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Washington Terrapin

A dish that starts with butter and finishes with flour.

Ways Of Cooking Fish

contains glutencontains dairycontains eggscontains alcohol

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
Scale: ½× – 4× with Plus →
  • 1 terrapin
  • 1½ tablespoons butter
  • 1½ tablespoons flour
  • 1 cup cream
  • ½ cup chopped mushrooms
  • Salt
  • Few grains cayenne
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons Sherry wine
Make it lactose-friendly
  • 1½ tablespoons butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil
  • 1 cup cream → lactose-free cream or coconut cream

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Melt the butter, add flour, and pour on slowly the cream. Add terrapin meat with bones cut in pieces, entrails cut smaller, liver separated in pieces, eggs of terrapin, and mushrooms. Season with salt and cayenne. Just before serving, add eggs slightly beaten and two tablespoons Sherry wine.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calories407
Protein11.1 g
Fat36.4 g
Carbs9.8 g
Fiber0.3 g
Sodium160 mg

Source

The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (Fannie Farmer, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States