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Poultry (Volaille) - Venison and Ground Game

Updated July 31, 2026

Escoffier's ground and feathered game: roebuck saddle, cutlets and noisettes, young boar, hare and leveret, wild rabbit, and the long pheasant repertoire from casserole to chaud-froid. Poivrade and its family carry the roasts, blood carries the civet, and jelly carries the cold table. Learn the marinade, the game fumet and the poivrade and the whole chasse table opens at once.

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Selle de Chevreuil à la Beaujeu - Chef Juliette

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Selle de Chevreuil à la Beaujeu

A larded saddle roasted rosy, framed with lentil-filled artichoke bottoms and consommé-glazed chestnuts, with Sauce Chevreuil passed separately: a composed game roast whose garnish carries the plate.

Sauté de Faisan - Chef Juliette

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Sauté de Faisan

Sauté de Faisan rewards restraint: young pheasant cooked gently in butter, breast pulled early, and a short pan sauce reduced to a gloss and poured only when the platter is ready.

Côtelettes de Faisan - Chef Juliette

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Côtelettes de Faisan

Cold pheasant mousseline, cut into neat côtelettes, masked with glossy sauce chaud-froid, truffled, and sealed beneath clear aspic: a grand cold preparation made manageable for one attentive home cook.

Faisan en Cocotte - Chef Juliette

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Faisan en Cocotte

Faisan en Cocotte keeps pheasant nearly dry in butter, then brings in pearl onions, mushroom caps, and turned black truffle at precisely two-thirds cooking before building its glossy jus.

Râble de Lièvre à l’Allemande - Chef Juliette

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Râble de Lièvre à l’Allemande

A lean hare saddle roasts over the marinade vegetables, then finishes under cream: disciplined timing, constant basting, and a few drops of lemon turn spare game into a generous platter.

Filets de Levraut à la Mornay - Chef Juliette

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Filets de Levraut à la Mornay

Leveret collops and buttered croûtons meet slice for slice with black truffle, then a pale Madeira glaze is strained, mounted with cold butter, and poured over the lot. The lesson is timing; the reward is gloss.

Noisettes de Chevreuil Romanoff - Chef Juliette

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Noisettes de Chevreuil Romanoff

Rose-centred venison noisettes sit on chicken-stuffed cucumber, crowned with black truffle and glossed with poivrade crémée, while mushroom purée waits beside the platter: a composed classic made workable for one careful cook.

Faisan à la Périgueux - Chef Juliette

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Faisan à la Périgueux

A pheasant truffled to its breast, poêlé gently in Madeira, ringed with tender game quenelles, and served with Périgueux sauce deepened by every clear, reduced spoonful of the bird's own liquor.

Pheasant (Faisan) - Chef Juliette

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Pheasant (Faisan)

Faisan rôti teaches the decisive judgment of game cookery: choose a young bird for roasting, protect its lean breast with bacon, then carve it beneath a glossy shallot jus.

Chaud-froid de Faisan - Chef Juliette

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Chaud-froid de Faisan

Cold poached pheasant, a brown chaud-froid sauce deepened with its own fumet, black truffle, and trembling aspic: an exacting make-ahead centerpiece whose success rests on coating while the sauce still flows.

Faisan à la Croix de Berny - Chef Juliette

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Faisan à la Croix de Berny

Cold pheasant rebuilt over truffled foie-gras parfait, its sliced fillets lacquered with clear aspic and ringed by chaud-froid-coated quail: a grand lesson in temperature, structure, and patient hands.

Faisan à la Sainte-Alliance - Chef Juliette

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Faisan à la Sainte-Alliance

The croûton is the dish: woodcock offal, fatback, anchovy, and truffle beneath a barded pheasant, drinking every roasting drop before bitter orange cuts through the richness.

Faisan à la Choucroûte - Chef Juliette

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Faisan à la Choucroûte

Faisan à la Choucroûte sets butter-poëled pheasant over foie-gras-enriched cabbage, then sends the strained cooking liquor apart, glossy and deliberately greasy, because restraint means stopping before the bird dries.

