Chiffonade is a cooking technique for cutting vegetable leaves into long, thin, fine strips, shreds or ribbons, in effect shredding the leaves. Its name comes from the French word “chiffon”, meaning “ribbon.” In strictly classical French cooking, a Chiffonade had a further precise meaning. It was lettuce and sorel cut in this manner, then braised…
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Homard à l’Américaine
Homard à l’américaine is a lobster dish. There are some variations, but generally to make it, lobster pieces are sautéed in olive oil, then a sauce is added to the pan in the form of cayenne pepper, garlic, onions, tarragon, tomato, a splash of cognac and white wine. The lobster pieces then finish cooking by…