3428 Timbale de Pigeonneaux la Fayette

Name: Timbale de Pigeonneaux la Fayette
Cuisine: France
Ingredients: Cook 400 g (15 oz oz) short lengths of medium size macaroni in salted water, keeping it slightly firm; drain well and mix together with 100 g (3½ oz) butter, 150 g (5 oz oz) freshly grated Parmesan, a pinch of freshly milled pepper and one-third of the Sauce Bechamel flavoured with the Crayfish puree. Add the second third of this sauce to the crayfish tails and the rest to the breasts of the pigeons.; Cook 400 g (15 oz oz) short lengths of medium size macaroni in salted water, keeping it slightly firm; drain well and mix together with 100 g (3½ oz) butter, 150 g (5 oz oz) freshly grated Parmesan, a pinch of freshly milled pepper and one-third of the Sauce Bechamel flavoured with the Crayfish puree. Add the second third of this sauce to the crayfish tails and the rest to the breasts of the pigeons.; At the same time, cook en Casserole, 10 small young pigeons which have been wrapped in thin slices of salt pork fat. When cooked, remove the fat, cut off the breasts, discard the skin and keep the breasts warm in the juices of the pan which have been deglazed with white wine and a few tablespoons of melted Meat Glaze; add a further 100 g (3½ oz) slices of truffle.; At the same time, cook en Casserole, 10 small young pigeons which have been wrapped in thin slices of salt pork fat. When cooked, remove the fat, cut off the breasts, discard the skin and keep the breasts warm in the juices of the pan which have been deglazed with white wine and a few tablespoons of melted Meat Glaze; add a further 100 g (3½ oz) slices of truffle.; At the same time, cook en Casserole, 10 small young pigeons which have been wrapped in thin slices of salt pork fat. When cooked, remove the fat, cut off the breasts, discard the skin and keep the breasts warm in the juices of the pan which have been deglazed with white wine and a few tablespoons of melted Meat Glaze; add a further 100 g (3½ oz) slices of truffle.; At the same time, cook en Casserole, 10 small young pigeons which have been wrapped in thin slices of salt pork fat. When cooked, remove the fat, cut off the breasts, discard the skin and keep the breasts warm in the juices of the pan which have been deglazed with white wine and a few tablespoons of melted Meat Glaze; add a further 100 g (3½ oz) slices of truffle.; At the same time, cook en Casserole, 10 small young pigeons which have been wrapped in thin slices of salt pork fat. When cooked, remove the fat, cut off the breasts, discard the skin and keep the breasts warm in the juices of the pan which have been deglazed with white wine and a few tablespoons of melted Meat Glaze; add a further 100 g (3½ oz) slices of truffle.; At the same time, cook en Casserole, 10 small young pigeons which have been wrapped in thin slices of salt pork fat. When cooked, remove the fat, cut off the breasts, discard the skin and keep the breasts warm in the juices of the pan which have been deglazed with white wine and a few tablespoons of melted Meat Glaze; add a further 100 g (3½ oz) slices of truffle.; At the same time, cook en Casserole, 10 small young pigeons which have been wrapped in thin slices of salt pork fat. When cooked, remove the fat, cut off the breasts, discard the skin and keep the breasts warm in the juices of the pan which have been deglazed with white wine and a few tablespoons of melted Meat Glaze; add a further 100 g (3½ oz) slices of truffle.; Cook 60 small crayfish together with a Mirepoix cooked in butter plus 3 dl (½ pt or 1¼ U.S. cups) white wine, 1 dl (3½ fl oz or ½ U.S. cup) brandy, salt, pepper and a little red pepper. When cooked, shell the tails and keep them warm in the cooking liquid passed through a fine strainer together with 100 g (3½ oz) slices of truffle. Finely pound the shells and trimmings of the crayfish together with 50 g (2 oz) butter; mix the resultant paste into 5 dl (18 fl oz or 24 U.S. cups) creamed Sauce Bechamel. Bring to the boil, pass through a fine strainer and keep warm.; Cook 400 g (15 oz oz) short lengths of medium size macaroni in salted water, keeping it slightly firm; drain well and mix together with 100 g (3½ oz) butter, 150 g (5 oz oz) freshly grated Parmesan, a pinch of freshly milled pepper and one-third of the Sauce Bechamel flavoured with the Crayfish puree. Add the second third of this sauce to the crayfish tails and the rest to the breasts of the pigeons.; Cook 400 g (15 oz oz) short lengths of medium size macaroni in salted water, keeping it slightly firm; drain well and mix together with 100 g (3½ oz) butter, 150 g (5 oz oz) freshly grated Parmesan, a pinch of freshly milled pepper and one-third of the Sauce Bechamel flavoured with the Crayfish puree. Add the second third of this sauce to the crayfish tails and the rest to the breasts of the pigeons.; Cook 400 g (15 oz oz) short lengths of medium size macaroni in salted water, keeping it slightly firm; drain well and mix together with 100 g (3½ oz) butter, 150 g (5 oz oz) freshly grated Parmesan, a pinch of freshly milled pepper and one-third of the Sauce Bechamel flavoured with the Crayfish puree. Add the second third of this sauce to the crayfish tails and the rest to the breasts of