Curry of Lobster

Ingredients

• The meat of a lobster weighing between two and three pounds
• one very small onion
• three table-spoonfuls of butter
• two of flour
• a scant one of curry powder
• a speck of cayenne
• salt
• a scant pint of water or stock

Method

1. 1

   Let the butter get hot; and then add the onion, cut fine, and fry brown.

2. 2

   When the onion is cooked add the flour and curry powder, and stir all together for two minutes.

3. 3

   Add stock; cook two minutes, and strain.

4. 4

   Add the meat of lobster, cut into dice, and simmer five minutes.

5. 5

   Serve with a border of boiled rice around the dish.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Miss Parloa's new cook book and marketing guide (1880) by Maria Parloa, page 54. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Curry of Lobster. The meat of a lobster weighing between two and three pounds, one very small onion, three table-spoonfuls of butter, two of flour, a scant one of curry powder, a speck of cayenne, salt, a scant pint of water or stock

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