511. Lobster Spawn Sauce

The Book of Household Management · Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary) · 1861
Source
The Book of Household Management
Yield
2.0 pair of large soles
Status
success · extracted 5 days ago
Not a recipe
No
Ingredients (7)
Optional addition
Instructions (3)
Mode
  1. Take the spawn and pound it in a mortar with the butter, until quite smooth, and work it through a hair sieve.
  2. Put the Béchamel into a stewpan, add the pounded spawn, the lemon-juice, which must be strained, and a plentiful seasoning of cayenne and salt; let it just simmer, but do not allow it to boil, or the beautiful red colour of the sauce will be spoiled.
  3. A small spoonful of anchovy essence may be added at pleasure.
Original Text · last edited 5 days ago
511. INGREDIENTS.—The spawn of 1 lobster, 1 oz. of butter, 1/2 pint of Béchamel (No. 367), the juice of 1/2 lemon, a high seasoning of salt and cayenne. Mode.—Take the spawn and pound it in a mortar with the butter, until quite smooth, and work it through a hair sieve. Put the Béchamel into a stewpan, add the pounded spawn, the lemon-juice, which must be strained, and a plentiful seasoning of cayenne and salt; let it just simmer, but do not allow it to boil, or the beautiful red colour of the sauce will be spoiled. A small spoonful of anchovy essence may be added at pleasure. Time.—1 minute to simmer. Average cost, for this quantity, 1s. Sufficient for a pair of large soles. Seasonable at any time.
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