Purée de Potiron à la Bourgeoise (Pumpkin Purée with Vermicelli)

Origin: Paris, France

Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Cook 750 grammes of peeled pumpkin, cut in pieces, with 1 litre of water and 18 grammes of salt.
  2. Pass through a tammy cloth.
  3. Bring to point with half a litre of milk, complete the seasoning with 15 grammes of sugar, and bring to the boil.
  4. Poach 75 grammes of vermicelli in the purée.
  5. Butter at the moment of serving.

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