Betau Valley

Betau Valley

Sunday, 31 December 2017

Our annual pre-Christmas dinner with friends...

A forthnight ago, a few days before Christmas, we organized a dinner with friends chez moi, comme d'habitude...



The menu was inspired by some of my previous experience in France...



petite entrée 1
terrine de porc, sauce balsamique, pain grillé
pork terrine, balsamic reduction, toast



petite entrée 2
pomme de terre à la vapeur, beurre truffé
steamed potatoes, truffle-infused butter


petite entrée 3
fleur de courgette, frite
fried zucchini flower


petite entrée 4
crème de champignon d’automne, feuilletée
autumn mushroom cream on puff pastry



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Soupe
soupe de fèves aux chips de bacon, garnie de ciboulette et crème fraiche, croûtons aux herbes de provence
broad bean soup with bacon chips, garnished with chives and sour cream, croutons flavoured with herbes de provence


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entrée principale
poitrine de porc au vin blanc, legumes provençales, sauce aux pommes
pork belly in white wine, provencal vegetable stew, apple sauce


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fromage
Brie, salade de tomates cerises et du jardin au vinaigrette
Brie, served with cherry tomato gems and garden salad, dressed in vinaigrette


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dessert
fruit cake de noël, sirop d’orange, chantilly au parfum de fleur d’orangier
Christmas fruit cake, orange syrup, chantilly with orange flower blossom

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sélection de thé exceptionnel,
chocolat
selection of exceptional teas,
chocolate

1 comment:

  1. No wonder you would think Melaka is not the best place for dim sum albeit unless one has a craving. This is what I am always telling others and have always felt such a snob for doing so. And it isn't even as if I have ever been to Hong Kong. Such a diverse palate you have.

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