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Poached
Eggs Primavera
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| 30 mL (2 tbsp) | butter or margarine |
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| 40 mL (2-1/2 tbsp) | all-purpose flour | ||||||
| 250 mL (1 cup) | chicken broth | ||||||
| 30 mL (2 tbsp) | whipping cream (optional) | ||||||
| 30 mL (2 tbsp) | chopped fresh parsley | ||||||
| 10 mL (2 tsp) | lemon juice | ||||||
| To taste | salt and pepper | ||||||
| 500 g (1 lb) | fresh asparagus, trimmed (or 300g (10-oz) package of frozen asparagus spears). | ||||||
| 4 | slices of cooked ham | ||||||
| 8 | slices of bread | ||||||
| 8 | eggs | ||||||
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To prepare sauce, melt butter or margarine in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour and cook 1 minute. Add chicken broth. Cook, stirring, until mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in cream (if using), parsley, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Keep hot or reheat before serving. Cook fresh asparagus in a small amount of water until tender crisp (or cook frozen asparagus as directed on package). Drain. Divide into 4 bundles and wrap each bundle with a slice of ham. Reheat in microwave oven on HIGH (100%) 1-1/2 to 2 minutes before serving. With a 10 cm (4 inch) cutter, make decorative cut-outs in bread slices; toast when ready to serve. Just before serving, poach eggs. To serve, place a ham and asparagus bundle on each of 4 warmed dinner plates. Alongside, serve 2 eggs on toasted bread cut-outs and spoon sauce over top. |
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| Makes: 4 servings. | |||||||
| Preparation: 15 minutes Cooking 18 minutes. | |||||||
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