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Gras-double () is a term referring to the part of a beef or ox stomach most favoured for cooking. Although literally translated as 'double-fat' the French term refers to the thickness and color of the lean meat, not its fat content.


Cooking
Gras-double is sold fresh or pickled, uncooked or cooked. According to Larousse Gastronomique, if uncooked it requires 3 to 3½ hours cooking in a salt water . Pickled gras-double requires 1 to 1½ hours of cooking in salted water.

Larousse lists ten variants of gras-double dishes:

Gras-double de bœuf en blanquette

Gently cooked in stock, butter and flour, with egg yolks, parsley and lemon juice added before serving
Gras-double de bœuf à la bourgeoise

Cooked, cut into squares, cooked with onions and carrots
Gras-double de bœuf à la fermière

Cooked, simmered with onion and carrots and mushrooms
Gras-double de bœuf, frite pané

Cooked, cut into squares, dipped in egg and breadcrumbs and fried. Served with a spicy sauce
Gras-double de bœuf à l'espagnole

Cooked, cut into squares, marinated in oil and lemon juice and grilled. Served with fried onions and fried tomatoes
Gras-double de bœuf à la lyonnaise

Cooked, cut into thin strips and fried in butter or lard with chopped onion
Gras-double de bœuf à la polonaise

Cooked, cut into thin strips and fried in butter, sprinkled with chopped hard-boiled egg yolks and parsley, drizzled with vinegar or lemon juice
Gras-double de bœuf à la portugaise

Cooked, cut into squares and simmered with tomatoes
Gras-double de bœuf à la poulette

Squares of cooked gras-double with or , with parsley, lemon juice and mushrooms
Gras-double de bœuf à la provençale

Gently cooked in stock, lard and flour, with egg yolks, basil and lemon juice added before serving

Source: Larousse Gastronomique.Montagné, pp. 663–665

Other ways of preparing gras-double include dacquoise (boiled with ham and onions), albigeoise (slow-cooked with vinegar, cloves, garlic and ) and languedocienne (cooked, toasted and served with mayonnaise).Delpuech, pp. 82–83


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