Shrimp in Aspic With Sauce Vierge
- 1 1/2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
- 13 cup dry white wine
- 2 cups fish stock (or clam juice)
- 3 cups clam juice
- 24 medium shrimp, shelled and cleaned
- 2 23 tablespoons chopped chives
- Sauce Vierge (see recipe)
- Soften gelatin in wine.
- Heat stock to boil; remove from heat and stir in gelatin to dissolve completely.
- Heat 3 cups clam juice to boiling; add shrimp; reduce heat and poach one minute.
- Cool shrimp in the liquid.
- Sprinkle each of eight 1/2-cup molds with 1 teaspoon chives.
- Arrange three shrimp in each mold over the chives.
- Fill molds with aspic and refrigerate several hours or overnight.
- To serve, unmold on cold plates and pass warm Sauce Vierge.
unflavored gelatin, white wine, fish stock, clam juice, shrimp, chives
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/2268 (may not work)