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Lobster sauce II

Lobster sauce II is a cold sauce of butter, flour and boiling cream, flavoured with lobster roe, the green tomalley, wine and cayenne. It is served with small pieces of lobster for fish in aspic and lobster timbales. From Erken's Stor kokebok (1949), p. 375.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 375 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

A cold sauce for cold fish dishes, using parts of the lobster itself to colour and flavour the sauce.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Make the sauce

    Stir the flour into the melted butter. Thin with the boiling cream and simmer for 5 minutes.

  2. 2

    Add lobster

    Rub a little roe and the green tomalley through and stir it into the sauce. Season with wine, salt and cayenne.

  3. 3

    Strain and cool

    Strain the sauce and stir it until cold.

  4. 4

    Serve cold

    Serve with small pieces of lobster for fish in aspic and lobster timbales.

Changes from the original

"Del." is converted to dl. Wine, salt and cayenne are given as "to taste" because the original states no amounts.

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Modernised → 1949 (proofread, p. 375)~73% of the text changedremovedadded
Hummersaus II. 100 g gr. smeltet smør (smeltet). 25 g hvetemel. gr. hvetemel ca. 3 dl del. kokende fløte (kokende, ca.). vin (etter smak). salt (etter smak). kajennepepper (etter smak). hummerrogn og det «grønne» fra hummeren (litt, gnidd ut). hummerkjøtt (i små stykker, til servering). kajenne. Rør melet i det smeltede smøret. Spe smør, spe med den kokende fløten og fløten, småkok i 5 minutter.. Gni litt minutter. Litt rogn og det grønne fra «grønne» i hummeren gnis ut og has i, siles; rør det i sausen. Smak til med vin, salt og kajennepepper.. Sil sausen og rør i den til den er kald.. Server kold. Denne saus serveres kold med små hummerstykker i, i til fisk i gelé og hummertimbaler. gelé, hummertimbaler etc.

Note on Modernised

«Del.» er omregnet til dl. Vin, salt og kajenne er satt til «etter smak» fordi originalen ikke angir mengde.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the sauce served hot or cold?
Cold, stirred until cooled.
What is it served with?
Fish in aspic, lobster timbales and similar dishes.

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