Queen Marguerite de Valois Soup
(This recipe for Potage à la Reine dates from the 15th century and pays homage to Queen Marguerite de Valois, first wife of Henri IV. This soup was served at the Court table once a week. It was also served in the dispensaries because its ingredients make it a robust dish).

Ingredients
50 g of rice
100 g of almond paste
100 g double cream
Poularde de Bresse breast
Bread croutons
Poultry stock

Preparation :
Cook the whites in the chicken stock
Cook the rice with the chicken stock
Add the almond paste and chicken breasts to the cooked rice.
Mix everything.
Add the cream
Pass it all through Chinese
The preparation should become smooth and uniform.
Mix the puree with chicken stock
The soup should remain fairly consistent.
Serve with croutons.