I found these delicious-looking mini roasts at the poultry vendor's stand on Saturday. They're Guinea fowl legs, boned and stuffed with seasoned ground poultry, wrapped in a strip of pork fat and topped with a slice of bacon and a bay leaf. I was looking for something to grill and these fit the bill.
Ken made a gratin dauphinois (similar to what we used to call scalloped potatoes). He added some grated cheese to the top for extra flavor. While the potatoes cooked in the oven, I grilled the artfully tied pintade parcels.
Here's what they all looked like just before serving. We started with a salad of steamed white asparagus, chilled, as an appetizer course.
The guy from whom I buy the asparagus had his first strawberries yesterday. They weren't his usual Charlotte variety, but garriguettes, another well known strawberry in France. The cool weather we've had has slowed the strawberries down, but he said he thinks he may have Charlottes next weekend. He told me he didn't think the garriguettes, an early variety, were as tasty as the Charlottes. Ken and I both thought they were delicious.
Another gourmet meal from your household. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI have never heard of cuisses de dinde farcies, but they look scrumptious. They must have been delicious!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! They must be very labor intensive for the poultry vendor.
ReplyDeletethat all looks delicious...you never see those lovely prepared things around here. Our strawberries havent been too sweet yet...mostly watery I guess since weather has been cool & not enough sun...most of ours come from nearby SC
ReplyDeleteMy mouth is watering like Tasha's!
ReplyDeleteAhhhh, what a lovely meal!
ReplyDeletemitch, I wish I could take credit for the little bundles.
ReplyDeletechm, they were good... but they were pintade. Much smaller than dinde! :)
bettyann, I'm sure.
melinda, we're lucky to have a very good poultry vendor in our area.
evelyn, ha! :)
judy, and tasty, too!