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Fish Timbales with Shrimp and Asparagus

Erken 1914: small greased timbale molds with a slice of truffle in the bottom are lined with fish forcemeat, filled with shrimp-and-asparagus ragout, covered with forcemeat and cooked in a water bath in the oven for about 20 min. Turned out and served with thinned ragout around them. Can be varied with oysters, peas, celery or lobster.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 128 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

A typical party dish from Erken's repertoire: small timbales of fish forcemeat with a luxury filling of shrimp, asparagus and truffle. The truffle slice "the size of a two-øre coin" shows the precise, home-economics-school-style guidance of the era.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Prepare the molds

    Grease small timbale molds well with butter and set them in a cold place until the butter sets. Place a round slice of truffle in the bottom of each mold.

  2. 2

    Line the molds

    Line the insides of the molds with an even layer of fish forcemeat and make a hollow in the middle.

  3. 3

    Make the ragout

    Mix the shrimp and cut, boiled asparagus with a little thick white sauce into a ragout. Fill the hollow in the molds.

  4. 4

    Close the timbales

    Place a lid of fish forcemeat over the filling and smooth the surface. Cover the molds with greased paper.

  5. 5

    Cook in a water bath

    Set the molds in a roasting pan with hot water and cook them in the oven at about 175 °C (345 °F) for about 20 minutes, until the forcemeat is firm.

  6. 6

    Serve

    Turn the timbales out onto a flat platter and garnish between them with finely cut green salad or cress. Thin the rest of the shrimp-and-asparagus ragout and pour it around the edge of the platter.

  7. 7

    Variations

    The timbales can be filled with other ragouts, for example oysters, peas, celery or lobster, and are named after the filling.

Changes from the original

Amounts have been estimated and given in modern units, since the original only lists the ingredients. The water bath in the oven is described with a modern temperature. Parchment paper can be used instead of greased paper.

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From19141949Modernised
To19141949Modernised
Modernised → 1949 (proofread, p. 156)~86% of the text changedremovedadded
600 g fiskefarse (av kolje, torsk eller sei). 1 stk Fiskefarse trøffel (til runde skiver, ca. 2 cm i diameter). 200 g reker (pillede). 200 g asparges (kokt, i biter). 2 dl hvit saus (til stuingen, av smør, mel og fiskekraft). 1 ss smør (til formene). grønnsalat eller karse (til pynt). Smør små timbalformer godt asparges. Timbalformer smøres med smør og sett dem kaldt til smør. Når smøret stivner. Legg er stivnet, legges en rund skive trøffel i bunnen av hver form.. Kle formene innvendig bunnen. Trøffelskiven kan være stor som en 2-øre. Formene beklædes nu med et jevnt lag fiskefarse og lag fiskefarsen, en fordypning gjøres i midten.. Bland reker midten av farsen, og oppskåret, kokt asparges med litt tykk hvit saus til heri fylles en stuing. Fyll fordypningen i formene.. Legg stuing av reker og asparges; herover legges et lokk av fiskefarse over fyllet og jevn overflaten. Dekk formene med smurt papir.. Sett formene fiskefarse. De fylte former kokes i en langpanne med varmt vann og kok dem varmtvannsbad i ovnen på ca. 175 °C i omtrent 20 minutter, til farsen minutter; formene dekkes med smurt papir. Fisketimbalesne vendes når de er fast.. Hvelv timbalene ut ferdige, ordnes på et flatt fat og pynt mellom dem med finskåret litt finkåren grønnsalat eller karse. Tynn ut resten av karse innimellem. Den tiloversblevne reke- og aspargesstuingen aspargesstuing fortynnes og hell den rundt helles om kanten av fatet.. Timbalene kan fylles med andre stuinger, for eksempel østers, erter, selleri eller hummer, og får navn etter fyllet. fatet.

Note on Modernised

Mengder er anslått og angitt i moderne enheter, da originalen bare lister ingrediensene. Vannbad i ovn beskrevet med moderne temperatur. Bakepapir kan brukes i stedet for smurt papir.

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Frequently asked questions

How long should the timbales stay in the oven?
About 20 minutes in a water bath (hot-water bath) in the oven. Cover the molds with greased paper while they cook. Count on around 75 minutes in total with preparation.
How are the molds prepared?
The timbale molds are greased well with butter. When the butter has set, a round slice of truffle – about the size of a small coin – is placed in the bottom. Then the molds are lined with fish forcemeat, a hollow is made in the middle for the filling, and finally a lid of forcemeat is placed over.
How are they served, and can the filling be varied?
The timbales are turned out of the molds and set on a flat platter with a little finely cut green salad or cress between them. The remaining shrimp-and-asparagus ragout is thinned and poured around the edge of the platter. According to the recipe, the timbales can be filled with various other ragouts.
Where does the recipe come from?
From Henriette Schønberg Erken's "Stor kokebok" (1914), page 128, in the chapter on fish forcemeat and fish cakes.

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