Eggs Diane
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- eggs
- finely minced game bird (gibier à plume)
- 1 coffee spoon Salmis sauce
- Salmis sauce
- 1 small piece black truffle
Instructions
- Line the interior of each cocotte dish with a thin layer of finely minced game bird (gibier à plume).
- Place one coffee spoon of Salmis sauce in the bottom of each cocotte.
- Crack an egg into the cocotte and poach it in a water bath (bain-marie).
- Once poached, surround the egg with a border (cordon) of Salmis sauce.
- Decorate the top of the egg yolk with a small crescent of black truffle.