This section is from the book "Soyer's Standard Cookery", by Nicolas Soyer. Also available from Amazon: Soyer's Standard Cookery.
Poach the darne in salt water.
Dish up by surrounding the darne with medium-seized mushrooms stewed in butter and garnished with shrimps and a few tablespoonfuls of Nantua sauce; a small round quenelles of mousseline forcemeat for fish, decorated with truffles, and some slices of milt treated à l'Anglaise, and fried when about to dish up. Serve Nantua sauce separately.
 
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