Bécasse à la Biche (Woodcock on a Croûton with Foie Gras Sauce)

Origin: Paris, France

Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Prepare the woodcock as for the Bécasse à la fine Champagne.
  2. Mask a croûton of fried bread with farce gratin de gibier and dress the pieces of woodcock on it.
  3. Thicken the sauce with a little purée de foie gras.
  4. Finish the sauce with 30 grammes of butter.
  5. Pass the sauce over the pieces through a coarse chinois, pressing with a whisk or a spoon.

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