Professional Documents
Culture Documents
(Practical)
Subject code – BHM 311
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Consommé Carmen
Poulet Sauté Chasseur
Pommes Loretta
Haricots Verts
Consommé Carmen
1. Combine the beef, mirepoix, egg white, tomatoes, herbs and spices in a tall, heavy stock pot. Mix
vigorously with a wooden paddle or a heavy whip.
2. Add about 500 ml cold stocks and stir well, let stand for about 30 minutes.
3. Gradually stir in the remaining cold stock, be sure the stock is well mixed with the other ingredients.
4. Set the pot on moderat heat and let it come to a simmer very slowly. Stir occasionally.
5. Whne bubbles are visible to the surface of th pot, stop stirring.
6. Move the pot to lower heat and simmer very slowly for about 45 mins.
Do not stir or disturb the raft that forms on top. 7.Very carefully strain
the consommé through a chinois lined with several layers of cheese
cloth or as shown in the video. 8.Degrease thorougly from the surface of
the consomme with a kitchen tissue paper to remove excess of fat.
9. Season to taste.
Garnish with strips of tomato, sweet peppers, boiled rice, Chervias shown in the video. 11.Serve ot in a
consomme cup/ soup bowl.
Poulet Sauté Chasseur
1. Wash each crayfish and remove the intestine by gently twisting the shell of the middle of the
tail
2. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a pan, add chopped shallots, leek, celery, grated carrots. Chopped
tomato, and herbs and cook till vegetables are brown.
3. Add the crayfish, a little salt and freshly ground cayenne pepper and saute for few minutes.
4. Add brandy and white wine and cook till reduce a little.
5. Add shellfish stock and cook for 10 minutes.
6. Take out the crayfish ,remove the fish from the shells and retain the tails and 6-8 heads
7. Pound the remaining with 2 table spoon of butter
8. Add remaining shellfish stock to the contents of the pan bring to boiling point ,add the
rice, mixed smoothly with a little cold stock and continue the cooking for 15 minutes.
9. Add the pounded shells and a pinch of cayenne pepper and boil for a further 1 minute.
10. Put through a fine sieve and keep hot in a Bain Marie until served with cream.
Poulet de Escalope
1. Put each chicken breast with cling film and, using a rolling pin beat the chicken breasts
out to an even thickness, until each one is about twice the original size.
2. Put the flour on to a plate and add salt and pepper. Leave to one side. Whisk the egg in a
small bowl. On another plate, mix together the breadcrumbs and parsley.
3. Dip chicken breast in the flour and tap off any excess, then dip it in the egg to coat
completely; finally, dip in breadcrumb mixture and set aside. Repeat with the rest of the
chicken.
4. Heat the butter and oil in a frying pan. Fry the breasts over a medium heat for 3-4 mins
on each side. Drain on kitchen paper before serving.
5. Garnish with parsley leaf and Serve.
Pommes Batailles
1. The Morney sauce is prepared by adding double cream and some grated gruyere cheese to the
béchamel sauce (white sauce)
2. The seasoning is adjusted and some grated nutmeg is added to it.
3. The spinach is blanched and then shocked.(The mid vein of the spinach must be removed)
4. The spinach is coarsely chopped and tossed in garlic flavoured butter. The Mornay sauce is
then added to it.
5. This is mixed gently and then put on a well-buttered dish.
6. Then cheese is grated on it and then it is gratinated after dotting with butter.
This is then served hot garnished with curled parsley.
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Crème Du Barry
Darne De Saumon Grille
Sauce paloise
Pommes Fondant
Petits Pois A La Flamande
Crème Du Barry
1. Take a saucepan and add chopped shallots, crushed pepper, wine and reduce to 2/3 rd its
volume
2. Allow to cool and add the raw egg yolks.
3. Cook the sauce over a double boiler till sabayon.
4. Pour in the clarified butter little at a time once the mixture reaches sabayon.
5. Adjust the seasonings, add few drops of lemon juice and finish off with little chopped mint
leaves.
6. Serve the grilled salmon topped with sauce paloise.
Pommes Fondant
For fish:
1. Place flour in pie dish. Rinse fish; pat with paper towels. Sprinkle both sides of fish with
coarse salt and freshly ground pepper. Dredge fish on both sides with flour; shake off
excess. Place on platter.
2. Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat until oil is hot and shimmers. Add butter;
quickly swirl skillet to coat. When foam subsides, add fish and cook until golden on
bottom, 2 to 3 minutes. Carefully turn fish over and cook until opaque in center and
golden on bottom, 1 to 2 minutes. Divide fish between 2 warmed plates; tent with foil.
Pour off drippings from skillet; wipe with paper towels.
For sauce:
1. Place skillet over medium-high heat. Add butter; cook until golden, 1 to 2 minutes.
Remove from heat; stir in parsley and lemon juice (sauce may sputter). Spoon sauce over
fish. Serve with lemon wedges.
Pommes De Terre A La Crème
Cabbage Chowder
Poulet A La Rex
Pommes Marquises
Ratatouille
Cabbage Chowder
1. The chicken is fabricated into boneless and marinated with french mustard, white wine,
white oil/olive oil, salt and white pepper powder.
2. Marinated chickens are sautéed (without any colour) and kept aside.
3. The veloute is prepared, flavored with the condiments (these must be sauted to
transluscent stage) and the chicken is lightly simmered in it. The quartered mushrooms
are then added. The chicken is removed when cooked (Overcooking must be avoided or
the meat will be tough)
4. The bell peppers are oil blanched and added to it when the chicken is properly cooked.
5. The egg yolk, white wine and double cream is mixed and added to the sauce (off the
flame), which is flavoured with thyme. The seasoning is adjusted and then it is coated
on the chicken with bell peppers and mushroom.
6. It is garnished with heart shaped croutons and finely chopped parsley along with some
double cream and served hot. (extra sauce may be served in a sauce boat) .
7. This is the main course which can be served with a veg (e.g, ratatouillie) and a starch
(E.g, potato - pommes marquise)
Pommes Marquises