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Salmis of Pheasants, a LA Paysanne

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From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 13 ingredients
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Salmis of Pheasants, a LA Paysanne

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Roast the pheasants with croutons of toast placed underneath.

  2. Cut the pheasants into small joints and serve immediately.

  3. Place the croutons of toast around the pheasant.

  4. Chop the shallots, parsley, and mushrooms.

  5. In a saucepan, combine the chopped ingredients with oil, thyme, bay leaf, and cayenne pepper; fry for 5 minutes.

  6. Add white wine, glaze, and consomme; boil until reduced by half.

  7. Stir in lemon juice and pour the sauce over the pheasant.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Parsley + thymetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,057 recipes

    Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

  2. Parsley + lemontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,037 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  3. Thyme + lemontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,973 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  4. Shallot + parsleytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,737 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  5. Shallot + thymetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,476 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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