Vol-au-Vent d'Œufs (Vol-au-Vent of Hard-Boiled Eggs, Mushrooms and Truffles)
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- 6 hard-boiled eggs
- 100 grammes cooked mushrooms
- 100 grammes truffle slices
- 3 décilitres sauce Béchamel
- truffle cooking liquor
- 1 décilitre cream
- Vol-au-Vent crust
Instructions
- Cut 6 hard-boiled eggs into rounds.
- Reduce 3 décilitres of sauce Béchamel with the truffle cooking liquor and 1 décilitre of cream.
- Dress in a Vol-au-Vent crust, alternating the eggs, the 100 grammes of escaloped mushrooms and the 100 grammes of truffle slices with layers of the sauce.
- Finish with a layer of sauce and a crown of truffle slices.