Garnish with the shredded whites of eggs and the claws
alternately, and some parsley at the side of the platter.
Patties with Lobster ( Petits Pates de Homard) a la Supreme
Make the patties from puff paste; fill with the lobster filling
and arrange on a paper napkin or doily with the body shell in the
centre; garnish with the lobster claws and parsley. Lobster en¬
tree for dinner, luncheon, or supper.
Filling. One tablespoon butter, two tablespoons flour, cup
and a half milk, three spoons sherry, yolk of one egg, cayenne pep¬
per and salt to taste. Stir butter and flour together; add the milk,
sherry, pepper, and salt; then add the yolk of egg (stir very fast
so as not to let it curl); add to this two cups lobster cut up in small
dices — and three spoons cream✪ Patties with Lobster a la Supreme, just before serving.
Vol-au-vent with Lobster a la Supreme
Vol-au-vent au Homard a la Supreme *
Make a vol-au-vent or pastry case; when baked and ready to
serve, have it very hot and fill it with the same filling as for petits.
[See recipe: Petits d’Homard a la Supreme]. Garnish with lobster
claws and parsley all around. Serve as an entree for lunch, dinner,
or supper.
Lobster ( Homard ) h. la Bordelaise
is cooked in the same way as the foregoing but is served with borde¬
laise sauce.
Lobster with Rice a la Hammond
Homard au Riz, a la Hammond
Boil lobster [see recipe: Boiled Lobster]; take out of the water
and remove meat; put on a broiler and glaze with cream sauce fla¬
vored with sherry; color with red and orange coloring the shade of
the lobster; make a rice foundation and put lobster on top of this,
decorate with white cream sauce and truffles; in the centre pour
curried sauce; garnish all around with the claws and parsley✪ Lobster with Rice a la Hammond.
Coquille of Lobster ( Homard en Coquille) a la Mabel Quist
Cook the lobsters [see recipe: Boiled Lobster]; break off the tail
✓ and remove the inside of the head shell; clip the head shell in halves
and trim all around so that it looks neat. [The lobsters for this
dish should be all of the same size; otherwise one shell would be
larger than another.] Remove all meat from head part, from claws,
and from tail; cut in very tiny pieces; make a rich cream sauce, and
mix it and the lobster together. To one cup lobster take two table¬
spoons cream sauce that has been seasoned with salt, pepper, and
sherry; put in the shell; put some bread crumbs on top; bake in
oven until golden brown. Serve on a paper doily. Garnish in the
centre with parsley and the claws all around.
Fried Lobster Cutlets a la Meuniere
Cotelettes de Homard, Frites a la Meuniere
To one cup of the lobster, that has been well shredded, add three
tablespoons very heavy (hot) cream sauce, one teaspoon onion
juice, a few drops of Worcestershire sauce, pepper and salt✪ Fried Lobster Cutlets a la Meuniere. Put
on a platter; form in shape of a cutlet; let stand until cold;
then dip in egg and bread crumbs and fry in very hot fat. Ar¬
range on a paper doily or napkin. Put a paper frill in each; gar¬
nish with parsley and claws all around. Serve with a meuniere
sauce, in a sauceboat.
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Garnish with the shredded whites of eggs and the claws alternately, and some parsley at the side of the platter.
Patties with Lobster ( Petits Pates de Homard) a la Supreme
Make the patties from puff paste; fill with the lobster filling and arrange on a paper napkin or doily with the body shell in the centre; garnish with the lobster claws and parsley. Lobster entree for dinner, luncheon, or supper.
Filling. One tablespoon butter, two tablespoons flour, cup and a half milk, three spoons sherry, yolk of one egg, cayenne pep¬ per and salt to taste. Stir butter and flour together; add the milk, sherry, pepper, and salt; then add the yolk of egg (stir very fast so as not to let it curl); add to this two cups lobster cut up in small dices — and three spoons cream, just before serving.
Vol-au-vent with Lobster a la Supreme Vol-au-vent au Homard a la Supreme *
Make a vol-au-vent or pastry case; when baked and ready to serve, have it very hot and fill it with the same filling as for petits. [See recipe: Petits d’Homard a la Supreme]. Garnish with lobster claws and parsley all around. Serve as an entree for lunch, dinner, or supper.
Lobster ( Homard ) h. la Bordelaise
is cooked in the same way as the foregoing but is served with bordelaise sauce.
Lobster with Rice a la Hammond
Homard au Riz, a la Hammond
Boil lobster [see recipe: Boiled Lobster]; take out of the water and remove meat; put on a broiler and glaze with cream sauce flavored with sherry; color with red and orange coloring the shade of the lobster; make a rice foundation and put lobster on top of this, decorate with white cream sauce and truffles; in the centre pour curried sauce; garnish all around with the claws and parsley.
Coquille of Lobster ( Homard en Coquille) a la Mabel Quist
Cook the lobsters [see recipe: Boiled Lobster]; break off the tail ✓ and remove the inside of the head shell; clip the head shell in halves and trim all around so that it looks neat. [The lobsters for this dish should be all of the same size; otherwise one shell would be larger than another.] Remove all meat from head part, from claws, and from tail; cut in very tiny pieces; make a rich cream sauce, and mix it and the lobster together. To one cup lobster take two tablespoons cream sauce that has been seasoned with salt, pepper, and sherry; put in the shell; put some bread crumbs on top; bake in oven until golden brown. Serve on a paper doily. Garnish in the centre with parsley and the claws all around.
Fried Lobster Cutlets a la Meuniere Cotelettes de Homard, Frites a la Meuniere
To one cup of the lobster, that has been well shredded, add three tablespoons very heavy (hot) cream sauce, one teaspoon onion juice, a few drops of Worcestershire sauce, pepper and salt. Put on a platter; form in shape of a cutlet; let stand until cold; then dip in egg and bread crumbs and fry in very hot fat. Arrange on a paper doily or napkin. Put a paper frill in each; gar¬ nish with parsley and claws all around. Serve with a meuniere sauce, in a sauceboat.
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Patties with Lobster a la SupremeCoquille of Lobster a la Mabel QuistLobster with Rice a la HammondFried Lobster Cutlets a la Meuniere