6 veloutee chataignes Recipes

cooked and peeled whole chestnuts, stalk celery, trimmed and finely chopped, onion, peeled & finely chopped, carrot, peeled and chopped, ham or 2 pints vegetable stock, salt & freshly ground black pepper, creme fraiche or 1/2 pint single pouring cream, lardons or 4 oz bacon, cubed, chopped fresh thyme leave, day-old white bread, cut into small cubes, olive oil

white asparagus, chicken stock (or store-bought ), or chicken broth (or store-bought or made from a bouillon cube), a bit of sugar (1 cube if you have cubes), cornstarch, egg yolk, cl.) heavy cream, salt

vegetable oil, chopped onions, peeled acorn squash (about 3 1/4 lb), chopped fresh ginger, more) canned low-salt chicken broth, tomato puree, cayenne pepper, cumin seeds, mustard seeds

oysters, on the half shell, lightly-salted butter, all-purpose flour, fish stock, oyster liquid, brut champagne, heavy cream, chopped mixed fresh herbs, fresh ground black pepper, rock salt (optional)