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.
19K 3.5/5 based on 2 reviews
Last modified on: January 19th 2022
Keywords for this recipe: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
How long will it take?
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.
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 |
| 3,567 Kcal or 14,934 Kj | 485 gr | 393 gr | 431 gr |
| 178 % | 186 % | 37 % | 65 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 119 Kcal or 498 Kj | 16 gr | 13 gr | 14 gr |
| 6 % | 6 % | 1 % | 2 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 297 Kcal or 1,243 Kj | 40 gr | 33 gr | 36 gr |
| 15 % | 16 % | 3 % | 5 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 12 people : 14.36 €
- Per person : 1.20 €
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)
 | Cooked spinach: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Salmon and Spinach Gratin, Spinach brik parcels, Spinach fritters, Spinach and cashew brik rolls, Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce , ... All |
 | Whole milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Panna cotta, Hot chocolate, Cramique, Far Normandy-Brittany, Hearty potato and ham gratin, ... All |
 | Comté cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Escalope cordon bleu, Soft Croque-monsieur with 3 cheeses, Potato gratin, Cocotte eggs with Comté, Special Cheese and Walnut Sticks, ... All |
 | Poached eggs: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tartine du pêcheur , Salad lyonnaise, Fried bread with leek and poached egg , Eggs Benedict , Polenta with spinach and soft-poached egg, ... All |
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