Poached egg in red wine sauce with brioche croutons
Poached egg in rich red wine sauce with brioche croutons, bacon, and mushrooms.Ingredients
60gButter
500mlRed wine
100gShiitake
3Thyme sprigs
0.5units.eetlepelGarlic
100gOyster mushroom
60gBacon
100gOnion
0.5units.theelepelSalt
0.5units.theelepelPepper
Pickled onions
130mlDemi-glace
Extra butter
4Eggs
Vinegar
Water
Fresh parsley
Butter
Salt
Olive oil
Brioche
Preparation
- Melt the butter in a pan and sauté the onion.
- Add the bacon and fry until golden brown.
- Add the red wine and reduce to about 1/3.
- Add the demi-glace and reduce again to about 1/3.
- In another pan, fry the shiitake, oyster mushrooms, pearl onions, garlic, and thyme until the mushrooms are cooked as desired.
- Add the mushroom mix to the sauce and let it infuse gently.
- Optionally, finish the sauce with cold butter.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Bring water with vinegar to a boil. Use about 2 tbsp of vinegar per 1 liter of water.
- Poach the eggs for about 3 minutes.
- Slice the brioche and toast it in butter until golden brown.
- Finely chop the fresh parsley.
- Heat the mushroom mix with the red wine sauce.
- If desired, strain the vegetables from the sauce and keep the sauce separate.
- Serve the mushroom mix with the poached egg, red wine sauce, and toasted brioche.
- Garnish with cress and parsley.




