Main course recipes

Liver with White Wine

Thin slices of liver fried in oil and butter, finished with a light white-wine sauce thickened with flour.

• 25 min

Livornese Clams on Toast

Small clams cooked with browned onion, parsley and tomato, served with their sauce over toasted bread.

• 35 min

Lobster Club Sandwiches

Toasted lobster club sandwiches with bacon, lettuce and mayonnaise.

Lobster Cutlets with Hot Ravigote

Golden breadcrumb-coated lobster and mushroom cutlets over a warm herb, anchovy and cream Ravigote.

Lobster in Tomato, Shallot and Brandy Sauce

Lobster pieces cooked with tomato, shallot, green pepper, sherry and brandy.

• 51 min

Loin of Pork with Potatoes

One pork loin roasted with twelve small potatoes in the same pan.

Macaroni Gratin with Swiss and Parmesan

Macaroni folded into a cheese-enriched milk sauce and baked until golden.

• 45 min

Macaroni in Cream

Macaroni folded through a cream sauce with Parmesan, Swiss cheese, cayenne and nutmeg.

Macaroni with Tongue, Mushrooms and Wine Tomato Sauce

Hot buttered macaroni with diced cooked tongue, mushrooms and cheese under a wine-enriched tomato sauce.

• 45 min

Maccheroni alla bolognese

Sturdy short pasta with finely diced veal, pancetta and a moist, tomato-free pan sauce.

• 60 min

Madras Chicken and Mutton Stew with Oysters

Curried chicken and mutton with rice and apple, finished with fully cooked oysters and fried eggplant.

• 95 min

Madras Curried Apple Rings on Rice

Sour apple rings fried with curry and shallot, served on rice with a mild curry sauce.

• 45 min

Mango and Pak Choi Couscous

Pak choi and onion cook with coconut milk before mango, couscous and two kinds of rice are folded through. Cilantro finishes the dish.

• 60 min

Mantis Shrimp in Tomato Sauce on Toast

Whole mantis shrimp simmered with garlic, parsley and tomato, served over lightly toasted bread.

• 40 min

Marinaded Fresh Mackerel

Three-pound mackerel cooked then refrigerated ten hours in vinegar aromatics with fennel mayonnaise.

Messina Macaroni with Garlic and Tomato

Boiled macaroni briefly fried with onion, garlic and tomato sauce.

• 45 min

Milanese Risotto with Marrow and White Wine

Saffron risotto enriched with beef bone marrow, white wine, butter and Parmesan.

• 45 min

Milanese Risotto with Marsala

Golden risotto cooked with onion, Marsala and broth, with saffron, butter and Parmesan added at the end.

• 40 min

Milanese Risotto with Saffron

Golden saffron rice cooked with onion and broth, finished with butter and Parmesan.

• 40 min

Milk-Cooked Rice Sformato with Giblets

A delicate rice, milk and Parmesan ring gently set with eggs and served hot with chicken giblets in its centre.

• 170 min

Milk-Soaked Grilled Herring

Salted herring mellowed in milk, dried and grilled, then dressed simply with olive oil and a little vinegar.

• 640 min

Minced Clams au Gratin

Minced clams in a creamy sauce, baked with Parmesan and butter.

Minced Turkey on Toast

Six small toasts covered in turkey-shallot cream hash.

Minute Mutton Liver

Thin mutton liver slices finished with lemon, parsley and lightly browned butter.