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Small choux puffs filled with lobster purée

Filling for small choux puffs (vannbakkels) of 125 g lobster meat and roe, 3 tbsp cream, 50 g butter, salt, pepper, and 2 tbsp whipped cream. Served in various fish soups.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 73 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

Lobster purée with roe gave both flavor and a beautiful reddish color. Erken recommends these puffs for fish soups.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Finely divide the lobster

    Pound the lobster meat and roe fine in a mortar, or run it in a food processor.

  2. 2

    Add cream and butter

    Stir the butter soft and add it together with the 3 tablespoons of cream, a little at a time.

  3. 3

    Sieve and season

    Press the mixture through a fine sieve and season with salt and pepper.

  4. 4

    Fold in the cream and fill

    Fold in the stiffly whipped cream and pipe the purée into the baked choux puffs. Warm a few minutes in the oven and serve in fish soups.

Changes from the original

The method, which the original merely refers to, has been written out in steps. The mortar and hair sieve have been replaced by a food processor and fine-mesh sieve.

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1914 (proofread, p. 73) → Modernised~91% of the text changedremovedadded
20 stk små vannbakkels (se egen oppskrift). 125 gr. hummerkjøt g hummerkjøtt og rogn (kokt). 3 skeer fløte ss fløte. 50 gr. g smør salt pepper (romtemperert). 2 spiseskeer stivvispet fløte. Tillagningen som ovenfor forklaret. Serveres ss pisket kremfløte (stivpisket). salt. pepper. Støt hummerkjøtt og rogn fint i forskjellige morter, eller kjør det i foodprosessor.. Rør smøret mykt og tilsett det sammen med de 3 spiseskjeene fløte, litt etter litt.. Press massen gjennom en fin sikt og smak til med salt og pepper.. Vend inn den stivpiskede fløten og sprøyt puréen inn i de stekte vannbakkelsene. Varm noen minutter i ovnen og server i fiskesupper.

Note on Modernised

Fremgangsmåten, som originalen bare henviser til, er skrevet ut i trinn. Morter og hårsikt er erstattet av foodprosessor og finmasket sikt.

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Frequently asked questions

What are these small choux puffs used for?
They are a soup garnish – according to the recipe they are served in various fish soups. The puffs are baked small and filled with lobster purée just before serving.
What does the filling consist of?
125 g lobster meat and roe, 3 spoons cream, 50 g butter, salt and pepper, plus 2 tablespoons stiffly whipped cream stirred in at the end.
Where does the recipe come from?
From Henriette Schønberg Erken's "Stor kokebok" (1914), page 73. The original text refers to the preparation explained earlier in the book for similar filled choux puffs.
How many servings and how long does it take?
The recipe is meant for 6 servings and takes about 30 minutes in total.

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