Nymphes à l’aurore
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1903
Ingredients
- frogs' legs
- white wine
- sauce Chaud-froid de poisson
- champagne jelly
- tarragon
- chervil
Instructions
- Trim the legs, poach them in white wine and let them cool in their cooking liquor.
- When cold, blot them and coat them in a fish Chaud-froid sauce with paprika, of a dawn colour.
- Set a layer of very clear Champagne jelly in the bottom of a square silver dish, or a crystal bowl.
- Arrange the legs on the jelly, interspersing them with tarragon leaves and sprigs of chervil, to imitate water plants.
- Cover with more Champagne jelly and let it set.
- Serve set into a block of carved ice.