Chapter XVI · Poultry (Volaille) · No. 1901
Built upon: No. 268GratinsNo. 34Brown Chaud-froid Sauce
1901—Chaud-froid de Cailles en Belle-vue
The quails should be boned for a chaud-froid, and stuffed with No. 268, Gratins forcemeat of game with a rod of foie gras and another of truffle set in the middle. This done, reshape them; wrap them each in a square of muslin; poach them for twenty minutes in an excellent veal stock, and let them cool therein.
When they are quite cold, dry them; and dip them, so as to veneer them all over, in a good brown chaud-froid sauce (No. 34, Brown Chaud-froid Sauce), prepared with quail fumet. Decorate the breast of each quail elegantly with bits of truffle and poached white of egg; sprinkle with cold melted savoury jelly, so as to fix the decoration; and leave to set.
Remove the excess of sauce from around the quails; set them in a square, deep dish; cover them with very good limpid savoury jelly, and place them in a refrigerator until they are required.
Escoffier, A. (1907). A Guide to Modern Cookery, No. 1901, p. 599. London: William Heinemann. Translation of Le Guide Culinaire (1903).
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