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Method of Cookery

Method of Cookery

from the notes of Chef G Boiling Menu Example method of cookery bouille ala anglaise, [salted silversider, boild beef, carrots and dumpling]. Bouille a la’ Francois [thick flank, not salted] [#Ton of Vegetable] carrot, leek, celery, 1/4 cabbage, potato, onion served with vegetable that it […]

The Method of Cookery

The Method of Cookery

from the notes of Chef G Poche’ — Poisson poche Passon Poche Béchamel / Mornay Florentine Waleska Cubat Wine Sauce Bercy Bonne Femme Boistelle Chatohat Cleopatra Galliers Veronique Yvetter Breval Poeler; Stewing, Etuvar, Boiling Etuver This is a method of stewing with minimum amount of […]

The Method of Cookery

The Method of Cookery

from the notes of Chef G

Meats for Poeler and Garnishes

“Poeler: Cooking in butter and in it’s own juices

Poulet en cocotte [#chicken in the pot]

  • Champeaux. White wine sauce plus demi glace. Garnished with button onions and Pommes Noisette both cooked separately in butter
  • Grand-mère, Garnished with croutons and medley of bacon, mushrooms, potatoes, and onions
  • Paysanne, White wine sauce plus demi glace. Garnish of Paysanne cut of vegetable or turned vegetables

Type of food for Poeler: Beef Sirloin, Filet, lamb saddle, leg of veal, additionally game: pheasant partridge, duck

Travelers Culinary Adventure, Eddies

Travelers Culinary Adventure, Eddies

There is a moment in every food lover’s journey when you find the grail. One of my searches is a really good tamale at Supermercado Guanajuato. Now what. For me the tamale – soft masa cradling a filing that is humble and transcendent, infused with […]

Travelers Culinary Adventure, Return to the Irish Rover -delight rediscovered

Travelers Culinary Adventure, Return to the Irish Rover -delight rediscovered

There’s something special about the return visit to a place that feels like the second chance – when the first was great validates, delights the rediscovery. with the Irish Rover, the warm ambiance and hearty menu has a way of affirmation. the owner graciously visits […]

Travelers Culinary Adventure, Mc

Travelers Culinary Adventure, Mc

Beauty of a breakfast sandwich on the road lies in its simplicity and consistency. Handcrafted symphony of textures and flavors when done correctly, offering the right balance of savory and minimalism at every bite. Few Breakfast sandwiches have reached the status like McD egg Mc Muffin. I look for consistency across the traveled way. Concourse B has the engineering of the sandwich down. The assembly of the Mc egg Mc Muffin is where the brilliance comes in. The sum are greater that the parts. It is quick, portable and comfort on the run.

The Method of Cookery

The Method of Cookery

from the notes of Chef G “Poeler; cooking in butter and in it’s own juices Narrative: Chef G’s notes speaks to us about pot roasting as a metaphor for life in the kitchen. ”Rushing ruins everything, so slow and steady’‘. let the meat tell its […]

The Method of Cookery

The Method of Cookery

from the notes of Chef G Breakfast Menu The breakfast menu consists of a table d’hôtel and an a la carte menu. The menus differ according to the establishments. Certain things do change. A table d’hôtel menu could consist of a continental breakfast which would […]

The Method of Cookery

The Method of Cookery

from the notes of Chef G

Garnishes

  • Roast Chicken; Gravy. Bread sauce, Pomme Chip, Water Cress (Bacon roll)
  • Boiled Leg Mutton; Caper Sauce, Stock comes from the juice of mutton.
  • Roast Beef; Horse Radish Sauce, Watercress, Red Current Sauce.
  • Roast Leg Mutton; Gravy, Water Cress, Red Currant Jelly
  • Turkey; Cranberry Sauce, Gravy, Chipalata Sausage
  • Roast Pork; Apple Sauce, Gravy, Water Cress
The Method of Cookery

The Method of Cookery

from the notes of Chef G Menu Planning Table d’Hote is a set menu at a set price which would include a hors d oeuvre or a soup, possibly a fish course, sometimes a cheese board is offered instead of the sweet and coffee.