Mousseline of Frog Legs with Fresh Pasta
- 7 tablespoons butter
- 2 large shallots chopped
- 3 pounds frog legs
- 14 ounces wine white, dry
- 1 x salt
- 1 x black pepper
- 3 cups cream heavy
- 4 ounces fish filet of sole
- 1 large eggs
- 1/2 each lemon
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil olive
- 1/2 pound pasta, fresh
- 1 bunch chives
- Frog Leg Sauce:
- In a saute pan, heat 2 tablespoons of butter.
- Saute the chopped shallots in butter until they're golden brown.
- Add 1 1/2 pounds of frog legs, white wine, salt and pepper.
- Cover and cook slowly for 10 minutes.
- Strain the liquids from the mixture back into the saute pan.
- Reserve the legs.
- Replace strained stock in saute pan, add 1 cup of cream and reduce by half.
- Set aside but keep warm.
- Frog Legs Debone the frog legs.
- Place the meat in a meat grinder or food processor with the filet of sole and grind thoroughly.
- Add egg, salt and pepper, and 1 cup of cream (adjust to consistency and taste.)
- Process the mousseline and reserve.
- Pasta:
- Boil salted water, add olive oil and pasta.
- When pasta is al dente, strain and cool under running water.
- Set aside.
- Mousseline:
- Butter four ramekins or molds.
- Put the mousseline into a pastry bag and squeeze it into the molds, leaving a hole in the center of each mold.
- Fill center with frog leg meat and top with mousseline.
- Tamp gently to remove trapped air bubbles.
- Place the molds onto a pan or tray in which you've poured about an inch of water.
- On top of each mold, place a layer of buttered parchment, (butter side down), then a layer of foil.
- Bake for 15 minutes at 400F (200C).
- To Assemble:
- To serve, saute pasta in 3 tablespoons of butter, adjust seasoning, then layer on serving plates.
- Remove mousseline from molds and place on pasta.
- Bring the sauce to a boil, and add heavy cream to adjust consistency if necessary.
- If sauce is too thick, thin with white wine.
- Add butter, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
- Pour sauce over mousseline and sprinkle with chopped chives.
butter, shallots, legs, wine white, salt, black pepper, cream heavy, eggs, lemon, vegetable oil olive, pasta, chives
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/mousseline-of-frog-legs-fresh-p-42933 (may not work)