Consommé à la Colbert

Name: Consommé à la Colbert
Cuisine: France
Ingredients: clear chicken consommé (consommé de volaille clair); very small poached eggs (œufs pochés); small spring vegetable garnish (petit printanier)

Origin: Paris, France

Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907

Ingredients

clear chicken consommé (consommé de volaille clair)
very small poached eggs (œufs pochés)
small spring vegetable garnish (petit printanier)

Instructions

Prepare a clear chicken consommé and keep it hot. Poach very small, absolutely fresh eggs, taking care to keep them soft and tender in the yolk. Prepare a small spring vegetable garnish (petit printanier). Pour the consommé into serving bowls, gently add the poached eggs and the spring vegetable garnish, and serve immediately.