We tried to recreate Lièvre à la Royale—one of the rarest and most difficult dishes in classical French cooking—and invited legendary chef Michel Roux Jr to judge the result.
This forgotten Michelin-level dish combines wild hare, foie gras, offal, red wine, truffle and an incredibly delicate blood-thickened sauce. Every stage can go wrong, from butchering and stuffing the hare to slow-cooking the meat and thickening the sauce without splitting it.
Our first attempt was a disaster. So we called three-Michelin-star chef Pierre Koffmann for advice, contacted 30 restaurants around Paris and found one chef willing to prepare the dish out of season.
After tasting a Hare à la Royale that took 55 hours to prepare and learning the techniques behind it, we returned to the kitchen for one final attempt.
Could we finally master Hare à la Royale and create a version worthy of Michel Roux Jr and his Michelin-starred daughter?
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This is the best video you’ve ever done👏
Is… is the bunny going to be okay?
This has to be the best video of the all!
You could buy a live rabbit and butcher it.
I love the channel, the recipes but fuck foie gras and the torturing to make it
the French guy's was better
You guys are amazing, awesome journey! Thanks for sharing and inspiring
Bravo, Gentlemen…Bravo! You two are absolutely legend…Thank you for taking the time to share this…Be well!
You guys make amazing content. Dedicating entire days in the kitchen to a dish that (presumably) isn’t even served in the restaurant is so cool to watch. Love it as always
You guys should make a video with Martin Picard in Canada. You could go to ''La cabane à sucre au pied de cochon'' or ''Au Pied de Cochon''. A suggestion.
Joe Beef makes a version that I had the good luck to try. Life alteringly delicious.
The visual of that whole one…. would just put me off.. wouldnt care how nice it is… 😀
I prefer the smaller version 😀
15:11 The way this man says, "for the sauce", makes me want that sauce.
That hare was nightmare fuel. I'm sure it was probably nice but those eyes 😂
With all due respect, what did Jack do exactly? Feels like this was Wills recipe through and through.
It's like Top Gear with food but they're really really talented.
Respect.
absolute kudos to you two for trying that, gosh it looks insane, 5? days from start to finish? that is dedication
😂
The "thing" is a hideous nightmare vision…. really who would think this is a good thing?