Purée à la Chevrière (Leek and Potato Purée with Herb Butter)
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- 100 grammes leek whites
- 750 grammes potatoes
- Butter
- 1 litre white Consommé
- 150 grammes lettuce
- 200 grammes Beurre d’herbes
- Potatoes
Instructions
- Slice 100 grammes of leek whites and 750 grammes of potatoes and sweat them in butter.
- Moisten with 1 litre of white Consommé.
- Stew 150 grammes of lettuce, sorrel, chervil and fresh burnet in butter, then add them.
- Pass the soup through the étamine.
- At the last moment, finish it with 200 grammes of Beurre d’herbes.
- Cut small potato croûtons into dice and fry them until well browned; serve them as garnish.