Coquilles Mornay
Rating | 5 5 (1 reviews) Add rating |
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Region | France |
Categories | Starters |
Tags | Christmas recipes, Classics, Luxury dishes |
Servings: | 4 |
Preperation time: | 10 minutes. |
Cooking time: | 30 minutes. |
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A delicious appetizer with a luxury touch but if you take your time it's easier to make than you first think.
The ingredients for coquilles mornay:
- 8 coquilles Saint-Jacques; cleaned
- court bouillon; Note! Quantities below are for 0 portions.
- 250 milliliter white wine;
- 1 onion; in slices
- 1 carrot; in slices
- 1 bay leaf;
- 4 black peppercorns;
- 500 milliliter water;
- 200 milliliter sauce Mornay; Note! Quantities below are for 0 portions.
- 2 shallots; chopped
- 25 gram butter;
- 25 gram flour;
- 200 milliliter milk;
- 70 gram Gruyère; grated
How to make coquilles mornay?
- Prepare the court bouillon.
- Add the white wine, the onion, the carrot, the bay leaf, the black peppercorn and the water to a soup pan
- Bring to a boil then reduce heat to medium temperature.
- Boil for 20 minutes.
- Sieve the stock.
- Your result is ready for further use.
- Prepare the sauce Mornay.
- Add the butter to the pan.
- Lightly fry the shallot in the pan until translucent.
- Add the flour and mix together to a roux.
- Slowly add the milk bit by bit while whisking until you have a smooth mixture.
- Slowly add the Gruyère bit by bit while whisking until you have a smooth mixture.
- Your result is ready for further use.
- Add the court bouillon to a soup pan
- Bring to a boil then reduce heat to medium temperature.
- Add the coquille Saint-Jacques
- Boil for 2 minutes in the court bouillon.
- Remove the coquille Saint-Jacques.
- Put the coquilles Saint-Jacques in an oven proof dish. Or multiple smaller dishes 1 per serving.
- Drizzle with the sauce Mornay.
- Put under the oven grill for 3 minutes or till it has a nice color.
- Your dish is ready, enjoy!