Sauce Messine
Nutrition
Calories: 227.1 kcalCarbohydrates: 3.15 gProtein: 2.13 gFat: 23.46 gSaturated Fat: 14.51 gCholesterol: 70.08 mgSodium: 25.64 mgFiber: 0.21 gVitamin A: 18.71625 IUCalcium: 67.87 mgIron: 0.19 mg
Ingredients
- half a dozen sprigs of tarragon
- half a dozen sprigs of parsley
- half a dozen sprigs of chervil
- 2 small shallots
- 2 oz. of butter
- teaspoon of flour
- teaspoon of French mustard
- beaten yolks of 2 eggs
- 1/2 pint of thin cream
- juice of a small lemon
Instructions
- First chop together the leaves of tarragon, parsley chervil and shallots.
- Mix together butter and flour, add French mustard, the beaten yolks and thin cream.
- Blend butter mixture with the herb and shallot mixture, season.
- Put all in a small saucepan. Heat with the saucepan standing in hot water, stirring all the time until the sauce thickens. Do not let it boil.
- Immediately before serving, squeeze in the juice of a small lemon.