Potage Saint-Hubert (Venison Purée Soup)
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- 1 litre and a half venison (roebuck) purée
- 1 décilitre and a half chestnut purée
- 2 décilitres and a half clear game stock
- 2 spoonfuls redcurrant jelly
- 3 spoonfuls double cream
- truffle
Instructions
- Prepare 1 litre and a half of venison (roebuck) purée by the methods and proportions given for Purée de gibier.
- Add 1 décilitre and a half of plain chestnut purée and 2 décilitres and a half of clear game stock.
- Heat without letting it boil.
- At the last moment, complete with 2 spoonfuls of dissolved redcurrant jelly mixed with 3 spoonfuls of double cream.
- Garnish with truffle cut in a very short julienne.