Saffron Pilaf of Fides

• ½ cup butter
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 2 shallots, finely chopped

Heat the butter to the noisette stage and in it mellow the onion, shallots, and garlic. Using a slotted spoon, remove the vegetables to a plate. In the same butter, brown the nests of fides on both sides, proceeding in several batches if need be. Return the vegetables to the pot, arrange the fides nests on top of them, and add the broth just to cover. Bring to a boil, then turn do