Côtelettes Maintenon (Cutlets Gratinated with Appareil Maintenon)
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- cutlets
- butter
- appareil Maintenon
- fine breadcrumbs
- melted butter
- sauce Périgueux
Instructions
- Cook the cutlets in butter on one side only.
- Blot them and garnish the cooked side with a spoonful of appareil Maintenon.
- Smooth the appareil into a dome.
- Sprinkle with fine breadcrumbs and moisten with melted butter.
- Arrange the cutlets on a buttered dish or tray.
- Put them in a fairly hot oven for 7 to 8 minutes, to finish their cooking and lightly gratinate the surface of the appareil.
- Arrange in a crown and serve a sauce Périgueux separately.