Anne Willan

Poached Eggs Clamart

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

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top 1000La Varenne Pratique
La Varenne Pratique

By Anne Willan

Published 1989

  • About

The town of Clamart, now a Paris suburb, was once famous for its green peas, which are a feature of this poached egg dish.

Ingredients

  • 4 fresh eggs
  • 1 cup/250 ml hollandaise sauce
  • 4

Method

  1. Poach the eggs and keep them in warm water. Make the hollandaise and keep it warm in a water bath. Wrap the artichoke bottoms in foil with half the butter. Warm them in a 350°F/175°C oven for 15 minutes or until very hot. Melt the remaining butter in a saucepan, add the peas and a stalk of mint, reserving 4