Potage Vuillemot (Béchamel and White Bean Soup)

Origin: Paris, France

Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 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.
  2. Bring it to the point with the ordinary liaison and 150 grammes of butter.
  3. Garnish with 2 spoonfuls of shredded sorrel leaves softened in butter, rice in grains, and small dice of croûton fried in butter.

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