Thursday, 26 June 2014

ouefs en cocotte (eggs in pots)

This little dish is so modest that it barely needs a recipe. I made it as a starter last weekend, but it also makes a light, tasty supper. There are all manner of ways in which you can glam it up, but this is the humble eggs in pots.

Ingredients (serves 2)
about 80g creme fraiche
2 eggs
nutmeg
salt & pepper
to garnish
few leaves parsley
sweet chilli sauce

Method
  1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
  2. Season the creme fraiche with salt and pepper and a pinch of nutmeg, and place a tablespoon full in the bottom of of a ramekin dish.
  3. Crack one egg on top and add another tablespoon of the creme fraiche. Sprinkle a little salt, pepper and nutmeg on top. Do this for both pots and place the pots in a dish of lukewarm water that comes halfway up the pots.
  4. Bake for about 15 minutes or until the eggs are cooked to your liking.
  5. Add a teaspoon of sweet chilli sauce to garnish and top with chopped parsley.
Perfect with crusty bread. Enjoy!

We are hoping for lovely weather on Saturday so we can go out and explore, and on Sunday we are off out for Sunday tea with friends. Have a great weekend lovelies. 

4 comments:

  1. Yummi this looks delicious and I love eggs. :) How are you doing Rachel?
    Hope you are enjoying the summer days. :)
    Take care
    http://claudiapersi.blogspot.ca/

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    1. Thank you so much Claudia. I love eggs too and this is a great dish for using them in. I'm trying to make the most of these warmer days. Hope you are well. Happy weekend sweetie xx

  2. My kind of eats! Will defo be trying this for a summer lunch during the hols! Ax

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    1. I'm sure you will love it Andrea! It's so delicious and reminds me of holidays in France. Have a lovely weekend xx