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Main dishes anchor the meal. This category gathers poultry, seafood, meat, pasta, grains, and plant-forward recipes with clear methods and satisfying structure.

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Émincé de Bœuf

Chef Juliette

Émincé de Bœuf

Cold roast beef, sliced nearly translucent and warmed beneath a boiling classical sauce, proves the rule of every émincé: heat the sauce fiercely, treat the meat gently, and never let the two simmer together.

Émincé de Bœuf en Miroton

Chef Juliette

Émincé de Bœuf en Miroton

Émincé de Bœuf en Miroton turns yesterday’s pot-au-feu beef into tonight’s supper: tender slices under gilded onions, sharpened with vinegar and cornichons, then finished with a crisp breadcrumb gratin.

Hachis de Bœuf à l’Américaine

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Hachis de Bœuf à l’Américaine

Hachis de Bœuf à l’Américaine turns yesterday’s roast into tonight’s supper, binding tender beef and potatoes with tomato and veal gravy, then crowning the bowl with crisp butter-fried dice.

Hachis de Bœuf Parmentier

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Hachis de Bœuf Parmentier

Whole baked potatoes hide a buttery hash of equal parts potato and diced beef, sharpened with onion, parsley, vinegar, and glossy Sauce Lyonnaise, then capped and baked until the shells crisp.

Tripes à la Mode de Caen

Chef Juliette

Tripes à la Mode de Caen

Ox tripe, ox foot, dry cider, and Calvados sealed beneath a flour galette and braised through the night, until Caen’s humble pot gives a clear, glossy gravy with the body only beef foot can bring.

Selle de Veau (Relevé)

Chef Juliette

Selle de Veau (Relevé)

A half saddle of veal, bacon-barded and braised by short moistening, emerges bronze and succulent, with the concentrated veal glaze that makes this grand relevé worthy of the home table.

Selle de Veau à la Chartreuse

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Selle de Veau à la Chartreuse

A bronzed saddle of veal between two patterned vegetable domes, with clear, glossy braising jus passed at the table: classical structure translated for four, patient enough for a celebration and possible on one stove.

Selle de Veau à la Metternich

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Selle de Veau à la Metternich

A veal saddle braised until tender, its fillets cut into collops and rebuilt with paprika Béchamel and truffle, then flashed beneath fierce heat until the ivory sauce glazes.

Selle de Veau à la Nelson

Chef Juliette

Selle de Veau à la Nelson

A veal saddle becomes edible architecture: Soubise and ham tucked into the carved loin, truffled Parmesan soufflé rising above it, and reduced braising liquor served alongside.

Selle de Veau à l’Orientale

Chef Juliette

Selle de Veau à l’Orientale

Selle de Veau à l’Orientale brings a whole braised saddle to the table in collops, layered with onion-sweet curried Soubise, encircled by tender celery, with pilaff and clear veal jus alongside.

Selle de Veau à la Piémontaise

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Selle de Veau à la Piémontaise

Selle de Veau à la Piémontaise teaches disciplined richness: tender veal rebuilt with truffled Parmesan Béchamel, glazed quickly, then served with clear braising jus and creamy saffron risotto.

Selle de Veau Prince Orloff

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Selle de Veau Prince Orloff

A home-scaled saddle of veal, braised gently, cut into collops with Soubise and truffle between them, then masked in Mornay-Soubise and flashed golden under the broiler.

Selle de Veau à la Romanoff

Chef Juliette

Selle de Veau à la Romanoff

Selle de Veau à la Romanoff rebuilds a braised saddle with creamed mushrooms between the collops, coral-tinged Béchamel, tender fennel, and clear jus, its grandeur resting on one precise butter.

Selle de Veau à la Tosca

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Selle de Veau à la Tosca

Selle de Veau à la Tosca turns reconstruction into supper: tender veal collops lifted on truffled macaroni, veiled with Mornay, glazed gold, and served with clear, concentrated braising liquor.

Selle de Veau à la Rénaissance

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Selle de Veau à la Rénaissance

Selle de Veau à la Rénaissance puts the whole classical table on one platter: tender glazed veal, seven spring vegetables kept distinct, and a clear braising liquor served alongside for a generous parade.

Selle de Veau à la Talleyrand

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Selle de Veau à la Talleyrand

Truffle-studded veal, gently braised and glazed, arrives with macaroni bound in butter, Gruyère, Parmesan, foie gras, and more truffle: a grand whole joint translated faithfully for four.

Selle de Veau Froide

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Selle de Veau Froide

Selle de Veau Froide turns one careful braise into an entire cold supper: tender veal, bright vegetable macédoine, precise jelly dice, and the reduced, degreased cooking liquor served as its own sauce.

Loin of Veal

Chef Juliette

Loin of Veal

Longe de veau braisée turns the chump end into a burnished, sliceable joint with a supple gravy, proving that the quiet braise, not fierce roasting, gives veal its deepest succulence.

Neck of Veal

Chef Juliette

Neck of Veal

Carré de veau braisé proves that a pale braise can carry deep flavour: bacon-barded veal, gentle stock, patient basting, and a reduced gravy that clings without heaviness.

Short Loin of Veal

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Short Loin of Veal

A bone-in veal loin braised as white meat should be, lightly browned, basted often, and pulled at the first tender blush, with its own reduced juices polished into a butter-glossed sauce.

Chump of Veal or Quasi

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Chump of Veal or Quasi

The quasi teaches the quiet discipline of a white-meat braise: gentle browning, patient basting, and a final reduction that turns humble stock and pan fond into a butter-glossed jus.

Cushion of Veal (Relevés)

Chef Juliette

Cushion of Veal (Relevés)

A veal relevé scaled for four: the fat-capped haunch joint takes two stock glazes, a careful oven braise, and a brief broiler lacquer, yielding rosy slices and an incomparable gravy.

Adjuncts to Cushion of Veal

Chef Juliette

Adjuncts to Cushion of Veal

Noix de veau asks for one well-cooked garnish, not a parade: rosy slices, a glossy natural jus, and a bright macédoine whose vegetables remain distinct under their coat of butter.

Noix de Veau en Surprise

Chef Juliette

Noix de Veau en Surprise

A bronzed veal cushion conceals a glossy mushroom salpicon beneath its fitted lid, then arrives whole so the first generous slice reveals the careful work hidden inside.

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