Potage Vuillemot (Béchamel and White Bean Soup)
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- 1 litre clear sauce Béchamel
- 5 décilitres white haricot bean purée (purée Soissonnaise)
- 2 décilitres and a half white Consommé
- the ordinary liaison
- 150 grammes butter
- 2 spoonfuls sorrel leaves
- rice in grains
- small croûtons in dice
Instructions
- Add to 1 litre of clear sauce Béchamel 5 décilitres of white haricot bean purée (purée Soissonnaise) and 2 décilitres and a half of white Consommé.
- Bring it to the point with the ordinary liaison and 150 grammes of butter.
- Garnish with 2 spoonfuls of shredded sorrel leaves softened in butter, rice in grains, and small dice of croûton fried in butter.