Ham Mousselines Alexandra
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- ham forcemeat for Mousselines
- ham flesh
- truffle
- Sauce Allemande with essence of ham
- 100 grammes grated Parmesan
- asparagus tips
- butter
Instructions
- Mould the Mousselines from the ham forcemeat and decorate each with a thin lozenge of ham flesh and two lozenges of truffle.
- Poach them and drain them well.
- Dish them in a ring on the serving dish.
- Add 100 grammes of grated Parmesan per litre to a Sauce Allemande with essence of ham, and mask the Mousselines with it.
- Glaze briskly.
- On taking them from the oven, arrange a bouquet of asparagus tips bound with butter in the middle.