Shirred eggs of the eggs to create a crust, or garnishing with herbs such as tarragon. Adding a protein such as fish to the dish has also been suggested by chefs to round it out sufficiently to make it suitable as a dinner-time option. Another variation suggested by the United States Department of Agriculture during the 1920s was to break the eggs into a bed of cooked rice. Shirred eggs have also been compared to eggs Benedict; chef James Ramsden has described them as a more reliable and simpler recipe. Shirred eggs Shirred eggs, also known as baked eggs, are eggs that
Allemande sauce known today as sauce parisienne. It is best used with eggs, poached fish, poultry, hot hors d'oeuvres, and gratiné dishes topped with a coating of bread crumbs. Allemande sauce Allemande sauce is a sauce in French cuisine that is based on a light-colored velouté sauce (typically veal; chicken and shellfish veloutés can also be used), but thickened with egg yolks and heavy cream, and seasoned with lemon juice. Velouté was one of the four mother sauces of classic French cuisine as defined by Antoine Carême in "The Art of French Cooking in the 19th Century." Escoffier perfected the sauce allemande