Mignon Eggs (Poached or Soft-Boiled)
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- artichoke bottoms
- 1 part peas
- 1 part shrimp tails
- butter
- eggs
- shrimp sauce (sauce Crevettes)
- 1 slice per egg black truffle
Instructions
- Heat the large artichoke bottoms. Prepare the garnish by mixing equal parts small peas and shrimp tails bound together with butter.
- Fill the warm artichoke bottoms halfway with this garnish mixture.
- Coat the poached or soft-boiled eggs with shrimp sauce (sauce Crevettes).
- Arrange the coated eggs on top of the filled artichoke bottoms.
- Top each egg with a thin slice of very dark black truffle.