(1) At block parties we dined on coq au vin, wild mushroom ragout , and home-baked sourdough bread.

(2) The pan-seared salmon sat on a white-wine ragout of navy beans and shiitake mushrooms and was perfectly cooked to order both times I sampled it.

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(6) A ragout of duck braised in red wine

(7) There is a 17 th-century French recipe for wild duck cooked in a ragout flavoured with mushrooms, truffles and chocolate.

(8) The strength of character of the tomato ragout gave a lighter than usual balance to the punchy meat.

(9) The ragout had a distinct Mediterranean feel with roasted peppers and olives scattered in with the lightly cooked pieces of rabbit.

(10) The centerpiece of the meal, a juicy autumn vegetable ragout with white beans, butternut squash, and kale, is served over a mound of soft polenta.

(11) The life blood of Petre's rustic cooking is honest soups, seasonal ragouts and stews and handmade pastry, passed down matrilineally through the generations.