Fricasseed Lobster

Ingredients

• Take the meat from a good-sized boiled lobster
• a cup of rich veal or chicken broth
• pepper
• salt
• half a cup of cream
• an ounce of butter
• a squeeze of lemon juice

Method

1. 1

   Cut the lobster meat into small pieces, put it in a saucepan with broth, pepper, and salt.

2. 2

   Cover and stew gently for five minutes, add cream, and just before it boils, stir in butter.

3. 3

   Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice.

4. 4

   Serve very hot in a covered dish.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Miss Cameron's cookery book (1898) by Ida Cameron, page 16. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Fricasseed Lobster. Take the meat from a good-sized boiled lobster, cut it into small pieces, put it in a saucepan with a cup of rich veal or chicken broth, pepper and salt. Cover and stew gently for five minutes, add half a cup of cream, and just before it boils stir in an ounce of butter. Take the saucepan off the fire, and stir in a squeeze of lemon juice

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