Lobster Velouté with Paprika
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- Lobster
- 2 Onions, minced
- Paprika
- 50–60 grams Lobster tail meat, reserved for garnish
- Red peppers (piments), diced
- Rice, kept in whole grains
Instructions
- Prepare the lobster as for Velouté Cleveland (a related recipe), but increase the proportion of tomato. Add the 2 minced onions and season the preparation with paprika.
- Reserve 50 to 60 grams of lobster tail meat for the garnish. Proceed then according to the method described in the first recipe for Lobster Veloutés (velouté de homard).
- For the garnish: arrange the reserved lobster meat, the diced red peppers (piments), and the rice, kept in whole grains.