Faisan à la Mode d’Alcantara - Chef Juliette

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Faisan à la Mode d’Alcantara

Faisan à la Mode d’Alcantara protects lean pheasant with foie gras, perfumes it with port and black truffle, then finishes the bird en casserole in a glossy, wine-dark sauce made for a celebration.

Pâté Chaud de Faisan - Chef Juliette

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Pâté Chaud de Faisan

Pheasant roasted deliberately underdone, layered with game-liver gratin forcemeat, mushrooms, and truffle inside a burnished raised crust, then opened at the table for a glossy carcass-built salmis sauce.

Civet de Lièvre - Chef Juliette

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Civet de Lièvre

Hare, red wine, bacon, and the liaison that decides the whole dish: build the roux golden, braise at a tremble, then bind with blood off the boil for a sauce of dark, lucid gloss.

Filets de Levraut à la Vendome - Chef Juliette

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Filets de Levraut à la Vendome

Hare loins are contised with truffle, curved into poached rings, anchored on game forcemeat and filled with tenderloin, mushroom and poivrade, while chestnut purée waits alongside.

Feathered Game - Chef Juliette

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Feathered Game

Ten classes, one governing rule: mature pheasant and woodcock under expert control, keep the other birds fresh, and never pierce a young bird with fat or pretend it will save an old one.

Selle de Chevreuil et Cuissot - Chef Juliette

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Selle de Chevreuil et Cuissot

Selle de Chevreuil et Cuissot teaches the discipline of game: strip every tendon, skip marinade for a young, well-hung joint, roast in butter, and stop before leanness turns to dryness.

Faisan Souvaroff - Chef Juliette

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Faisan Souvaroff

Butter-poêlé pheasant, a lavish foie gras stuffing, six whole truffles, and Madeira finish beneath a flour-sealed terrine lid, where the captured juices become the sauce and the table gets the first scent.

Selle de Chevreuil aux Cerises - Chef Juliette

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Selle de Chevreuil aux Cerises

Verjuice perfumes rather than pickles this saddle, while a thermometer protects its rosy centre. Poivrade and red-currant jelly meet in strict equality, with semi-candied cherries folded through for the generous game table.

Galantine de Faisan - Chef Juliette

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Galantine de Faisan

A pheasant galantine teaches disciplined cold cookery: bone through the back, stripe the forcemeat with tongue and truffle, poach at a tremble, then press lightly for a clean, generous slice.

Faisan à la Crème - Chef Juliette

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Faisan à la Crème

Whole pheasant cooked in butter with quartered onion, then basted under tangy cream until the bird is burnished and the sauce gleams ivory around it, ready for the table in its saucepan.

Mousses et Mousselines de Lièvre - Chef Juliette

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Mousses et Mousselines de Lièvre

Hare, egg white, and half-whipped cream become a remarkably light game forcemeat, gently cooked as one generous mousse or four individual mousselines in a quiet bain-marie.

Selle de Chevreuil à la Cumberland - Chef Juliette

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Selle de Chevreuil à la Cumberland

Rosy roast saddle, no marinade, with a cool port and red-currant sauce served apart and haricots verts shining with butter: a grand game roast scaled cleanly for four.

Pain de Faisan en Belle-vue - Chef Juliette

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Pain de Faisan en Belle-vue

Pain de Faisan en Belle-vue sets tender pheasant and black truffle beneath clear aspic, with a butter-rich filling and a cold, clean slice that returns the classical buffet canon to the home table.

Faisan à la Normande - Chef Juliette

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Faisan à la Normande

Pheasant bronzed in butter, nestled among six softened apples, and finished under a veil of cream: Normandy’s lesson in protecting lean game while letting fruit become its sauce.

Noisettes de Chevreuil Valencia - Chef Juliette

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Noisettes de Chevreuil Valencia

Seared venison noisettes rest on butter-fried brioche Croûtons beneath a light veil of bigarrade, while a sharp orange salad keeps the rich, gamey plate poised.

