Pommes de terre à la Crème
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- Potatoes, of the "Vitelotte" variety
- Salt, for the cooking water
- Cream, boiling, to cover
- Cream, raw, to finish
- Seasoning
Instructions
- Use the variety of potato known as "Vitelotte".
- Cook them in salted water, peel them as soon as they are cooked, and cut them into slightly thick rounds.
- Put them in a sauté pan and moisten to cover with boiling cream.
- Season, and reduce the cream.
- At the last moment, finish with raw cream.