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Oeufs Pochés en Soufflé à la Florentine

Name: Oeufs Pochés en Soufflé à la Florentine
Total time: 1 h 37 min
Yield: Serves 6 · 6 individual soufflés
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 6 very fresh large eggs; 2 tbsp white wine vinegar, for the poaching water; 700 g fresh spinach, stemmed and washed; 20 g unsalted butter; 1 tbsp shallots or spring onions, minced; 1 tbsp all-purpose flour; salt, pepper and grated nutmeg, to taste; 240 ml heavy cream; 6 slices firm white bread, cut into 7.5 cm rounds; 45 g clarified butter; 5 g unsalted butter, for the dish; 35 g all-purpose flour; 200 ml milk; 4 large egg yolks; 5 large egg whites, at room temperature; 1 pinch salt; ¼ tsp cream of tartar; 50 g Swiss cheese (Gruyère or Emmental), coarsely grated, 2 tbsp reserved

Soft poached eggs set on butter-fried croûtons with creamed spinach, each hidden under a mound of Swiss cheese soufflé and baked on a flat dish, so cutting in reveals a warm, runny yolk.

YieldServes 6 · 6 individual soufflés
Hands-on1 h 10 min
Total1 h 37 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Poached eggs

6very fresh large eggs
2 tbspwhite wine vinegar, for the poaching water

Creamed spinach

700 gfresh spinach, stemmed and washed
20 gunsalted butter
1 tbspshallots or spring onions, minced
1 tbspall-purpose flour
to tastesalt, pepper and grated nutmeg
240 mlheavy cream

Croûtons

6 slicesfirm white bread, cut into 7.5 cm rounds
45 gclarified butter

Soufflé

5 gunsalted butter, for the dish
35 gall-purpose flour
200 mlmilk
4large egg yolks
5large egg whites, at room temperature
1 pinchsalt
¼ tspcream of tartar
50 gSwiss cheese (Gruyère or Emmental), coarsely grated, 2 tbsp reserved

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Egg
Sulfites
Birds' eggs (any)
Wheat
Grapes
Onion family (any)
Shallot
Spinach
Nutmeg
Yeast
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
Lactose
FODMAPs (any)

Taste

Salty
Umami / savory
Bitter
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh
Aromatic spice

Texture

Creamy

Equipment

Oven
Stovetop

Season

Spring

Occasion

Weekend project
Entertaining

Effort

45–90 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 4

Nutrition

Calories: moderate
Protein: moderate
Carbs: moderate
Fat: high
Fiber: moderate
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: low

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