Chapter XIV · Fish · No. 893
Built upon: No. 168Cooked Marinade for VenisonNo. 174Anglaise (for Egg-and-bread-crumbing)
893—Filets de Soles Orly
Season the fillets; dip them into batter and, a few minutes before serving, put them into very hot fat. Drain them; dish them on a napkin with fried parsley, and serve a tomato sauce separately.
N.B.—There are several ways of preparing these fillets of sole. Thus they may be simply dipped in milk, dredged, and impaled on a hatelet. They may also be No. 168, Cooked Marinade for Venison, treated No. 174, Anglaise (for Egg-and-bread-crumbing), and twisted into cork-screw shape.
Always, however, dish them on a napkin with fried parsley and, in every case, send a tomato sauce to the table separately.
This last accompaniment is essential.
Escoffier, A. (1907). A Guide to Modern Cookery, No. 893, p. 300. London: William Heinemann. Translation of Le Guide Culinaire (1903).
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