Product Details

• Actors: Jacques Pepin
• Directors: kqed-TV
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Janson Media
• DVD Release Date: December 1, 2004
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• ASIN: B0006ZIED4
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #91,110 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Review

Experience a tasty French twist on the traditional Christmas dinner as famed chef Jacques Pépin turns the holidays upside down with a variety of innovative treats. A delicious selection of Oysters on the Half-Shell with rice and Mignonette sauce offers an ideal companion to Home-Smoked Salmon bundled with crisp Cucumber Salad, and Pépin follows in short order with both a simple Salt-Cured Foie Gras and a more complex baked terrine of Foie Gras served in a tasty Cognac Aspic. A Braised Duck served in a tangy honey sauce and with sides of Glazed Shallots and Honey Sweet Potatoes are complimented by an elegant Black Truffle Salad with lemon dressing, and an elaborately decorated Yule log complimented by English Christmas Pudding ends the meal with a pair of tasty traditional treats. --Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Product Description

Here is the Christmas feast of your dreams, starting with Oysters on the Half-Shell served over rice with a tangy Mignonette Sauce, a perfect counterpoint to silky Home-Smoked Salmon, served in delicate bundles filled with Cucumber Salad. It wouldn’t be a Pépin Christmas without foie gras, and Jacques prepares both a classic baked terrine of Foie Gras in a delicate Cognac Aspic as well as a simple Salt-Cured Foie Gras served with roasted nuts, crunchy sea salt, and sweet preserves. The centerpiece is Braised Duck with a tangy honey sauce, Glazed Shallots, and Honey Sweet Potatoes. A Black Truffle Salad with lemon dressing is an elegant addition. For dessert, it’s back to the classics, with a step-by-step lesson in creating a Bûche de Noël, a beautiful Yule log with all its enchanting decorations, as well as an English Christmas Pudding with raisins, nuts, candied fruit, and old-fashioned Hard Sauce.

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