Purée à la Palestine (Jerusalem Artichoke and Hazelnut Purée)
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- 800 grammes Jerusalem artichokes
- butter
- 25 grammes hazelnuts
- 1 litre Consommé blanc
- 2 and a half décilitres cold milk
- 40 grammes arrowroot
Instructions
- Slice 800 grammes of Jerusalem artichokes and stew them in butter.
- Add 25 grammes of roasted and crushed hazelnuts, moisten with 1 litre of Consommé blanc, and cook gently.
- Pass through a tammy cloth.
- Slake 40 grammes of arrowroot in 2 and a half décilitres of cold milk and bring the purée to the correct consistency with it.
- Butter at the moment of serving.