Chapter VI · The Court-bouillons and the Marinades · No. 167
Built upon: No. 273Blanchings
167—Special Court-bouillon, or Blanc
This preparation is a genuine court-bouillon, though it is not used in cooking fish.
Gradually mix the flour and the water; add the salt and the lemon juice, and pass through a strainer. Set to boil, and stir the mixture the while, in order to prevent the flour from precipitating; as soon as the boil is reached, immerse the objects to be treated. These are usually calf’s head or foot, previously No. 273, Blanchings; sheep’s trotters, cocks’ kidneys or combs, or such vegetables as salsify, cardoon, &c.
Escoffier, A. (1907). A Guide to Modern Cookery, No. 167, p. 65. London: William Heinemann. Translation of Le Guide Culinaire (1903).
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