Terrapène à la Maryland (Terrapin, Maryland Style)

Ingredients

• 8 hard-boiled egg yolks
• 123 grammes butter
• 1 litre terrapin
• Half a litre cream
• A little excellent Madère
• Salt
• Pepper
• Cayenne

Instructions

1. Pound 8 hard-boiled egg yolks with 123 grammes of butter and pass them through a sieve.
2. Prepare 1 litre of terrapin as explained above and drain it.
3. Put it in a pan with half a litre of cream and let it cook for 5 to 6 minutes.
4. Add the purée of egg yolks as the liaison and let it boil again for 10 minutes.
5. At the moment of serving, complete with a little excellent Madère, salt, pepper and Cayenne.