LOBSTER PATTIES (an Entree)
Origin: London, England
Source: Isabella Beeton, 1861
Ingredients
- Minced lobster
- 4 tablespoonful béchamel
- 6 drops of anchovy sauce
- lemon-juice
- cayenne to taste
Instructions
- Line the patty-pans with puff-paste, and put into each a small piece of bread: cover with paste, brush over with egg, and bake of a light colour.
- Take as much lobster as is required, mince the meat very fine, and add the above ingredients;
- stir it over the fire for 6 minutes;
- remove the lids of the patty-cases, take out the bread, fill with the mixture, and replace the covers.