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Écrevisses a la Liégeoise

A historical recipe from A guide to modern cookery, by Escoffier, A. (Auguste) (1907).

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A historical recipe

A guide to modern cookery, by Escoffier, A. (Auguste) (1907). Project Gutenberg eBook #71395.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

France

Known as a French recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Ingredients 2 ingredients

  1. one oz. of butter
  2. a pinch of concassed parsley

Cook safely

  • Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.

Method

  1. Cook the crayfish in court-bouillon as explained in the preceding recipe.
  2. Dish them in a timbale, and keep them hot.
  3. Strain the court-bouillon;
  4. reduce it by a quarter;
  5. add one oz.
  6. of butter, and pour it over the crayfish.
  7. Sprinkle with a pinch of concassed parsley.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Chef's knife
  • Sieve
Source Public domain in the USA
Credit

From A guide to modern cookery, by Escoffier, A. (Auguste) (1907). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #71395 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71395). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

What was changed: As printed, from the book's text; Project Gutenberg's header and licence removed. Ingredient lines were read out of the text by a program. A historical recipe, not current advice.