eat, in small portions at that.
 

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Originally Posted by mharwitt
good god, what a crazy expenditure of time and money for a dish that only you and your wife will eat, in small portions at that.
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. The hare lasts two days, since I only use the legs and shoulders for this. The loins are eaten separately.
 

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Originally Posted by mharwitt
good god, what a crazy expenditure of time and money for a dish that only you and your wife will eat, in small portions at that.

Life is not all about the dollars and cents.
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Originally Posted by mharwitt
good god, what a crazy expenditure of time and money for a dish that only you and your wife will eat, in small portions at that.

this was meant more as
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Yeah, they are pretty great.

Tonight, pheasant souvarov, pumpkin soup, some other stuff...
 

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Extremely elegant meal yesterday:





 

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