20 Chafing Dish Cookery
eggs, and mix with half a gill of double cream,
a few drops of onion juice, half a teaspoonful of
salt, a salt-spoonful of Krona pepper, and a grate
of nutmeg. Melt an ounce of butter in the
chafing dish ; when hot, put in the minced
lobster, cook whilst stirring for a few minutes,
then add the cream, etc. ; stir continuously till
it thickens, and serve out on small rounds of
toasted and buttered or fried bread ; garnish
with sprigs of crisp parsley.
lobster patties.
(Bouchtes de Homjxvd.)
Crack a fair-sized lobster, and remove all the
meat, cut it into small dice-shaped pieces, season
with salt, pepper, and a pinch of Krona or pap-
rika. Melt half an ounce of butter in the chafing
dish, put in one level table-spoonful of flour,
blend these well, then moisten with half a gill of
hot milk and one table-spoonful of cream ; boil
up, and add the lobster, cook gently for ten min-
utes, then add a little grated nutmeg, a teaspoon-
ful of lemon juice, and a teaspoonful of anchovy
essence ; stir well, and fill up some previously
heated patty cases made of puff paste or rough
puff (bouchee cases). Dish up, and garnish with
parsley.
IDevtlleb “lobster.
( Homard a la Diable.)
Remove the meat from a medium-sized lobster
and chop it finely ; put it in a chafing dish with
enough bdchamel or other white sauce to moisten,
season with pepper✪ Ikebgeree of Fish and salt. Re-heat and add a
dessert-spoonful of mustard mixed with a little
brandy or sherry. Have ready some rounds of
toasted bread, butter them andspread them thickly
with the hot lobster mixture, and serve.
Xobster a la IRevvburg.
Remove the meat from a boiled lobster and
cut it into dice. Melt an ounce of butter in a
chafing dish, add the lobster, a little onion juice,
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salt, pepper, a good pinch of paprika and a little
grated nutmeg. Allow this to cook for a few
minutes, then add a gill of fish stock. Beat up
two yolks of eggs with half a gill of cream and
cook slowly, stirring continually, until the mixture
is thick, but it must not boil again. Dish up and
serve hot.
Salmon ©ntelet.
( Omelette de Saumon.)
Free four ounces cooked salmon from skin
and bones, and flake it finely, heat it up in a little
butter and white sauce, just enough to moisten.
Season with salt and pepper, and keep hot.
Make an omelet as directed for “ Oyster Omelet,”
omitting the oysters and the oyster liquor.
When ready to fold, put in the hot salmon mix-
ture, fold in the ends, and shape neatly. Serve
hot.
Currie!) Crab.
Remove the meat from a good-sized crab, in-
cluding that of the claws, sprinkle it with a very
little mustard and Krona pepper, and put it on a
plate. Melt an ounce or more of butter in the
chafing dish, add a peeled and finely-chopped
shallot, and half an apple, peeled, cored, and
chopped. Fry for a few minutes, and then add
the crab, and fry for another five minutes.
Drain off the fat from the crab mixture, adding a
gill of curry sauce✪ Curried Crab, and allow the whole to simmer
gently for fifteen minutes. Serve hot with some
well boiled rice.
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20 Chafing Dish Cookery
eggs, and mix with half a gill of double cream,
a few drops of onion juice, half a teaspoonful of
salt, a salt-spoonful of Krona pepper, and a grate
of nutmeg. Melt an ounce of butter in the
chafing dish ; when hot, put in the minced
lobster, cook whilst stirring for a few minutes,
then add the cream, etc. ; stir continuously till
it thickens, and serve out on small rounds of
toasted and buttered or fried bread ; garnish
with sprigs of crisp parsley.
lobster patties.
(Bouchtes de Homjxvd.)
Crack a fair-sized lobster, and remove all the
meat, cut it into small dice-shaped pieces, season
with salt, pepper, and a pinch of Krona or pap-
rika. Melt half an ounce of butter in the chafing
dish, put in one level table-spoonful of flour,
blend these well, then moisten with half a gill of
hot milk and one table-spoonful of cream ; boil
up, and add the lobster, cook gently for ten min-
utes, then add a little grated nutmeg, a teaspoon-
ful of lemon juice, and a teaspoonful of anchovy
essence ; stir well, and fill up some previously
heated patty cases made of puff paste or rough
puff (bouchee cases). Dish up, and garnish with
parsley.
IDevtlleb “lobster.
( Homard a la Diable.)
Remove the meat from a medium-sized lobster
and chop it finely ; put it in a chafing dish with
enough bdchamel or other white sauce to moisten,
season with pepper and salt. Re-heat and add a
dessert-spoonful of mustard mixed with a little
brandy or sherry. Have ready some rounds of
toasted bread, butter them andspread them thickly
with the hot lobster mixture, and serve.
Xobster a la IRevvburg.
Remove the meat from a boiled lobster and
cut it into dice. Melt an ounce of butter in a
chafing dish, add the lobster, a little onion juice,
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salt, pepper, a good pinch of paprika and a little
grated nutmeg. Allow this to cook for a few
minutes, then add a gill of fish stock. Beat up
two yolks of eggs with half a gill of cream and
cook slowly, stirring continually, until the mixture
is thick, but it must not boil again. Dish up and
serve hot.
Salmon ©ntelet.
( Omelette de Saumon.)
Free four ounces cooked salmon from skin
and bones, and flake it finely, heat it up in a little
butter and white sauce, just enough to moisten.
Season with salt and pepper, and keep hot.
Make an omelet as directed for “ Oyster Omelet,”
omitting the oysters and the oyster liquor.
When ready to fold, put in the hot salmon mix-
ture, fold in the ends, and shape neatly. Serve
hot.
Currie!) Crab.
Remove the meat from a good-sized crab, in-
cluding that of the claws, sprinkle it with a very
little mustard and Krona pepper, and put it on a
plate. Melt an ounce or more of butter in the
chafing dish, add a peeled and finely-chopped
shallot, and half an apple, peeled, cored, and
chopped. Fry for a few minutes, and then add
the crab, and fry for another five minutes.
Drain off the fat from the crab mixture, adding a
gill of curry sauce, and allow the whole to simmer
gently for fifteen minutes. Serve hot with some
well boiled rice.
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