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A second Dudley book of cookery and other recipes

1914

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Presented as published in 1914. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
f 1 1AKE some cutlets of small very tender lamb, two cutlets to one bone. Slightly flatten the cutlets ; dip them in beaten egg and roll them in finely chopped truffle, which in this case answers the purpose of breadcrumbs. Press the truffle with the flat of a knife, that it may be thoroughly com- bined with the egg. Then cook the cutlets in clarified butter. Dish them in a circle and garnish the centi’e of the dish with a mushroom pur^e, a little more of this being served separately in a sauceboat. Some young green peas should be served with this dish. 9 153 THE DUDLEY RECIPES CUTLETS OF MILK LAMB LUCULLUS RILL the cutlets, and at the same time prepare as many breadcrumb croutons as there are cutlets, aud of exactly the same shape and size as the cutlets. Fry the croutons in butter and coat them with foie-gras puree. Place a grilled cutlet on each coated crouton and a thin slice of truffle on each cutlet. Dish them up in a circle and garnish the centre of the dish with a heap of asparagus headsCutlets of Milk Lamb Lucullus, tossed in butter. r 1 1 AKE some nice cutlets — two cutlets to each bone — egg and breadcrumb them and cook them in clarified butter. Dish in a circle with a slice of truffle laid on each cutlet and set a large heap of asparagus heads, tossed in butter, in the centre. Serve in a sauceboat with the cutlets some cold Mayonnaise sauce a la Farquhar. CUTLETS OF MILK LAMB MARECHALECutlets of Milk Lamb Marechale 154 HOT MEAT DISHES TOURNEDOS OF BEEF TjMLLET steaks are cut laterally from the thickest part of the fillet of beef. They ought to be about one and half inches thick, and weigh from six to seven ounces. Tournedos are half fillets as to weight. The thickness of a tournedos should be about one and a quarter inches, and they should be cut into a nice round shape. % TOURNEDOS BEARNAISE SEASON the tournedos and grill them. Set them on round crusts half an inch thick, fried in clarified butter, and take care not to over-cook them. Cut a nice piece of fat and lay it on the top of each tournedos. Arrange them neatly in a dish (or on a silver grid). Arrange a heap of souffle potatoes in the centre of the dish, and serve with a Bearnaise sauce served in a sauceboatTournedos Bearnaise. % 155 THE DUDLEY RECIPES TOURNEDOS OF BEEF BORDELAISE rTIRIM and grill the tournedos and dish them. Set on each a large slice of poached marrow, and serve with a Bordelaise sauce, served separ- ately in a sauceboat. 156 CHAUD-FROIDS AND OTHER COLD DISHES i57 DINNER Then from the mint walks forth the man of rhyme , Happy to catch me just at dinner-time . pope % HUNGER Hunger is sharper than the sword . BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER Hunger makes coarse meats delicate . herrick Without frugality none can he rich , and wdJft it very few would be poor. dr. Johnson Liatf with a thrijty not a needy fate. Small shots, paid often, waste a vast estate. HERRICK, APH. 256 Beyond the sense Of light reflection, at the genial board Indulge not often ; nor protract the feast To dull satiety ; till soft and slow A drowsy death creeps on th' expansive soul Oppress'd and smother'd the celestial fire. ARMSTRONG