Coquilles Saint-Jacques à la Parisienne (Scallops, Parisian Style)
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- Scallops
- Pomme duchesse mixture
- Egg
- Sauce au Vin blanc
- Truffle
- Cooked mushrooms
Instructions
- Blanch the scallop flesh and braise it as in the preceding recipe.
- Pipe a cordon of pomme duchesse mixture round the shells with a bag fitted with a medium fluted tube.
- Brush with egg and colour in the oven beforehand.
- Mask the bottom of the shells with a spoonful of Sauce au Vin blanc with a little chopped truffle added.
- Garnish the shells with the escalopes of the white muscle and the coral, alternating them with slices of cooked mushrooms.
- Coat with the same Sauce au Vin blanc and glaze.