Poached eggs with spinach and Comté milk


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.
16K 1 5
Grade this recipe:

Last modified on: January 19th 2022

Keywords for this recipe:
For 4 people, you will need:

Change to the quantities for: 2 people 4 people 8 people 12 people
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
PreparationCookingStart to finish
57 min.10 min.1 hour 7 min.
At what time:
  • When will I finish if I start the recipe at ... ?
    When should I start for the recipe to be ready at ... ?
  • Work this out...

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.
Poached eggs with spinach and Comté milk

The Comté milk

Grate 150 g Comté cheese, but not too finely.

Stage 3 - 5 min.
Poached eggs with spinach and Comté milk
Pour 250 ml whole milk into a small saucepan on medium heat. Pepper lightly and bring to a simmer.

Stage 4
Poached eggs with spinach and Comté milk
Add the grated Comté a little at a time, stirring constantly...

Stage 5 - 5 min.
Poached eggs with spinach and Comté milk
...until it is all gradually melted in.

Stage 6 - 1 min.
Poached eggs with spinach and Comté milk
Finish with a quick blast from a blender to emulsify.

Stage 7 - 5 min.
Poached eggs with spinach and Comté milk

Dressing the plates

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

Stage 8 - 2 min.
Poached eggs with spinach and Comté milk
Sit a hot poached egg (or 2 if you have a hearty appetite) on top.

Stage 9 - 4 min.
Poached eggs with spinach and Comté milk
Pour a generous amount of Comté milk over.

Stage 10
Poached eggs with spinach and Comté milk
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 valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
899 Kcal or 3,764 Kj76 gr23 gr72 gr
45 %29 %2 %11 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
90 Kcal or 377 Kj8 gr2 gr7 gr
4 %3 %<1 %1 %
Per person
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
225 Kcal or 942 Kj19 gr6 gr18 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 : 4.79 €
  • Per person : 1.20 €

Change currency:

Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
Other recipes you may also like
Frozen Nougat
Frozen Nougat
Impress your guests with this delightful dessert, a smooth mixture of meringue and dried fruit, which can easily be prepared several days beforehand.
265K4.5 1 hour 28 min. February 21th 2011
Confectioner's custard (Crème pâtissière, or French pastry cream)
Confectioner's custard (Crème pâtissière, or French pastry cream)
Quite similar to crème anglaise but much thicker. It is used in many pastries like choux pastry (pâte à choux) or millefeuille.
732K 313.7 36 min. January 27th 2017
Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée)
Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée)
Sweetcrust pastry is one of the basic pastry of French patisserie, used in many tart and cakes recipes, but it can also be rolled out and cut into biscuits, delicious with tea or coffee. This recipe is given for those who have a mixer (Kenwood, KitchenAid or other), but it can also be done with your...
465K 24.4 33 min. July 1st 2019
Sugar syrup
Sugar syrup
This syrup is mainly used as a basis for all sorbet recipes, which consist of this syrup and fruit pulp, but it can be also used to soak biscuits for example, or for fruit salads.
732K3.5 8 min. February 21th 2011
French croissants
French croissants
In this famous and highly technical recipe from a piece of yeast-based flaky dough we are going to cut and shape ("roll") croissants.
605K 24.4 2 hours 34 min. June 26th 2019
News list of cooking-ez.com

Sign up to receive the latest recipes (next batch due to be sent on 2024-03-31)

Your first name or nickname
Your e-mail
I am not a leaving thing
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Post your comment or question
Posted by:
I am not a leaving thing
Follow this recipe
If you are interested in this recipe, you can "follow" it, by entering your email address here. You will then receive a notification immediately each time the recipe is modified or a new comment is added. Please note that you will need to confirm this following.
I am not a leaving thing
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Alternatively: you can subscribe to the mailing list of cooling-ez.com , you will receive a e-mail for each new recipe published on the site.

Back to top of page