Darne of Salmon à la Lucullus
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- darne of salmon
- truffles
- Champagne
- bed of aromatics
- small bouchées
- crayfish tails
- soft roes
- oyster mousseline mixture
- ordinary butter
- Beurre d'écrevisse
Instructions
- Skin the darne on one of its sides, lard it with truffles, and braise it in Champagne on a bed of aromatics.
- Fill small bouchées with crayfish tails.
- Prepare small cassolettes of soft roes.
- Poach small oyster mousselines in dariole moulds.
- Arrange these garnishes around the darne.
- Strain and reduce the braising stock, finish it with half ordinary butter and half Beurre d'écrevisse, and serve it separately.