The liver and eggs of crustaceans, and the sexual tissues of sea urchins have the same advantages and disadvantages as liver, and thicken and coagulate at much lower temperatures. They should be added carefully to a sauce that has first been allowed to cool well below the boil.
From the book On Food and Cooking (2nd edition) by Harold McGee. © 2004 Harold McGee.
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