Eggs Flemish Style
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- eggs
- tartlet shells (croûtes de tartelettes)
- 1 portion Flemish purée (purée flamande)
- cream sauce (sauce Crème)
- 1/4 part Brussels sprout butter (beurre de choux de Bruxelles)
Instructions
- Prepare the Flemish purée by cooking Brussels sprouts and potatoes in equal proportion and passing them through a fine sieve or food mill to create a smooth purée.
- Fill the tartlet shells with this purée and arrange them on the serving dish.
- Poach or soft-boil the eggs until just set. Coat them in advance with cream sauce (sauce Crème) that has been enriched with one quarter of its volume in Brussels sprout butter.
- Arrange the coated eggs on top of the filled tartlet shells and serve.