Perdreau Lautrec (Grilled Partridge Lautrec)
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- 1 young partridge
- seasoning
- melted butter
- small mushroom caps
- Beurre Maître-d'hôtel
- meat glaze
- lemon juice
Instructions
- Open a young partridge along the back and flatten it slightly.
- Run a skewer through it, season it and sprinkle it with melted butter.
- Grill it gently.
- Dress the partridge and surround it with small grilled mushroom caps filled with Beurre Maître-d'hôtel.
- Border the dish with a ribbon of meat glaze.
- Squeeze a dash of lemon juice over the partridge.