Saturday, December 31, 2011

New Year's Eve special: Caviar, Cassoulet, Goat-cheese mousse

12-31-2011 Sat. mild, sunny.



WEEKEND BREAKFAST
--- coffee baileys | grapefruit | croissant
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- green tea | tangerine
DINNER --- smoked salmon and smoked salmon roe caviar, served with creamy mustard sauce, watercress, and radish | cassoulet : slow-baked pinto beans, duck confit, smoked bacon and sausage | dessert: goat cheese mousse with fried bread crumbs, balsamic dried cherry compote, tangerine and lime granita | wine



table for the New Year Eve


layering and baking cassoulet



caviar and smoked salmon


duck confit and sausage cassoulet


goat-cheese mousse, tangerine granita



  • duck confit cassoulet is an extreme example of slow-cooking, a whole process of several days of patient reduction of ingredients into concentrated flavors and tender creamy but not mushy textures
  • the desserts ( recipes from Del Posto) play salt, olive oil, balsamic vinegar with honey, fruit, and sweetened goat cheese and cultured cream.