Stella's is always looking for something to celebrate, so July 14th - 17th we are celebrating Bastille Day. What's Bastille Day? It's a French holiday celebrating the rebels over throwing a prison... or something like that-- either way, it's a good excuse to try some French food and have a great time!
Chef Geno is cooking up some traditional French appetizers, entrees & desserts; and Slater has the perfect French beverage to pair with each dish. Once again, Stella's brings great international cuisine to Forest Lake. Don't miss it.
Bastille Day Menu
Appetizers:
Salade Lyonnaise
Frisee, Mixed greens, smoked pork belly, crouton, and crispy poached egg
Soupe a l'Oignon
French Onion Soup
Vichyssoise
Potato and leek soup (served cold)
Escargots La Marseillaise
Snails roasted with lemongrass and baby garlic
Seared Foie Gras with Brioche
Hudson Valley duck liver w/toasted brioche & sliced apple
Moules au Crème
Mussels steamed in Pernod with shallots, cream, and lobster stock. Served with toasted baguette
Tarte de Oignons with goat cheese
Caramelized onion and goat cheese baked in a paper thin phyllo shell
Grenouilles Provencale
Frog legs dusted with seasoned flour and fried until crispy. Served with endive and remoulade
Crevette du Champagne and Caviar
Shrimp sauteed with butter, shallot, scapes, vanilla bean, and champagne. Served with rouille and caviar
Entrees:
Petite Bouillabaisse
Shellfish stew heavily scented with saffron
Coq au Vin
Chicken slowely braised with cognac, Pinot Noir, mushroom, pearl onion, fresh parsley, and stock. Served with baby potatoes and scapes
Boeuf Bourguignon
Black Angus tenderloin tips braised with Beaujolais, onion, carrot, peas, baby heirloom potato and fresh thyme
Salmon Louis XVI
Salmon loin lightly seasoned with fresh herbs and wrapped in a purse of puff pastry, then baked to golden and served with sweet peas in lobster crème sauce
Poulet Roti
French Roasted Chicken with herb butter
Sides:
Petits Pois
sweet peas with mint butter
Haricot Vert
green beans with bacon honey butter
Pommes Frites
fried potatoes
Puree de Patate Douce
sweet potato puree
Beverages:
Barton & Guestier Vouvray
Great nose of subtle flowers mixed with white fruits. A lovely and intense wine with floral notes, peach and pear flavors
Barton & Guestier Beaujolais
Cherry red color of good intensity. Fruity nose; raspberry, cherry, and blackberry combined with spicy notes
Kir Royale
Currant flavored liquor and Champagne
Noilly Cassis
Crème de Cassis, dry vermouth and soda water over ice garnished with lemon rind
L’Escalier
Courvoisier, dry vermouth and ginger ale over ice garnished with orange rind
Courvoisier Cognac
Enjoy neat or over ice
Chambord & Cream
Raspberry liquor combined with cream over ice makes this cocktail the perfect desert
Desserts:
Beignets with Apple Compote
Creme Caramel
custard dessert with a layer of soft caramel on top
Creme Brulee