Suprêmes de Faisan Gastronome - Chef Juliette

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Suprêmes de Faisan Gastronome

Suprêmes de Faisan Gastronome turns one pheasant into a cold architectural centerpiece: glossy chaud-froid breast slices, a precisely matched leg-meat mousse, Champagne-poached truffles, and aspic cut like little jewels.

Selle de Chevreuil à la Créole - Chef Juliette

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Selle de Chevreuil à la Créole

A brief aromatic marinade, a hot spit-style roast kept pink at the center, buttery bananas, and Robert sauce sharpened with one-third poivrade: a grand saddle translated for four without losing its nerve.

Hare and Leveret (Lièvre et Levraut) - Chef Juliette

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Hare and Leveret (Lièvre et Levraut)

Young hare, browned deeply and braised gently in red wine, teaches the grammar of game cookery: age chooses the method, fond deepens the sauce, and a bare simmer protects the lean meat.

Faisan à la Bohémienne - Chef Juliette

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Faisan à la Bohémienne

Whole pheasant filled with truffled foie gras, butter-cooked with Madeira and burnt brandy, then sealed in deeply savoury jelly: a cold centerpiece whose success rests on seasoning before chilling.

Soufflé de Faisan - Chef Juliette

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Soufflé de Faisan

Pheasant and cream become a feather-light mousseline in a buttered dish, baked gently so the centre stays tender, with a glossy game-scented demi-glace served separately.

Faisan Demidoff - Chef Juliette

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Faisan Demidoff

Butter-roasted pheasant, crescent-cut roots, onion roundels, celery, and black truffle meet in one cocotte, where disciplined timing keeps the bird succulent and turns a precise grand-kitchen garnish into generous home-table food.

Selle de Chevreuil au Genièvre - Chef Juliette

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Selle de Chevreuil au Genièvre

A lean venison saddle, carefully larded and roasted pink, meets gin burned clean in the tray, one juniper berry, reduced cream, and poivrade, with barely sweet apples keeping the dark sauce bright.

Mousses et Mousselines de Faisan - Chef Juliette

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Mousses et Mousselines de Faisan

Cold is the craft in these pheasant mousselines: a fine forcemeat bound with egg white and cream, poached gently, then served with a glossy sauce drawn from the bird's own fumet.

Lièvre en Daube - Chef Juliette

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Lièvre en Daube

A whole hare reconstructed around two truffled forcemeats, braised gently under bacon and set cold in wine-dark jelly: a demanding but orderly lesson in temperature, texture, and the discipline of a clean slice.

Noisettes de Chevreuil Walkyrie - Chef Juliette

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Noisettes de Chevreuil Walkyrie

Noisettes de Chevreuil Walkyrie sets tender roebuck over crisp Pommes Berny, then crowns each with grilled mushroom and Soubise. A peppery venison reduction binds the formal architecture into one generous dish.

Noisettes de Chevreuil au Genièvre - Chef Juliette

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Noisettes de Chevreuil au Genièvre

Tender venison noisettes meet smoking oil, burned gin, juniper, cream and poivrade, while warm stewed apples cut the richness. The lesson is heat: a hard sear, a rosy centre, no lingering.

Noisettes et Côtelettes de Chevreuil - Chef Juliette

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Noisettes et Côtelettes de Chevreuil

Lean venison, fierce heat, and no dawdling: fresh noisettes meet foaming butter, marinated cutlets meet smoking oil, then croûtons turn a fast sear into a generous classical platter.

Chaud-froid de Faisan à la Buloz - Chef Juliette

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Chaud-froid de Faisan à la Buloz

Brown-glazed pheasant suprêmes and ivory mushrooms alternate beneath a clear, truffle-set dome of aspic, a cold centerpiece whose elegance depends on temperature, not ornament alone.

Faisan à la Georgienne - Chef Juliette

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Faisan à la Georgienne

A whole pheasant poached in grape and orange juices with walnuts, Malmsey, and strong green tea, then bronzed fiercely and served under a glossy game sauce.

Salmis de Faisan - Chef Juliette

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Salmis de Faisan

Salmis de Faisan makes one bird build its own sauce: roast it deliberately underdone, crush the carcass into reduced wine and game Espagnole, then finish the pieces once, glossy, hot, and fragrant with truffle.

