A ” Cassoulet ” of escargot (snails) with slow braised oxtai & parsley, garlic & walnut crumble. Cooking the snails in the cooking liqueur from the oxtail means they take on all the great flavours from the sauce.
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Goats cheese & beetroot revisited
Goats cheese mousse wrapped in carpaccio of candy beetroot served with golden beetroot, candy beetroot, beetroot purée, pumpkin seeds & pea shoots.
Early morning mist
Castet en Dorthe our weekend change over point, early morning mist sitting over the canal as the sun breaks through.
62.8 degree sous vide egg
Replating of previous dish, sous vide egg cooked for forty five minutes at 62.8 degrees, served with parsley & walnut crumble, girolles, pumpkin seeds, parmesan, & pea shoots.
Canapes
On arrival aboard the Rosa the guests are welcomed by the crew & served champagne & canapés on the sun deck. Canapés from this week include smoked trout roulade with caviar & local seasonal figs wrapped in Bayonne ham roasted & served with Rocamadour goats cheese.
Cruising this week
Some great cruising the canal lateral this week on the Rosa
Tonights cheese platter
Three great cheeses from Midi Pyrenees & Limousin on tonights cheese platter. Firstly we’ve have Figou fermier from the bottom of the Limousin, made from goats milk it is a creamy cheese with fig confiture in the centre. It is a fresh cheese with a mild goaty flavour. Served with fresh figs. Secondly we have…