Chapter XIV · Fish · No. 929
929—Turbotin Commodore
Poach the chicken-turbot in salted water.
Prepare the following garnish per one person:—Three potato balls cut to the size of hazel-nuts and cooked à l’anglaise; one medium-sized, trussed crayfish; one quenelle of fish; one small lobster croquette; and one oyster prepared à la Villeroy.
All these products should be treated according to their nature, and just in time to be ready for the dishing up. A few moments before serving, drain the turbot; dish it, and surround it with the garnish detailed above, arranged in alternate heaps.
Serve a Normande sauce, finished with anchovy butter, separately.
Escoffier, A. (1907). A Guide to Modern Cookery, No. 929, p. 313. London: William Heinemann. Translation of Le Guide Culinaire (1903).
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