Chapter XIV · Fish · No. 756

756—Pike

plentiful and of excellent quality; only used in the preparation of forcemeat and quenelles; the directions for the latter will be given later. Albeit they are sometimes served crimped, or cooked whole in a court-bouillon au bleu, accompanied by parsley or caper sauce, &c. Small pike are generally prepared “à la Meunière,” or fried.

Escoffier, A. (1907). A Guide to Modern Cookery, No. 756, p. 261. London: William Heinemann. Translation of Le Guide Culinaire (1903).