Shrimp Souffle
- 1/2 pound shrimp cleaned and cooked
- 3 tablespoons butter or margarine
- 3 tablespoons flour, all-purpose
- 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon tarragon leaves
- 1 cup milk
- 4 large eggs separated
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest grated
- 1 x parmesan, parmigiano-reggiano cheese, grated grated
- Chop shrimp roughly and set aside.
- In the top of a double boiler over boiling water, melt butter.
- Add flour, mustard and tarragon.
- Cook, stirring constantly, for about 5 minutes, until mixture is thick.
- Add milk all at once and stir until a thick sauce is formed.
- Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
- Beat egg yolks, then beat then into the sauce.
- Add lemon juice and peel.
- Butter a 1-quart souffle dish and dust well with grated cheese.
- Start oven at 350F (180C).
- Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry.
- Stir shrimp into sauce, then fold in egg whites, as few strokes as possible.
- Do not overmix.
- Pour mixture into souffle dish and bake for about 35 minutes, until souffle is puffed, browned and fairly firm.
- Decorate with whole cooked shrimp, if desired.
- Serve at once.
shrimp, butter, flour, dry mustard, tarragon, milk, eggs, lemon juice, lemon zest, parmesan
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/shrimp-souffle-32839 (may not work)