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The opening ceremony
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The opening ceremony

34 ingredients 30 min + 1 hr Serves 4 openrecipes

This recipe for the Olympic Great British Menu pushes the boundaries for a delicate pigeon starter.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1261
Calories
60g
Protein
36g
Fat
173g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 19 ingredients — the other 7 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Asparagus 6 spears (90g) 27
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Truffle not in our table 0
Squab not in our table 0
Liver not in our table 0
Hazelnut not in our table 0
Wild Boar not in our table 0
Dandelion not in our table 0
Pea Shoots not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 small white onion
  • 200g/7oz risotto rice
  • 1 litre/1¾ pints white chicken stock
  • 200ml/7fl oz vegetable oil
  • , to drizzle truffle oil
  • 1-2 free-range eggs
  • 200g/7oz plain flour
  • 200g/7oz panko breadcrumbs
  • olive oil
  • 6 shallots
  • 2 garlic
  • 2 squab pigeon
  • 4 squab pigeon
  • 2 litres/3½ pints white chicken stock
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 100g/3½oz fresh chicken livers
  • 3 free-range eggs
  • 60g/2oz hazelnuts
  • 100g/3½oz caster sugar
  • sea salt
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 4 pigeon
  • 250g/9oz wild boar pancetta
  • 12 spears asparagus
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 20g/½oz dandelion
  • 20g/½oz pea shoots
  • 20g/½oz rocket
  • 100ml/3½fl oz olive oil
  • ½ lemon

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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