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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 12 people, you will need:

1 1 kg 200 g cooked spinach
2 12 Poached eggs
3 450 g Comté cheese
4 750 g whole milk
5 salt
6 pepper
Total weight: 3,000 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 1 kg 200 g cooked spinach and 12 Poached eggs. Keep them hot and heat the plates (important).

Stage 2 - 5 min.

The Comté milk

Grate 450 g Comté cheese, but not too finely.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Pour 750 g 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
2,697 Kcal or 11,292 Kj	227 gr	69 gr	215 gr
135 %	87 %	7 %	33 %

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 12 people : 14.36 €
Per person : 1.20 €

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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: Parcels of fish fillet in spinach, Langres-style spinach, Asparagus and spinach gratin, Spinach à la Lorraine, Spinach Croque-monsieur , ... All
	Whole milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Yeast-based flaky dough (for croissants), Fresh mint ice-cream, Cream of cauliflower soup with smoked haddock , Panna cotta, Gratin Dauphinois, ... All
	Comté cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Small cheese and bacon rolls , Two-cheese quiche, Escalope cordon bleu, Brussels sprouts salad with smoked trout and Comté cheese, Gratin of Jerusalem artichokes à la Comtoise, ... All
	Poached eggs: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Fried bread with leek and poached egg , Eggs Arsène, Tartine du pêcheur , Eggs Benedict , Baked potatoes with poached egg and tuna sauce , ... All

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