This section is from the book "The Table: How To Buy Food, How to Cook It, and How to Serve It", by Alessandro Filippini. Also available from Amazon: The Table: How To Buy Food, How To Cook It And How To Serve It.
Take six well-pared and flattened lamb chops. Season with a pinch of salt and half a pinch of pepper; put into a sautoire with one ounce of butter, and fry on one side only for one minute. Cover the cooked side with a mellow chicken croquette preparation (No. 276), also a little chicken forcemeat (No. 226) on top. Besprinkle with one very finely chopped truffle. Place the chops on a well-buttered baking-pan, and put them in a slow oven to cook for four minutes. Put a curled paper on the end of each chop, and serve with half a pint of hot, clear veloute (No. 152) on the dish, and the chops laid over it.
 
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