Chapter XIV · Fish · No. 756
756—Pike
plentiful and of excellent quality; only used in the
preparation of forcemeat and quenelles; the directions for the
latter will be given later. Albeit they are sometimes served
crimped, or cooked whole in a court-bouillon au bleu, accompanied
by parsley or caper sauce, &c. Small pike are generally prepared
“à la Meunière,” or fried.
Escoffier, A. (1907). A Guide to Modern Cookery, No. 756, p. 261. London: William Heinemann. Translation of Le Guide Culinaire (1903).
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