Whiting en Lorgnette au Gratin
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- whiting
- fish forcemeat with fines herbes
- butter
- shallots
- Sauce Gratin
- small cooked mushrooms
- raw mushrooms
Instructions
- Detach the fillets as for the Merlans en Lorgnette.
- Mask the inner side with a layer of fish forcemeat with fines herbes and roll them into paupiettes.
- Butter a gratin dish, sprinkle the bottom with chopped shallots and cover it lightly with Sauce Gratin.
- Set the paupiettes in the middle of the dish with the heads outward.
- Place a small cooked mushroom on each paupiette and surround them with slices of raw mushroom.
- For the rest, proceed exactly as for the Merlans au Gratin.