Forcemeat B
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- 200 grammes breadcrumb
- Milk
- 50 grammes onion
- 25 grammes shallots
- Butter
- 80 grammes raw mushrooms
- 1 ordinary spoonful chopped parsley
- 1 point crushed garlic
- 1 whole egg and 3 yolks
- 8 grammes salt
- 2 grammes pepper
- A suspicion of nutmeg
Instructions
- Soak 200 grammes of breadcrumb in milk and squeeze it out.
- Chop 50 grammes of onion and 25 grammes of shallots finely and cook them in butter.
- Chop 80 grammes of very fresh raw mushrooms and press them.
- Bring these together with 1 spoonful of chopped parsley, 1 point of crushed garlic, 1 whole egg and 3 yolks, 8 grammes of salt, 2 grammes of pepper and a suspicion of nutmeg.
- Work the mixture as directed for the forcemeat printed above this one — the book gives the method only by reference.