1619 Carpe à l’Ancienne

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in

By Auguste Escoffier

Published 1903

  • About

This is a preparation of the old classical kitchen which borders on the realms of fantasy as far as the preparation of food is concerned. Although little used today, it has some claim to originality and the following is a resumé of the recipe.

Method

Remove the head and tail from the carp and with the flesh prepare a forcemeat using butter and keeping the mixture rather firm. On to a suitable base or dish, mould this forcemeat</