Les Abats: Recipes celebrating the whole beast by Michel Roux Jr

Author:Michel Roux Jr. [Roux Jr., Michel]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Orion
Published: 2017-10-19T04:00:00+00:00

1 sprig

thyme

2

bay leaves

120g

butter

400g

white mushrooms, very finely chopped

2

shallots, peeled and chopped

2 tbsp

chopped flatleaf parsley

300ml

milk

80g

flour, plus extra for dusting

Dijon mustard

2

eggs, beaten

600g

fine breadcrumbs

vegetable oil, for deep-frying

salt and freshly ground black pepper

Put the pieces of bone marrow in a bowl of cold water and leave them to soak for a couple of hours. Transfer them to a saucepan of fresh water and add the thyme and bay. Bring the water to a simmer and cook the marrow for 5 minutes. Refresh it in iced water, then drain. Cut the marrow into 16 x 1cm cubes, then roughly chop the rest.

Melt 40g of the butter in a frying pan. Add the mushrooms and shallots and cook until the pan is dry. Lightly season with salt and pepper and add the parsley, then set aside.

Bring the milk to the boil. Melt the remaining butter in a separate pan, then add the 80g of flour and stir to make a roux. Gradually whisk in the milk to make a béchamel and cook for 10 minutes. Set the sauce aside to cool, then fold in the mushrooms and shallots and the chopped bone marrow. Keep the cubes for later.

Check the seasoning, then spoon or pipe the mixture into silicone moulds approximately 3cm deep, the shape of your choice. This should fill about 16.

Push a marrow cube into each one, followed by a dab of Dijon mustard, then cover with more of the mix. Place the croquettes in the freezer until hard, then press them out of the moulds.

Roll the croquettes in flour, then beaten egg and finally breadcrumbs. Half-fill a large saucepan or a deep-fat fryer with oil and heat the oil to 180°C. Fry the croquettes a few at a time until crisp and hot inside. Serve with beetroot ketchup (see here).

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