620. Sweetbread Croquettes with Peas.
—The same as for [No. 619], adding half a pint of cooked peas, with a gill of Madeira sauce ([No. 185]), cooked together for two minutes. Pour it on the dish; place the croquettes over it, and serve.
621. Coquilles of Sweetbreads à la Dreux.
—Cut four blanched sweetbreads ([No. 601]) into small slices, and stew them in a saucepan with half an ounce of good butter, half a glassful of white wine, and three tablespoonfuls of mushroom liquor. Reduce them for ten minutes, then add a gill of velouté sauce ([No. 152]), six minced mushrooms, and two truffles cut the same. Season with half a tablespoonful of salt, a scant teaspoonful of pepper, and half a teaspoonful of nutmeg, and finish by adding two tablespoonfuls of good cream, or half an ounce of good butter. Fill six silver table-shells with this; sprinkle them with fresh bread-crumbs; pour a few drops of clarified butter over them, and put them in the baking oven. Brown slightly for six minutes longer, and serve on a hot dish with a folded napkin.
622. Coquilles of Sweetbreads à la Cardinal.
—The same as for [No. 621], but instead of truffles use one ounce of smoked beef-tongue, and the same quantity of tomato sauce ([No. 205]), instead of the cream.
623. Coquilles of Sweetbreads à la Reine.
—Cut four blanched sweetbreads ([No. 601]) in slices, and fry them in half an ounce of butter, half a glassful of white wine, and three tablespoonfuls of mushroom liquor. Season with half a tablespoonful of salt, a scant teaspoonful of pepper, and half a teaspoonful of nutmeg. Reduce for ten minutes, and moisten with one gill of Allemande sauce ([No. 210]), adding six sliced mushrooms, two sliced truffles, and twelve small quenelles of godiveau ([No. 221]). Finish the same as for [No. 621].
624. Veal Stew, Marengo.
—Cut three pounds of lean veal into pieces, and reduce them in a stewpan with one gill of oil, a cut-up onion or two shallots, and two ounces of salt pork, also cut up. Toss them occasionally, and when well browned after ten minutes, strew in two tablespoonfuls of flour, stirring well again. Moisten with one quart of white broth ([No. 99]), and one gill of tomato sauce ([No. 205]); season with a good tablespoonful of salt and a teaspoonful of pepper, adding a crushed clove of garlic, and a bouquet ([No. 254]). Cook for forty minutes, and serve with six croûtons ([No. 133]) around the dish, and a little chopped parsley sprinkled over it.