Technique

Escoffier’s Salsify Fritters

Straight to the recipe The picture shows the garden terrace of the Ritz Hotel in Paris, which openend its doors…

17 years ago

Fumet of lobster, crayfrish or shrimp

Bones are used for good meat stock, fish bones for fish stock, and to make crustacean stock, you use the…

18 years ago

La Varenne’s meat stock

This is the first 'historical' recipe for stock on my site. This meat stock is taken from Le cuisinier françois by François…

19 years ago

Savoury meat jelly

Solidified nectar In the past glue was made by boiling skins and bones of animals. This has led to the…

20 years ago

Dashi

Recipes for Japanese stock Dashi is the basic stock of Japanese cuisine. It can be prepared in several manners, but…

20 years ago

Japanese bouillon for noodles

Asian noodles enjoy a worldwide popularity, thanks to the easily prepared noodles that only need boiling water. Japanese noodles can…

20 years ago

Real Dutch kroket and bitterbal

The picture shows my daughter and some of her friends at her birthday party many years ago (in 2002). As…

20 years ago

Roux and Béchamel sauce

The basis for al kinds of sauces Some of the recipes on Coquinaria describe how a soup, sauce or ragout…

20 years ago

Fish Fumet

A good beef stock is made with meat bones, a good fish fumet (concentrated stock) needs fish bones. Ask the…

20 years ago

Concentrated Game Stock

Back to the list with recipes for stock and soup No good stock without bones. When preparing hare, deer or…

20 years ago