Lobster Croquettes

Origin: Paris, France

Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Prepare a salpicon (fine dice) of lobster meat, mushrooms, and truffles. Bind the mixture with a reduced béchamel sauce (a mother sauce of roux blanc and milk). Finish the liaison with red butter (beurre rouge), and season with a pinch of cayenne pepper.
  2. Form the mixture into oval pointed croquettes. Bread and deep-fry until golden.
  3. Serve with a light lobster sauce (Sauce Homard légère).

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