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Mousse de Homard

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France

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

Ingredients 4 ingredients

  1. Brandy
  2. White wine
  3. Rub
  4. one-third pint of barely-whipped cream
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Cook safely

Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.

  • Blending hot liquid. Let it cool a little first, fill the blender no more than a third, and hold the lid down with a folded towel. Start on the lowest speed. A stick blender in the pan is safer.

Method

  1. Cook the lobster in a few tablespoonfuls of previously-prepared fine mirepoix, one half-bottle of white wine, and a small glass of burnt brandy.
  2. Leave to cool in the cooking-liquor.
  3. Now split the lobster in two, with the view of withdrawing its meat.
  4. Finely pound the latter while adding thereto, little by little, one-third pint of cold fish velouté per lb.
  5. of meat.
  6. Rub through a sieve;
  7. put the resulting purée in a vegetable-pan lying on ice, and stir for a few minutes.
  8. This done, add a little good fish jelly, melted and cold, and one-third pint of barely-whipped cream.
  9. Taste;
  10. rectify the seasoning, and warm it slightly with cayenne.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Saucepan
  • Whisk
  • Blender
  • Mortar and pestle
  • Wooden spoon
  • Sieve