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Poached eggs with spinach and Comté milk

The combination of eggs with spinach is always a winner, but this recipe elevates it to another level with the original and delicious flavour added by the Comté milk.

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Last modified on: January 19^th 2022

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 400 g cooked spinach
2 4 Poached eggs
3 150 g Comté cheese
4 250 ml whole milk
5 salt
6 pepper
Total weight: 1,000 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
57 min.	10 min.	1 hour 7 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 40 min.

Poached eggs with spinach and Comté milk

Prepare 400 g cooked spinach and 4 Poached eggs. Keep them hot and heat the plates (important).

Stage 2 - 5 min.

The Comté milk

Grate 150 g Comté cheese, but not too finely.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Pour 250 ml whole milk into a small saucepan on medium heat. Pepper lightly and bring to a simmer.

Stage 4

Add the grated Comté a little at a time, stirring constantly...

Stage 5 - 5 min.

...until it is all gradually melted in.

Stage 6 - 1 min.

Finish with a quick blast from a blender to emulsify.

Stage 7 - 5 min.

Dressing the plates

On the hot plates, arrange a bed of cooked spinach.

Stage 8 - 2 min.

Sit a hot poached egg (or 2 if you have a hearty appetite) on top.

Stage 9 - 4 min.

Pour a generous amount of Comté milk over.

Stage 10

Serve immediately, leaving your guests to split open the egg themselves, or do this just before serving.

Remarks

The spinach and poached eggs can be prepared in advance, just leaving the Comté milk to make at the last minute.

Keeping

Should be eaten right away.

Source

Home made, based on a recipe by Romuald Fassenet (Meilleur Ouvrier de France)

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
899 Kcal or 3,764 Kj	76 gr	23 gr	72 gr
45 %	29 %	2 %	11 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
90 Kcal or 377 Kj	8 gr	2 gr	7 gr
4 %	3 %	<1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
225 Kcal or 942 Kj	19 gr	6 gr	18 gr
11 %	7 %	1 %	3 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Egg, Sulfites

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 4.12 £
Per person : 1.03 £

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Cooked spinach: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Fish terrine with spinach and tomatoes, Salmon and Spinach Gratin, Feta and spinach brik pie, Spinach and cauliflower with sesame béchamel sauce, Eggs "en cocotte" with spinach, ... All
	Whole milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Coffee custard, Indian rice pudding, Mousse with two chocolates, Hot chocolate, Polenta with beetroot tops, ... All
	Comté cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Comtoise endive salad, Comtoise endive salad, Potato gratin, Two-cheese vegetable gratin, Involtinis, ... All
	Poached eggs: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Eggs Arsène, Polenta with spinach and soft-poached egg, Tartine du pêcheur , Eggs Benedict , Salad lyonnaise, ... All

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