Crème frite au fromage (Fried Cheese Cream)
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- 100 grammes flour
- 50 grammes crème de riz
- 3 eggs
- 2 egg yolks
- Half a litre milk
- Salt
- Cayenne
- Nutmeg
- 123 grammes grated Gruyère
- Egg and breadcrumbs mixed with grated Gruyère
- Frying fat
Instructions
- Mix 100 grammes of flour, 50 grammes of crème de riz, 3 eggs and 2 yolks.
- Dilute with half a litre of milk and season with salt, cayenne and nutmeg.
- Bring to the boil and cook for 5 minutes over full heat, stirring without ceasing.
- Add 123 grammes of grated Gruyère.
- Spread the composition on a buttered tray and let it cool.
- Cut it into elongated lozenges.
- Bread the lozenges with egg and with breadcrumbs mixed with grated Gruyère.
- Fry at the moment and arrange on a napkin.