Faisan à la Régence - Chef Juliette

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Faisan à la Régence

Faisan à la Régence brings the grand garnish home: a butter-poêled bird, delicate game quenelles, grooved mushrooms and cocks’ kidneys, with Salmis sauce gleaming beside it.

Noisettes de Chevreuil Villeneuve - Chef Juliette

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Noisettes de Chevreuil Villeneuve

Rich, hand-chopped roebuck noisettes wrapped in caul and browned at the last moment, arranged in a generous crown beneath glossy Chasseur sauce, with smooth celery purée sent separately.

Selle de Chevreuil avec Sauces Diverses - Chef Juliette

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Selle de Chevreuil avec Sauces Diverses

Roebuck saddle roasted rosy and carved thick, with a choice of five classical sauces that prove the accompaniment is not an accessory here: it gives the dish its proper name and final character.

Suprêmes de Faisan Châtelaine - Chef Juliette

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Suprêmes de Faisan Châtelaine

Suprêmes de Faisan Châtelaine turns poached pheasant into alternating ivory and brown medallions, each domed with cold mousse, glazed with chaud-froid sauce, and suspended under clear, savory aspic.

Faisan à la Bohémienne - Chef Juliette

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Faisan à la Bohémienne

Faisan à la Bohémienne pairs butter-burnished pheasant with a cold heart of paprika-seasoned foie gras and truffle, then finishes the cocotte with flaming Cognac and glossy reduced game gravy.

Suprêmes, Côtelettes et Filets de Faisan - Chef Juliette

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Suprêmes, Côtelettes et Filets de Faisan

The decisive rule for pheasant breast: poêle the birds just underdone, keep the meat on the bone until the plates are ready, then raise the suprêmes and serve immediately with glossy jus.

Faisan en Daube - Chef Juliette

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Faisan en Daube

A whole pheasant, boned and rebuilt around truffled forcemeat and foie gras, gently poêlé in Madeira, then chilled in its own savory jelly until every slice holds clean and gleaming.

Lièvre Farci à la Perigourdine - Chef Juliette

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Lièvre Farci à la Perigourdine

Whole hare, larded and filled with its own offal, blood, bacon, bread, and Périgord truffle, braised gently in white wine and glazed at the last moment with a glossy truffle game sauce.

Faisan à l’Angoumoise - Chef Juliette

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Faisan à l’Angoumoise

Cold truffle and chestnut stuffing enriches a lean pheasant from within; bacon guards the roast, then comes off for the final eight minutes so the skin bronzes before Périgueux sauce reaches the table.

Faisan en Casserole - Chef Juliette

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Faisan en Casserole

A whole pheasant poêlé gently in butter, bronzed uncovered, and finished with brandy and game gravy: lean game kept succulent by basting, a snug casserole, and exact timing.

Faisan Kotschoubey - Chef Juliette

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Faisan Kotschoubey

Pheasant cooked en casserole, raw truffle, and clear game glaze share the pot, while frizzled bacon and Brussels sprouts arrive apart: a grand composition brought within reach of one attentive home cook.

Côtelettes de Chevreuil Diane - Chef Juliette

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Côtelettes de Chevreuil Diane

Côtelettes de Chevreuil Diane sets rosy venison between tender triangles of game mousseline, then draws them together with creamy poivrade, black truffle crescents, egg white, and chestnut purée served apart.

Pain de Lièvre - Chef Juliette

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Pain de Lièvre

Pain de lièvre turns pounded hare into a close, savoury loaf, then gives it the cold-table discipline of chaud-froid and clear aspic, with truffle visible beneath the jelly.

Selle de Chevreuil à la Baden-Baden - Chef Juliette

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Selle de Chevreuil à la Baden-Baden

A butter-poêled venison saddle, carved rosy and flanked by unsweetened pears scented with cinnamon and lemon, with clear game jus and redcurrant jelly at the table.

