Purée aux Endives (Endive and Potato Purée)
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- 750 grammes endives
- 100 grammes butter
- the juice of 1 lemon
- 10 grammes salt
- 20 grammes sugar
- 1 décilitre Consommé
- 350 grammes potatoes
- 1 litre Consommé blanc
- 2 décilitres milk
- butter
Instructions
- Stew 750 grammes of endives for half an hour with 100 grammes of butter, the juice of 1 lemon, 10 grammes of salt, 20 grammes of sugar and 1 décilitre of Consommé.
- Add 350 grammes of potatoes and 1 litre of Consommé blanc, and finish cooking.
- Pass through a tammy cloth.
- Bring to the correct consistency with 2 décilitres of milk and butter at the moment of serving.