The term supreme (also spelled suprême) used in

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s refers to the best part of the food. For

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and fish dishes, supreme denotes a fillet.

Chicken

In professional cookery, the term "chicken supreme" (french: suprême de volaille) is used to describe a boneless, skin-on breast of

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. If the

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bone of the wing remains attached, the cut is called "chicken cutlet" (french: côtelette de volaille, label=none). The same cut is used for

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(french: suprême de canard, label=none), and other birds. Chicken supremes can be prepared in many ways. For example, supremes '' à la Maréchale'' are treated ''à l'anglaise'' ("English-style"), i.e. coated with eggs and breadcrumbs, and sautéed. A supreme can be minced resulting in such dishes as '' suprême de volaille Pojarski''. There are also various versions with stuffing. A popular variety is ''suprême de volaille à la Kiev'', commonly known as

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, for which chicken supremes are stuffed with butter.

Fruit

To supreme a

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fruit is to remove the skin, pith, membranes, and seeds, and to separate its segments. Used as a noun, a supreme can be a wedge of citrus fruit prepared in this way.

Sauce

Suprême sauce ''Suprême'' sauce is a classic and popular "daughter sauce" of French cuisine. It is made from mother sauce velouté, then thickened with cream. Recipes According the ''Larousse Gastronomique'', a seminal work of French ''haute cuisine'', firs ...

(sauce suprême) is a rich white sauce made of chicken

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and cream, a ''sauce suprême''. This sauce is often served with chicken dishes. The term "supreme" is also used for a dish dressed with a suprême sauce (e.g. a suprême of barracuda).

Other cooking uses

Supreme can also be used as a term in cookery in the following ways: * A tall sorbet glass * A

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served in a supreme

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