Velouté à la Dorla

Origin: Paris, France

Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Peel, seed and shred 625 grammes of cucumbers and sweat them in butter.
  2. Add them to 1 litre of ordinary Velouté and finish cooking gently.
  3. Pass through the tammy and loosen the Velouté with 2 décilitres and a half of Consommé.
  4. Heat without boiling, then bring to point at the moment with liaison and butter.
  5. For the garnish, blanch 2 spoonfuls of large pearls of cucumber and sweat them with 25 grammes of butter and a few spoonfuls of Consommé.
  6. Garnish with the cucumber pearls and 2 spoonfuls of rice in the grain.

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