Sole au Gratin

Ingredients

• the sole
• a lump of butter, the size of a walnut
• a pinch of chopped shallots
• a pinch of parsley
• one or two tablespoonfuls of Gratin sauce
• four cooked mushrooms
• one oz. of raw mushrooms
• two tablespoonfuls of white wine
• fine raspings
• melted butter
• a few drops of lemon juice

Method

1. 1

   Partly separate the fillets from the bones on the upper side of the fish, and slip a lump of butter, the size of a walnut, under each.

2. 2

   This done, place the sole on a well-buttered gratin dish, on the bottom of which a pinch of chopped shallots and parsley has been sprinkled, together with one or two tablespoonfuls of Gratin sauce.

3. 3

   Lay four cooked mushrooms along the sole, and surround it with one oz. of raw mushrooms, cut into rather thin slices.

4. 4

   Add two tablespoonfuls of white wine; cover the sole with Gratin sauce; sprinkle with fine raspings followed by melted butter, and set the gratin to form.

5. 5

   When taking the sole from the oven, sprinkle a few drops of lemon juice and a pinch of chopped parsley upon it, and serve at once.

As published

This recipe was extracted from A guide to modern cookery (1909) by A. Escoffier, page 164. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

SOLE AU GRATIN Partly separate the fillets from the bones on the upper side of the fish, and slip a lump of butter, the size of a walnut, under each. This done, place the sole on a well-buttered gratin dish, on the bottom of which a pinch of chopped shallots and parsley has been sprinkled, together with one or two tablespoonfuls of Gratin sauce. Lay four cooked mushrooms along the sole, and surround it with one oz. of raw mushrooms, cut into rather thin slices. Add two tablespoonfuls of white wine; cover the sole with Gratin sauce; sprinkle with fine raspings followed by melted butter, and set the gratin to form in pursuance of the directions given under complete Gratin (No. 269). When taking the sole from the oven, sprinkle a few drops of lemon juice

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