169. ESSENCE OF MUSHROOMS

The modern cook · Charles Elmé Francatelli · 1846

Source: The modern cook
Status: success · extracted 12 days ago
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Ingredients (4)

any quantity of mushrooms ↝ Mushrooms, raw [Other vegetables and combinations]
a little lemon-juice ↝ Lemon juice, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]
a small piece of butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
a ladleful of white broth ↝ Soup, broth [Soups, broth-based]

Instructions (5)

Chop any quantity of mushrooms, place these in a stewpan with a little lemon-juice and a small piece of butter.
Simmer them on the fire for two or three minutes.
Moisten with a ladleful of white broth.
Set the essence to boil gently on the stove for ten minutes.
Pass it with pressure through a sieve into a basin for use.

Original Text

169. ESSENCE OF MUSHROOMS.
Chop any quantity of mushrooms, place these in a stewpan with a little lemon-juice and a small piece of butter, simmer them on the fire for two or three minutes, and then moisten with a ladleful of white broth; set the essence to boil gently on the stove for ten minutes, and then pass it with pressure through a sieve into a basin for use.
This essence is useful for flavouring sauces.

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