Cassolette
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Cassolette may refer to:
A small porcelain, glass or metal container used for the cooking and serving of individual dishes. It also refers to the ingredients and recipe itself:
A small porcelain, glass or metal container used for the cooking and serving of individual dishes. It also refers to the ingredients and recipe itself:
- Cassolettes ambassadrice–A ragoûtRagout-Etymology:The term comes from the French ragoûter, to revive the taste. The etymologically related Italian ragù is a sauce such as Bolognese used typically to dress pasta.-Preparation:...
of chicken livers with a duchesse potatoDuchess potatoesDuchess potatoes or Duchesse potatoes is a seasoned purée of mashed potato and egg. It is moulded by hand into various shapes or forced from a piping bag onto a baking sheet, or served as a topping on a dish.-References:...
border. - Cassolettes bouquetière–creamed vegetables topped with asparagus tips and cauliflower florets.
- Cassolettes marquise–Crayfish tails à la NantuaNantua sauceNantua sauce is a classical French sauce consisting of:*a Béchamel sauce base*cream*crayfish butter*crayfish tailsThe term à la Nantua may be used in classical French cuisine to refer to any dish containing crayfish....
to which diced truffles and mushrooms have been added with a border of puff pastry. - Cassolettes Régence–a salpiconSalpiconSalpicon is a term in French cuisine applied to a preparation consisting of one or more ingredients, diced or minced, and bound with a sauce. The resulting mixture is used to stuff tartlets, canapés, croquettes, rissoles, timbales, vol-au-vents, croustades, eggs, roulades, etc.In Mexican cuisine,...
of chicken breast and truffles in a velouté sauce, topped with asparagus tips with a border of duchesse potatoes.