Twenty-four Little French Dinners and How to Cook and Serve Them — John Shaqi
Twenty-four Little French Dinners and How to Cook and Serve ThemMoore, Cora
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Twenty-four Little French Dinners and How to Cook and Serve Them
Moore, Cora
Cooking, French
=Sauce Meunière=, served with the sole, or, in this case with the
flounder, is made by adding a few shrimps and mussels, minced, to a pint
of white wine in a saucepan, along with a cupful of minced mushrooms, a
teaspoonful of butter, salt and pepper and three or four cloves. Simmer
for twenty minutes and pour over the fish just before serving.
=Salade de Poisson, Aioli=, is made by taking any cold fish, say salmon,
with this menu. It is flaked and marinaded in oil and vinegar seasoned
well with pepper and salt. Allow to remain for an hour or so, then
remove and arrange compactly in a salad bowl. The aioli, the
Mediterranean delicacy with which it is served, is made by whipping two
eggs, four teaspoonfuls of olive oil, a half teaspoonful of French
mustard and a half cupful of cream together till stiff, in a bowl rubbed
with garlic. Heap this on the center of the fish.
As for the =Bouillabaisse=, it is like our own Welsh Rabbit in so far as
hardly any two persons make it alike. Here are two recipes which
gastronomic authorities have accorded the meed of highest praise:
No. 1.--Cut into pieces and remove the bones from three pounds of fish;
say one pound each of cod, halibut and bluefish, though any fish of like
nature will do. To these add the cooked meat of one lobster or two
crabs, and six shrimps and put all into a casserole in half a pint or
more of olive oil to cook, adding one lemon, sliced, two tomatoes, one
onion, one sliced carrot, a bunch of saffron, a bunch of parsley, a
bayleaf and a clove of garlic--or have the casserole rubbed with the
garlic. Cook for ten minutes, stirring frequently, then add one cup of
soup stock and a glass of wine or cider. Cook for fifteen minutes
longer, remove to a hot bowl, line the casserole with slices of toast,
and pour back the bouillabaisse. Serve at once.
No. 2.--Place the pieces of fish to any desired amount in a large
saucepan, add two or three sliced onions, one or two sliced carrots,
three shallots, two cloves of garlic, a bunch of thyme and parsley,
three or four cloves, two bayleaves, half a teaspoonful of capsicum, a
wine-glass of olive oil and salt and pepper to taste. Pour over the
above mixture two quarts of water and boil gently for half an hour, the
pan covered. Drain and lay on a hot dish. Then mix a teaspoonful of
saffron in the liquid, pass through a strainer into a soup tureen. Serve
the soup with the fish and a plate of croutons of fried bread or sippets
of toast.
FISH À LA MARSEILLES
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