Crème Divette (Cream of Crayfish and Smelt Soup)
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- 1 litre Crème d'écrevisses
- 1 litre Crème d'éperlans
- 1 spoonful quenelles of smelt forcemeat
- 1 spoonful pearls of very black truffle
- 1 spoonful crayfish tails
Instructions
- Prepare the Crème d'écrevisses and the Crème d'éperlans, each brought to the desired consistency and creamed (see Velouté d'Écrevisses and Velouté d'Éperlans).
- Bring the two together in the tureen without entirely mixing them.
- Garnish with 1 spoonful of quenelles of smelt forcemeat laid out as large pearls, 1 spoonful of pearls of very black truffle, and 1 spoonful of diced crayfish tails.