Eggs Montmorency
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- eggs
- 1 spoonful asparagus tips in cream
- 3–4 beautiful green asparagus tips
- 1 small bouquet artichoke hearts, thinly sliced and sautéed in butter
Instructions
- Line the bottom of a serving dish with a spoonful of asparagus tips in cream (pointes d'asperges à la crème).
- Crack the eggs directly onto this base and cook them.
- After cooking, arrange 3 to 4 beautiful green asparagus tips between the yolks and across them. Place a small bouquet of artichoke hearts, thinly sliced and sautéed in butter, in the center.