9 melted armagnac Recipes

all-purpose flour (about 1 1/3 cups), whole-wheat pastry flour, granulated sugar, salt, chilled butter, cut into small pieces, ice water, ripe plums, quartered, brown sugar, divided, armagnac or cognac, vanilla bean, halved, whole-wheat bread, butter, melted, light sour cream, powdered sugar, whole milk, armagnac or cognac, vanilla extract

whole chickens, cut into quarters, chopped fresh thyme leave, garlic cloves, peeled and crushed, shallot, peeled and diced, quatre-epices or 1/2 tsp rabelais seasoning, ground mace, black peppercorns, dry white wine, salt, armagnac, extra duck fat or goose fat, melted

dried figs (preferably calmyrna; 1 1/3 cups), stems discarded, dried apricots (1 1/4 cups), pitted prunes (1 1/4 cups), whole allspice, mixed peppercorns (black, white, green, and pink ), unsalted butter, melted, goose, wing tips removed, onions, quartered, chopped shallots (2 large), armagnac, veal demiglace, apricot jam or preserves

fresh foie gras , chilled until very cold, coarse salt, duck fat, garlic cloves, smashed into pieces, country bread (each about 4 inches by 3 inches by 1/2 inch), fresh ground black pepper, armagnac

flour, salt, eggs, beaten, dark beer (abita beer preferred, but any will do), saffron strands, orange , zest of, butter, melted, olive oil, shallots, peeled and thinly sliced, garlic cloves, peeled and minced, roma tomato , julienned, mushroom , julienned (cepes s preferred), shiitake mushroom , julienned, button mushroom , julienned, brandy (armagnac preferred), thyme, chopped, basil leaves , chiffonaded, chicken stock or 1/4 cup mushroom stock, crabmeat (fresh is best ), green peppercorn, ground, pink peppercorn, ground, salt, black pepper, freshly ground, brie cheese, butter, shallot, peeled and minced, brandy (armagnac preferred), clam juice or 1/2 cup shrimp stock, creme fraiche (use if you cannot find store bought), red caviar (romanoff preferred), black caviar (romanoff preferred), baby leeks (leaves only ) or 1 bunch green onion (leaves only), caviar, for garnish

pie shell, unbaked, eggs, sugar, dark karo syrup, butter, melted, vanilla extract, salt, armagnac or 3 tbsp other brandy, pecan halves

unbaked pie shells, eggs, sugar, dark corn syrup (e.g., karo syrup ), butter, melted, vanilla extract, salt, armagnac or 3 tbsp other brandy, pecan halves