Woodcock à la Chasseur

Dressed Game and Poultry à la Mode · De Salis, Mrs. (Harriet Anne) · 1888
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Dressed Game and Poultry à la Mode
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Instructions (5)
  1. Truss a brace of cocks and put them down before a clear fire for fifteen minutes, then take them away and cut them into neat joints.
  2. Put the inferior pieces with three minced shalots, a bouquet garni, and half a head of garlic into a saucepan with a wineglassful of good gravy, another of wine, a tablespoonful of mushroom ketchup, and the strained juice of half a lemon, and let all simmer for ten minutes.
  3. Remove the gizzards from the trail, and pound them in a mortar with a piece of shalot, a little butter, pepper, and salt, and then rub through a sieve and spread them upon small pieces of fried bread cut into the shape of hearts.
  4. Put the joints of the woodcocks into a separate saucepan, strain the gravy on them, and let them heat gently; they must not boil.
  5. Place them on a dish, put the fried bread with the trail round them, pour the gravy over all, and serve hot.
Original Text
Woodcock à la Chasseur. Truss a brace of cocks and put them down before a clear fire for fifteen minutes, then take them away and cut them into neat joints. Put the inferior pieces with three minced shalots, a bouquet garni, and half a head of garlic into a saucepan with a wineglassful of good gravy, another of wine, a tablespoonful of mushroom ketchup, and the strained juice of half a lemon, and let all simmer for ten minutes. Remove the gizzards from the trail, and pound them in a mortar with a piece of shalot, a little butter, pepper, and salt, and then rub through a sieve and spread them upon small pieces of fried bread cut into the shape of hearts. Put the joints of the woodcocks into a separate saucepan, strain the gravy on them, and let them heat gently; they must not boil. Place them on a dish, put the fried bread with the trail round them, pour the gravy over all, and serve hot.> [Pg 75]
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