Ingredients for 6 servings

servings
  • 1.2 kg (2.6 lb) ostrich thigh (approximately 12 pieces of 100g (3.5 oz) each)
  • 2 bottles of Côtes du Rhône wine (or tannic wine)
  • 500 g (17.75 oz) small waxy potatoes, washed
  • 150 g (5.25 oz) small pearl onions
  • 150 g (5.25 oz) mushrooms, peeled and cut into sections
  • 100 g (3.5 oz) small bacon lardons, blanched, sautéed in a pan and reserved
  • 5 shallots, peeled and sliced
  • 1 carrot, peeled and sliced
  • 20 g (0.7 oz) dried porcini mushrooms (if possible)
  • 2 garlic cloves, de-germed and cut in half
  • 1 bay leaf and a little thyme flowers
  • 80 g (2.8 oz) flour
  • 2 squares of dark chocolate
  • 50 g (1.75 oz) whole hazelnuts
  • Peanut and olive oil
  • Butter
  • Coarse salt, fine salt and pepper (coarsely ground and from the mill)