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Vol-au-vent financiere

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Vol-au-vent financiere

Vol-au-vent : a round puff pastry shell intended to serve several people (with a diameter of at least 15 centimeters), filled with a mixture of meat, sweetbreads, fish, shellfish, snails, mushrooms… all bound together with a sauce (bisque, béchamel, cream, Nantua sauce…).
Financiere sauce : Demi-glace (a reduced sauce made from brown stock, usually veal and sometimes beef) enhanced with Madeira and truffle essence.

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This dish pairs well with 25 drinks :

Sauternes

Sauternes
Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)

Serve at 08-12°C or 46-54 °F.

Can be drunk from : 2 years, 5 years at least for a 1855 classed growth.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 30 years old and more for a 1855 classed growth.
Prefer a pairing with a wine over 8 years old.
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