05-01-2013
Pigeon: the Black Forest, a “savoury” dish presented at the finals of Premio Birra Moretti Grand Cru by Eugenio Boer, chef at Enocratia in Milan, tel. +39.02.36525816
The Black Forest is represented by the almonds, the cream and the chocolate… In a game of changing roles between sweet and savoury, the Black Forest is also characterised by the Birra Moretti Grand Cru glaze of the wing and the breast of the pigeon, the herbaceous scent of the beer supported by the nasturtium leaves and the fruitiness of the cherries. It’s also represented by the touch of spicy character given by the Sechuan pepper, together with the warm note of the foie gras which attenuates the iron notes of the meat, enhancing it. Pigeon: the Black Forest Recipe for 2 people INGREDIENTS 1 whole pigeon (with its entrails: heart and liver) 2 pigeon carcasses 15 cherries 2 foie gras escalopes 200 ml of cream 50 g of 72% Weiss dark chocolate 10 nasturtium leaves 30 g of bitter almonds in flakes 20 g of flour 1 egg white 20 g of butter 1 carrot 1 celery stalk 1 golden onion 2 scallions 1 rosemary sprig lemon juice to taste 750 cl of Birra Moretti Grand Cru salt to taste Sechuan black pepper to taste METHOD for the pâté Clean the pigeon according to the traditional method: remove the head, the end of the wings and the feet up to the ankles. Singe the pigeon to remove the residual feathers and even the subcutaneous ones. Divide the pigeon: remove the wings which will then be cooked with the confit technique, cut the two thighs up to the thigh-bone and the rib cage up to mid length of the back, to remove the entrails. Keep the heart and liver and cook them in a pan with the scallion, making sure they are nicely seared. Add 20 cl of Birra Moretti Grand Cru and the rosemary sprig. Once it is well cooked, remove the rosemary and blend. The resulting pâté will be used to fill the thighs.
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