Crème d'Oxalis (Cream of Oxalis)
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- 600 grammes oxalis
- salted water
- 1 litre sauce Béchamel
- 1 décilitre milk
- cream
- butter (for the garnish)
Instructions
- Peel 600 grammes of oxalis and cook them half through in salted water.
- Reserve the quantity needed for the garnish; put the rest into 1 litre of sauce Béchamel and finish cooking gently.
- Pass through the tammy.
- Add 1 décilitre of milk and cream as usual.
- For the garnish, shred the reserved oxalis and finish cooking them by sweating in butter.