Mutton Cutlets a la Maintenon
From Mrs. Roundell's Practical cookery book, 1898
Serves 1
Papers for cutlets are optional. Can be served with mashed potato and celery puree.
Presented as published in 1898. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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This recipe was extracted from Mrs. Roundell's Practical cookery book (1898) by Roundell, Charles Mrs, page 121. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
two bones to each, then carefully remove one bone. Flatten them with a wet cutlet-bat, and trim them neatly. Cut each Cutlet in two without dividing it at the bone. Have ready a mince made of minced parsley, mushrooms, and shallot, allow- ing plenty of shallot. Fry this a golden brown in butter, put a thick coating of the mince inside each Cutlet, press the edges together, and broil each for eight minutes. Maintenon Cutlets are generally rolled in oiled or buttered cases of writing paper cut to fit them, and put on before they are broiled. Serve the Cutlets in the papers, and hand a good sauce made of broth MUTTON CUTLETS A LA MAINTENON 181 from the trimmings, thickened and flavoured with a little red currant jelly and lemon-juice. A dessertspoonful of Marsala is an improvement. It is not necessary, although it is correct, that the Cutlets should have papers. They can be dished round a circle of well mashed potato filled with celery puree. Kidneys.— Kidneys must be carefully chosen, and free from all spots. In every case they must be skinned, blanched and the white tube belonging to each must be cut out. Kidneys can be grilled plainly, or toasted. Split them open in the middle lengthwise with- out separating the two halves. Season with pepper and salt, and broil on the gridiron, allowing four minutes for each side of the kidney. Before serving, put a tiny pat of maitre d’hotel butter
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