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Small calf's liver puddings

Calf's liver pounded with seasoning, mixed with béchamel, egg and cream, sieved, cooked in small moulds in a water bath and served with béarnaise sauce. From Erken's Stor kokebok (1949), p. 252.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 252 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

A finer liver dish from the 1949 edition, served as small puddings with a sauce.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Make the liver mixture

    Pound the liver fine with salt and pepper. Work in the béchamel little by little, then the cream, the whole egg and the egg yolk.

  2. 2

    Sieve

    Press the mixture through a fine sieve.

  3. 3

    Mould and cook

    Fill small smooth moulds and cook them in a water bath in the oven for 12–15 minutes.

  4. 4

    Serve

    Turn out the puddings and pour over béarnaise sauce with a little meat jelly added.

  5. 5

    Note

    Liver should be cooked through. Check that the puddings are set in the middle before serving.

Changes from the original

Measures are in modern units. The text gives no oven temperature, and none is guessed.

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1949 (proofread, p. 252) → Modernised~85% of the text changedremovedadded
250 gr. kalvelever salt pepper 1½ dcl. béchamelsaus g kalvelever. salt. pepper. 1,5 dl béchamelsaus. 1 stk egg 1½ eggeplomme (helt). 1,5 stk eggeplomme. 2 spiseskjeer ss fløte. Leveren støtes béarnaisesaus (til servering). kjøttgelé (en tanke, blandet i sausen). Støt leveren fin med krydder, tilsettes sausen litt efter salt og pepper. Rør inn béchamelsausen litt samt etter litt, deretter fløten, 1 helt egg det hele egget og eggeplommen. Alt presses gjennem hårsikt, legges i eggeplommen.. Press massen gjennom en hårsikt.. Fyll små glatte former som koker og la dem koke i vannbad i ovnen 12 a 15 minutter. Hvelves i 12–15 minutter.. Vend ut puddingene og overhelles overhell dem med Béarnaise-saus béarnaisesaus tilsatt en tanke kjøttgelé. litt kjøttgelé.. Lever bør være gjennomstekt. Kontroller at puddingene er faste i midten før servering.

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Frequently asked questions

What sauce is served with them?
The book serves the puddings with béarnaise sauce with a little meat jelly added.
How many does it make?
The number of small puddings depends on the moulds; the quantity is about 4 servings.

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