Aiguillettes of Duckling Saint-Albin
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- Rouen duckling
- Farce gratin
- Foie gras purée
- Melted jelly
- Cognac
- Brown sauce Chaud-froid
- Hard-boiled egg white
- Orange zest
- Well-red tongue
- Truffles
- Jelly
Instructions
- Pot-roast a Rouen duckling and cut the aiguillettes as in the preceding recipe.
- Mask them with farce gratin mixed with an equal quantity of foie gras purée, melted jelly and a small glass of flamed cognac.
- Let the forcemeat firm up, then chaud-froid the stuffed aiguillettes brown.
- Decorate them in mosaic with hard-boiled egg white, blanched orange zest and well-red tongue.
- Line a dome mould with very limpid jelly and decorate the bottom with slices of truffle.
- Dress the aiguillettes inside, standing along the walls with the point downwards.
- Garnish the middle with a Mousse made from the legs and trimmings of the duckling and let it set.
- Unmould at the moment onto a round pad set on the serving dish and surround with croûtons of jelly.
- Stick a skewer of glazed truffles of graduated size into the dome.