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Ballotine of Fattened Pullet with candied tomatoes

Ballotine of Fattened Pullet with candied tomatoes
  • For : 4 servings
  • Time : 3 h 30
  • Difficulty :  medium

Ingredients for Ballotine of Fattened Pullet with candied tomatoes :

  • 1 free range fattened pullet 1.5 kg
  • 6 very ripe tomatoes
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 200 g sweet peppers (or green bell peppers)
  • 2 thick slices of Bayonne cured ham
  • 3 garlic
  • Irouléguy red wine

Technical stages for Ballotine of Fattened Pullet with candied tomatoes :

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Prepare all ingredients.

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Trim, flambé and clean the pullet. Reserve the liver and the heart. Completely debone to obtain 2 halves of poultry.

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Peel the tomatoes,...

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...seed them, add salt and pepper.

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Put the totatoes petals in a dish.

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Caramelize the tomatoes with olive oil for 2 hours on low heat (60°C).

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Quickly fry the peppers and slices of ham. Reserve.

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Peel and slice the garlic, then brown it with liver and heart.

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Place inside each half of poultry the ham, peppers, garlic, liver and heart.

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Roll each half in ballotine and tie well like a roast.

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Season and brown in a sauté pan with crushed bones all around.

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Place in hot oven for 12 minutes...

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...then reserve.

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Degrease the sauté pan and deglaze with the red wine.

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Leave to reduce with half glass of water and a knob of butter.

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Sieve using a chinois, taste and reserve.

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Place the ballotines, sliced in thick slices, on the plates. Add juice and caramelized tomatoes.

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The essentials

To make this recipe, some of these items will be required:

Sugar Blowtorch 2Sugar Blowtorch 2   Lower price   33.00 Euro
Oven thermometer -50°C à +300°COven thermometer -50°C à +300°C 14.70 Euro
InoxTerm 24h thermal food carrier - DenimInoxTerm 24h thermal food carrier - Denim 71.50 Euro
Garlic peeler graterGarlic peeler grater 7.80 Euro
Vacuum food saver 1 litreVacuum food saver 1 litre 11.90 Euro
Conical Chinese Ø20 cmConical Chinese Ø20 cm 24.49 Euro
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Je Sais CuisinerJe Sais Cuisiner 29.00 Euro