Grilled Barbel

Name: Grilled Barbel
Cuisine: France
Ingredients: Barbel (barbillon); Oil; Salt and pepper; 100 grams Butter (beurre maître-d'hôtel); 25 grams Shallots (échalotes), finely minced and blanched

Origin: Paris, France

Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907

Ingredients

Barbel (barbillon)
Oil
Salt and pepper
100 grams Butter (beurre maître-d'hôtel)
25 grams Shallots (échalotes), finely minced and blanched

Instructions

Score (ciseler) the barbel finely. Season it with salt and pepper. Baste generously with oil and grill gently until cooked through.
Serve with a shallot butter (beurre d'échalote), or maître-d'hôtel butter (compound butter with parsley and lemon) mixed with 25 grams of finely minced shallots that have been blanched and 100 grams of butter.