Lobster Mayonnaise

Ingredients

• a freshly-boiled hen lobster
• two large fresh lettuces
• the yolks of two raw eggs
• ten table-spoonfuls of best salad-oil
• four of tarragon vinegar
• half a tea-spoonful of dry mustard
• half a salt-spoonful of salt
• half a salt-spoonful of white pepper
• the lobster coral, which has been powdered and well sifted
• sliced beetroot
• hard-boiled eggs

Method

1. 1

   Cut lobster into small squares.

2. 2

   Wash and dry lettuces, then tear into pieces.

3. 3

   Layer lettuce and lobster in a dish.

4. 4

   For the sauce, beat egg yolks, gradually add salad oil and vinegar until thick.

5. 5

   Season with mustard, salt, and pepper.

6. 6

   Pour sauce over salad and garnish with lobster coral, beetroot, and sliced eggs.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 2 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cassell's dictionary of cookery (1892) by Cassell & Company, page 859. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Lobster, Mayonnaise of .—Take out the meat of a freshly-boiled hen lobster, and cut it into small neat squares. Trim and wash two LOB ( 388 ) LOB large fresh lettuces, or any other salad, taking great care that they are quite dry before being- used. Cut or tear these into neat pieces, and arrange a layer of them at the bottom of a large dish, place several pieces of lobster upon them, and repeat until the materials are finished. Just before serving pour over them a sauce made as follows:— Beat the yolks of two raw eggs for two or three minutes, until they begin to feel thick, add, by drops at first, ten table-spoonfuls of best salad-oil, and four of tarragon vinegar. The mixture should be as thick and smooth as cream. The secret of making a mayonnaise is to add the liquid gi-adually, and to beat well between every addition. Season the sauce with half a tea-spoonful of dry mustard, half a salt- spoonful of salt, and half a salt-spoonful of white pepper. Cover the salad with the liquid. At the last moment, sprinkle over it the lobster coral, which has been powdered and well sifted, and garnish the dish with sliced beetroot and hard-boiled eggs

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