Faisan en Chartreuse - Chef Juliette

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Faisan en Chartreuse

A tender pheasant, only just poêlé, disappears inside savory braised cabbage, then emerges as a burnished chartreuse with pheasant-scented demi-glace alongside. The lesson is timing: deep flavor outside, delicacy protected within.

Faisan Grillé Diable - Chef Juliette

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Faisan Grillé Diable

Faisan Grillé Diable turns a young pheasant into a burnished dinner of Dijon mustard, cayenne, fine crumbs, and butter, with gentle heat protecting the tender meat beneath the crisp crust.

Selle de Chevreuil à l’Allemande - Chef Juliette

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Selle de Chevreuil à l’Allemande

A three-day marinade perfumes this lean saddle, but the roast lives or dies by its rosy center; the tray fond, cream, meat glaze, and one juniper berry make the sauce.

Civet de Chevreuil - Chef Juliette

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Civet de Chevreuil

Civet de chevreuil turns hard-working venison cuts into a wine-dark braise, then asks one honest question: will hare's blood give the sauce its defining civet finish, or will you serve the excellent stew it becomes without it?

Cuisses de Lièvre - Chef Juliette

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Cuisses de Lièvre

Young hare legs larded with fine bacon and roasted like the Râble, then rested while their pan fond becomes a glossy red-wine jus: lean game kept succulent by disciplined heat.

Râble de Lièvre au Genièvre - Chef Juliette

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Râble de Lièvre au Genièvre

A roasted saddle of hare, kept juicy beneath its browned surface, with gin, poivrade, cream, and juniper drawn into one strained sauce: the lesson is reduction with restraint.

Côtelettes de Chevreuil Conti - Chef Juliette

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Côtelettes de Chevreuil Conti

Hot-sautéed venison, just pink at the center, stands in a crown with salted tongue, while white-wine poivrade gleams over the meat and a light buttered lentil purée waits alongside.

Filets de Levraut à la Dampierre - Chef Juliette

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Filets de Levraut à la Dampierre

Truffle-contised leveret fillets and tenderloins stand around their own silken mousseline, with chestnuts, mushrooms, onions, and a peppery poivrade made from every drop of cooking liquor.

Râble de Lièvre - Chef Juliette

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Râble de Lièvre

Lean hare teaches precision: trim every tendon, lard the râble finely, roast it with nerve, then turn its fond into a glossy red-wine jus for four at the home table.

Mousse de Faisan - Chef Juliette

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Mousse de Faisan

Mousse de Faisan sets roasted game and half-whipped cream into a chilled, silken mould for four, proving that the classical cold table needs attention, not a brigade.

Soufflé de Lièvre - Chef Juliette

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Soufflé de Lièvre

Hare becomes silk, then rises: a cold-worked mousseline folded with two egg whites, baked bronze and finished with glossy hare fumet, butter-tossed minion fillets, and black truffle.

Boar and Young Boar (Sanglier et Marcassin) - Chef Juliette

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Boar and Young Boar (Sanglier et Marcassin)

Sanglier et Marcassin teaches restraint: choose a truly young animal, preserve its natural fat, and let the prepared Provençal cold daube set the saddle into clean slices with glossy gravy and aspic.

Terrine de Faisan - Chef Juliette

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Terrine de Faisan

Terrine de Faisan follows the hare terrine's grammar with tenderer game: bake it more briefly, trust the clear fat at the surface, then press it cold for generous, clean slices.

Terrine de Lièvre - Chef Juliette

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Terrine de Lièvre

A pie without its crust: hare fillets, truffled forcemeat, and bacon baked in gentle layers, then pressed cold until every generous slice holds cleanly and tastes deeply of game.

Young Wild Rabbit (Lapereaux) - Chef Juliette

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Young Wild Rabbit (Lapereaux)

Lapereaux sautés teaches the whole sauté family: brown the young rabbit cleanly, capture the fond with wine and stock, then finish the sauce with cold butter for gloss and tenderness.

Pâté de Lièvre - Chef Juliette

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Pâté de Lièvre

A burnished raised pie of brandied hare, truffle, and bacon, its blood-enriched forcemeat held in firm pastry and its cooling spaces filled with clear, savory hare jelly.

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