Poached egg cups are often lubricated with butter in order to effect easy removal of the cooked egg, although non-stick egg poachers are also available. The result is very similar to the traditional coddled egg, although these steamed eggs are often cooked for longer, and hence are firmer. Eggs so prepared are often served on buttered toast. Poached eggs are used in the traditional American breakfast/brunch dish Eggs Benedict. Poached eggs are the basis for many dishes in Louisiana Creole cuisine, such as Eggs Sardou, Eggs Portuguese, Eggs Hussarde and Eggs St. Charles. Creole poached egg dishes are typically served for brunches.
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