1714 souls poached Recipes

chicken, sesame oil, peanut , vegetable, or corn oil, shredded fresh ginger, scallions , green part included, trimmed and cut into fine strips, 4 inches long, light soy sauce, sugar, dry sherry or shao hsing wine, monosodium glutamate (optional)

firm-ripe bosc or bartlett pears (about 6 oz each), cranberry-raspberry juice cocktail, sugar, bay leaves, julienne orange zest

water, salt (optional), white vinegar (optional), eggs, very fresh, salt, pepper

eggs, ripe avocados, lemon juice (or juice of 1 lime), thick bread, cheese (grated , edam, gruyere or whatever you have on hand), salt & freshly ground black pepper, butter (for spreading on toast)

chicken breast fillet, lemons , juice of, lemon, cut in half, oregano, garlic clove, crushed, water

meatless spaghetti sauce , of your choice, eggs, salt (optional), pepper, toast, grated romano cheese

english muffin, halved (with your fingers or a fork for more crannies), egg yolks, butter (or condiments of your choice), water (with vinegar added if you wish), salt, pepper

egg yolks, room temperature, lemon juice, divided, clarified butter, tabasco sauce, salt, white pepper, cayenne, tomatoes, peeled seeded and finely chopped (or 1 cup tomato sauce, made fresh with vine-ripe tomatoes works wonderfully), white vinegar, eggs, salt, black pepper, bread, toasted, parsley, chopped, green onions, chopped

salmon fillets (6oz per person ), carrot, sliced, onion, sliced, stalk celery, sliced, lemon slices, bay leaves (turkish or, 1/2 of a california bay leaf), dry white wine, lemon , juice of, parsley, salt , to taste

dry white wine, clam juice, water, peppercorn, kosher salt, lemon , juice of, dried tarragon, salmon fillets

juice oranges, lemon, halved, water, granulated sugar, firm-ripe anjou pears, granulated sugar, light brown sugar, heavy cream, cardamom pods, fennel seeds, black peppercorns, cinnamon sticks, chopped toasted almonds or hazelnuts

firm-ripe pears (preferably bosc) with stems intact, water, dry white wine, sugar, cinnamon stick, dried chili such as habanero or 1/4 tsp dried hot red pepper flakes, sheets phyllo, thawed if frozen , stacked between 2 sheets wax paper and covered with a dampened kitchen towel, unsalted butter, melted, sugar, egg yolks, portuguese madeira (preferably sweet , such as malmsey), garnish: 1/4 cup dried cranberries or dried sour cherries, soaked in hot water 20 minutes and drained

carrots with tops, turnips with tops, handfuls of french beans, a handful of fresh peas, white wine, black peppercorns, a 1 1/2-lb lobster, scallions, greek-style yogurt, an unwaxed lemon, a pinch of piment d espelette or hot paprika, salt, freshly ground black pepper

whole chickens, thyme, rosemary, sage, parsley, salt, carrots, sliced, onion, diced, stalk celery, sliced, dry white wine