Potage Germiny (Sorrel Soup with Egg Yolks and Cream)
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- 250 grammes sorrel leaves
- Butter
- 1 litre and a half white Consommé
- 10 egg yolks
- 2 décilitres and a half cream
- 150 grammes butter
- Chervil pluches
Instructions
- Melt 250 grammes of shredded sorrel leaves in butter.
- Moisten with 1 litre and a half of white Consommé.
- At the moment of serving, mix a liaison of 10 egg yolks with 2 décilitres and a half of cream and add it to the soup.
- Take it on the fire like a crème anglaise until the liaison sets.
- Off the fire, complete with 150 grammes of butter and chervil pluches.