Egg Cutlets
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- hard-boiled eggs
- béchamel sauce (mother sauce of roux and milk)
- raw egg yolks
- fine breadcrumbs
Instructions
- Cut the whites and yolks of hard-boiled eggs into small dice. Bind them together with reduced béchamel sauce (mother sauce of roux and milk) enriched with raw egg yolks.
- Once the mixture is cold, divide it into portions of approximately 60 grams each and shape them into small cutlet forms.
- Coat à l'anglaise (English-style: dip in egg, then coat with fine breadcrumbs) and fry just before serving.
- Arrange the cutlets in a turban shape on a round platter. Top each one with a small pasta piece or a pointed piece of fried bread, and papillote (wrap in parchment).
- Serve tomato sauce separately on the side.