FOR THE MOUSSE: • smoked salmon (about 200 grams), cleaned of any brown parts (or use smoked trout—just watch out for any bones!) • gelatin (about 4 grams) • heavy cream (about 125 grams) • chopped dill • Freshly ground black pepper • FOR ASSEMBLY: • mini blinis • smoked salmon or lumpfish roe, for garnish (about 20 grams) • sprigs of fresh dill
bone-in pork shoulder steak (about 1.7 kg) • onion • oil • pale ale or light craft beer (about 330 ml) • broth (water + bouillon cube, about 330 ml) • salt • pepper • spices of your choice
In addition to the classic pot-au-feu leftovers listed below (see in parentheses), you'll need: • hard-boiled eggs • red onion • sweet and sour pickles or similar • Sunflower oil • Vinegar (such as apple cider or white wine vinegar) • (3 1/3 lbs chuck roast (about 1.5 kg), 12 carrots, 2 leeks, 6 potatoes, 1 celery with stalks, 4 yellow turnips, 3 onions, 3 bouillon cubes, 2 marrow bones)
veal, cut into large cubes (500 g) • large leek • carrots (about 8.8 oz or 250 g) • large parsnip • large onions • Yukon Gold or other firm potatoes • fresh white mushrooms • veal bone • whole cloves • bay leaf • thyme • whole black peppercorns •
beef for pot au feu (use a mix of lean, gelatinous, and moderately fatty cuts) • marrow bone (or more, to taste) • leeks • carrots • turnips • potatoes • Coarse salt • Whole black peppercorns • Bay leaf, thyme, parsley • onion • garlic clove • whole clove
chicken carcass, preferably from a free-range chicken • carrots • onion • Water • Herbs of your choice (such as parsley, chervil, etc.) • Celery • whole cloves • Salt, whole black peppercorns • potatoes, depending on size • Vermicelli or angel hair pasta
veal shoulder (about 1 kg 200 g), cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes (4 cm) • veal breast pieces (tendons) • veal bone • olive oil • butter (about 10 g) • finely chopped parsley • dry white wine (about 17 fl oz or 500 ml, such as Riesling) • vegetable broth (about 17 fl oz or 500 ml, or hot water plus 1 vegetable bouillon cube) • veal stock or demi-glace • large onion • medium carrots, peeled and left whole • large bouquet garni, washed (leek greens, celery leaves, lovage sprig, etc. — in winter, I use frozen bouquets from summer) •