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Mousselines de Poisson à la Maréchale

Name: Mousselines de Poisson à la Maréchale
Total time: 1 h 11 min
Yield: Serves 6 · 6 to 8 mousselines
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 340 g skinless flounder, sole or baby halibut fillet, finely ground and chilled; ¾ tsp salt; 1 pinch white pepper (a generous pinch); 1 pinch grated nutmeg; 1 egg white; 105 ml heavy cream, well chilled (6 to 8 tbsp); 1 tbsp plain flour, for the board; 85 g unsalted butter, for cooking; 340 g fresh mushrooms, finely minced; 2 tbsp butter; 1 tbsp neutral cooking oil; 2 tbsp shallots or spring onions, minced; 2 tbsp plain flour; 120 ml single cream, approximately; salt and pepper, to taste; 285 g frozen cut asparagus (or fresh tips), thawed; 2 tbsp salt, for 4 litres boiling water; 2 tbsp butter; 60 ml white wine vinegar; 2 tbsp lemon juice; 2 tbsp dry white vermouth; 1 tbsp shallots or spring onions, finely minced; ½ tsp salt; 0.13 tsp white pepper; 280 g unsalted butter, chilled, cut into 6 mm dice

Delicate cakes of raw sole or flounder beaten over ice with egg white and cream, cooked gently in covered pans of butter without colouring, then set on creamed mushrooms with buttered asparagus and napped with a sharp beurre blanc.

YieldServes 6 · 6 to 8 mousselines
Hands-on1 h 5 min
Total1 h 11 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Mousselines

340 gskinless flounder, sole or baby halibut fillet, finely ground and chilled
¾ tspsalt
1 pinchwhite pepper (a generous pinch)
1 pinchgrated nutmeg
1egg white
105 mlheavy cream, well chilled (6 to 8 tbsp)
1 tbspplain flour, for the board
85 gunsalted butter, for cooking

Creamed mushrooms

340 gfresh mushrooms, finely minced
2 tbspbutter
1 tbspneutral cooking oil
2 tbspshallots or spring onions, minced
2 tbspplain flour
120 mlsingle cream, approximately
to tastesalt and pepper

Asparagus

285 gfrozen cut asparagus (or fresh tips), thawed
2 tbspsalt, for 4 litres boiling water
2 tbspbutter

Beurre blanc

60 mlwhite wine vinegar
2 tbsplemon juice
2 tbspdry white vermouth
1 tbspshallots or spring onions, finely minced
½ tspsalt
0.13 tspwhite pepper
280 gunsalted butter, chilled, cut into 6 mm dice

Diet

Pescatarian

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Egg
Fish
Sulfites
Birds' eggs (any)
Sole
Flounder
Wheat
Grapes
Citrus fruits (any)
Lemon
Onion family (any)
Shallot
Cabbage family (any)
Asparagus
Black and white pepper
Nutmeg
Mushrooms (any)
Button, cremini and portobello
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
Lactose
FODMAPs (any)
Alcohol

Taste

Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh
Aromatic spice

Texture

Creamy

Equipment

Stovetop
Food processor

Season

Spring

Occasion

Entertaining

Effort

45–90 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 4
Needs advance prep

Nutrition

Calories: high
Protein: moderate
Carbs: low
Fat: high
Fiber: low
Sodium: high

Budget

Budget: high

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