Vanilla Crescents

Ingredients: • 250 g of flour + some flour for the work surface • 190 g soft butter • 120 g of ground almonds • 90 g of sugar • 50 g of powdered sugar • 2 sachets of vanilla sugar 60 pieces / 2 baking trays Preparation time: 40 min. + Cooling time Preparation: Sift...

Filet Mignon with Foie Gras, Roasted Vegetables, Potatoes au Gratin and Truffle Jus

Preparation Time: 90 Minutes Makes 4 servings Ingredients Filet Mignon 4 medallions of beef tenderloin, 120 g each 4 slices foie gras, pre-cooked, about 1 cm thick as needed polenta flour 1 tbsp. clarified butter 2 tbsp. cognac to taste salt, pepper 1 shallot 1 tbsp....

Porcini-Cappuccino with Purple Peruvian Potato Chip

Preparation Time: 45 Minutes Makes 4 Servings Ingredients 200 g porcini mushrooms, fresh or frozen 20 g porcini mushrooms, dried 2 shallots 1 purple Peruvian potato 50 g butter 3 tbsp. peanut oil 250 ml whole milk 500 ml chicken stock (see page 94) 250 ml heavy cream...

Breton Crawfish Claws with Mango and Arugula Served in a Glass

Preparation Time: 45 Minutes Makes 4 Servings Ingredients 500 g crawfish claws, without shells, cooked 400 ml orange juice, freshly squeezed with pulp 400 g arugula 2 mangoes to taste salt, pepper 4 tbsp. balsamic vinegar, white 12 tbsp. olive oil 2 tsp. mustard...

Salmon Carpaccio with Marinated Radicchio and Warm Pine Nuts

Preparation Time: 30 Minutes Makes 4 Servings Ingredients 1 bunch dill 1 tsp. salt 2 pinches pepper 75 ml olive oil 500 g salmon fillet, fresh, skinless 150 g radicchio as needed balsamic vinegar ½ lemon, juice only 100 g pine nuts as needed sugar as needed cress...

Amuse Gueule: Lemongrass Crème Brûlée 

Preparation Time: 120 Minutes Makes 4 Servings Ingredients 2 stalks lemongrass 360 ml heavy cream 100 ml whole milk 80 g sugar  1 lime 1 vanilla bean 5 egg yolks  as needed cane sugar for caramelizing as needed cress Preparation Cut lemongrass stalks in half...