4 mushroom armagnac Recipes

lardons, cut into 1/4 by 1 1/2 inch strips (embarrassing fact , i spent $20 on courvoisier to make this dish and used turkey bacon because i don ), olive oil (or more ), ready-cut frying chickens , thoroughly dried (a selection of parts, or all of 1 kind, i used chicken thighs and removed the skin so they wouldn ), cognac or 1/4 cup armagnac, salt and pepper, imported bay leaf (i couldn tsp find imported , used domestic instead), thyme, white onions, peeled, flour, red wine (burgundy, cotes du rhone, or pinot noir), brown chicken stock or 2 cups beef bouillon (more or less; i used a little less), garlic, mashed or minced, tomato paste, fresh mushrooms, trimmed,washed,and quartered

leeks (white and pale green parts only), halved lengthwise, then cut into 1-inch pieces (4 cups), confit duck legs at room temperature, pitted prunes, coarsely chopped, armagnac or cognac, rendered duck fat or extra-virgin olive oil, cremini mushrooms, trimmed and halved lengthwise, extra-virgin olive oil, dry white wine, turkish or 1/2 california bay leaf, thyme sprigs, by 1-inch) lemon zest, by 1-inch) orange zest, reduced-sodium chicken broth, water, divided, yukon gold potatoes, quartered

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