the pigeons.; Cook 400 g (15 oz oz) short lengths of medium size macaroni in salted water, keeping it slightly firm; drain well and mix together with 100 g (3½ oz) butter, 150 g (5 oz oz) freshly grated Parmesan, a pinch of freshly milled pepper and one-third of the Sauce Bechamel flavoured with the Crayfish puree. Add the second third of this sauce to the crayfish tails and the rest to the breasts of the pigeons.; Cook 60 small crayfish together with a Mirepoix cooked in butter plus 3 dl (½ pt or 1¼ U.S. cups) white wine, 1 dl (3½ fl oz or ½ U.S. cup) brandy, salt, pepper and a little red pepper. When cooked, shell the tails and keep them warm in the cooking liquid passed through a fine strainer together with 100 g (3½ oz) slices of truffle. Finely pound the shells and trimmings of the crayfish together with 50 g (2 oz) butter; mix the resultant paste into 5 dl (18 fl oz or 24 U.S. cups) creamed Sauce Bechamel. Bring to the boil, pass through a fine strainer and keep warm.; Cook 60 small crayfish together with a Mirepoix cooked in butter plus 3 dl (½ pt or 1¼ U.S. cups) white wine, 1 dl (3½ fl oz or ½ U.S. cup) brandy, salt, pepper and a little red pepper. When cooked, shell the tails and keep them warm in the cooking liquid passed through a fine strainer together with 100 g (3½ oz) slices of truffle. Finely pound the shells and trimmings of the crayfish together with 50 g (2 oz) butter; mix the resultant paste into 5 dl (18 fl oz or 24 U.S. cups) creamed Sauce Bechamel. Bring to the boil, pass through a fine strainer and keep warm.; Cook 60 small crayfish together with a Mirepoix cooked in butter plus 3 dl (½ pt or 1¼ U.S. cups) white wine, 1 dl (3½ fl oz or ½ U.S. cup) brandy, salt, pepper and a little red pepper. When cooked, shell the tails and keep them warm in the cooking liquid passed through a fine strainer together with 100 g (3½ oz) slices of truffle. Finely pound the shells and trimmings of the crayfish together with 50 g (2 oz) butter; mix the resultant paste into 5 dl (18 fl oz or 24 U.S. cups) creamed Sauce Bechamel. Bring to the boil, pass through a fine strainer and keep warm.; Cook 60 small crayfish together with a Mirepoix cooked in butter plus 3 dl (½ pt or 1¼ U.S. cups) white wine, 1 dl (3½ fl oz or ½ U.S. cup) brandy, salt, pepper and a little red pepper. When cooked, shell the tails and keep them warm in the cooking liquid passed through a fine strainer together with 100 g (3½ oz) slices of truffle. Finely pound the shells and trimmings of the crayfish together with 50 g (2 oz) butter; mix the resultant paste into 5 dl (18 fl oz or 24 U.S. cups) creamed Sauce Bechamel. Bring to the boil, pass through a fine strainer and keep warm.; Cook 60 small crayfish together with a Mirepoix cooked in butter plus 3 dl (½ pt or 1¼ U.S. cups) white wine, 1 dl (3½ fl oz or ½ U.S. cup) brandy, salt, pepper and a little red pepper. When cooked, shell the tails and keep them warm in the cooking liquid passed through a fine strainer together with 100 g (3½ oz) slices of truffle. Finely pound the shells and trimmings of the crayfish together with 50 g (2 oz) butter; mix the resultant paste into 5 dl (18 fl oz or 24 U.S. cups) creamed Sauce Bechamel. Bring to the boil, pass through a fine strainer and keep warm.; Cook 60 small crayfish together with a Mirepoix cooked in butter plus 3 dl (½ pt or 1¼ U.S. cups) white wine, 1 dl (3½ fl oz or ½ U.S. cup) brandy, salt, pepper and a little red pepper. When cooked, shell the tails and keep them warm in the cooking liquid passed through a fine strainer together with 100 g (3½ oz) slices of truffle. Finely pound the shells and trimmings of the crayfish together with 50 g (2 oz) butter; mix the resultant paste into 5 dl (18 fl oz or 24 U.S. cups) creamed Sauce Bechamel. Bring to the boil, pass through a fine strainer and keep warm.; Cook 60 small crayfish together with a Mirepoix cooked in butter plus 3 dl (½ pt or 1¼ U.S. cups) white wine, 1 dl (3½ fl oz or ½ U.S. cup) brandy, salt, pepper and a little red pepper. When cooked, shell the tails and keep them warm in the cooking liquid passed through a fine strainer together with 100 g (3½ oz) slices of truffle. Finely pound the shells and trimmings of the crayfish together with 50 g (2 oz) butter; mix the resultant paste into 5 dl (18 fl oz or 24 U.S. cups) creamed Sauce Bechamel. Bring to the boil, pass through a fine strainer and keep warm.; Cook 60 small crayfish together with a Mirepoix cooked in butter plus 3 dl (½ pt or 1¼ U.S. cups) white wine, 1 dl (3½ fl oz or ½ U.S. cup) brandy, salt, pepper and a little red pepper. When cooked, shell the tails and keep them warm in the cooking liquid passed through a fine strainer together with 100 g (3½ oz) slices of truffle. Finely pound the shells and trimmings of the crayfish together with 50 g (2 oz) butter; mix the resultant paste into 5 dl (18 fl oz or 24 U.S. cups) creamed Sauce Bechamel. Bring to the boil, pass through a fine strainer and keep warm.

Preparation info

Difficulty
Complex

Appears in

Le Guide Culinaire

By Auguste Escoffier

Published 1903

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Method

Prepare a Timbale case in a mould which is wider than deep.
Cook 60 small crayfish together with a Mirepoix c