468. Blanquette of Fowl

The Modern Housewife · Soyer, Alexis · 1849

Source: The Modern Housewife
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Ingredients (13)

half a pint of white sauce ↝ Sauce, homemade, white, medium [Soups, Sauces, and Gravies]
six tablespoonfuls of broth or milk ↝ Soup, broth [Soups, broth-based]
six tablespoonfuls of broth or milk ↝ Milk, NFS [Milk, reduced fat]
about a pound of the remains of any kind of poultry
two spoonfuls of liaison
a little salt ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]
pepper ↝ Spices, pepper, black [Spices and Herbs]
the juice of half a lemon ↝ Lemon juice, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]
a little cooked ham or tongue ↝ Ham [Cold cuts and cured meats]
a little cooked ham or tongue ↝ Tongue [Liver and organ meats]
oysters ↝ Oysters, raw [Shellfish]
bread sippets ↝ Bread, vegetable [Yeast breads]
A little chopped parsley ↝ Parsley, raw [Not included in a food category]

Instructions (8)

Put half a pint of white sauce in a stewpan, with six tablespoonfuls of broth or milk.
Let it boil, having cut up about a pound of the remains of any kind of poultry.
Put it in the sauce, warm it, and add two spoonfuls of liaison to it.
Season with a little salt, pepper, the juice of half a lemon.
Stir it, and serve.
Do not let it boil, or it will curdle, and be unsightly and unpalatable.
A little cooked ham or tongue are good in it, also oysters, and served with bread sippets round.
A little chopped parsley sprinkled over it makes it look very inviting.

Original Text · last edited 5 days ago

468. Blanquette of Fowl.—Put half a pint of white sauce in a stewpan, with six tablespoonfuls of broth or milk, let it boil, having cut up about a pound of the remains of any kind of poultry, put it in the sauce, warm it, and add two spoonfuls of liaison to it; season with a little salt, pepper, the juice of half a lemon, stir it, and serve. Do not let it boil, or it will curdle, and be unsightly and unpalatable; a little cooked ham or tongue are good in it, also oysters, and served with bread sippets round. A little chopped parsley sprinkled over it makes it look very inviting.

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