Eggs meurette
Eggs meurette or "œufs à la bourguignonne" is a great classic of French cooking, and of Burgundy in particular. It consists of poached eggs on a bed of fried onions and bacon, served on a slice of fried bread. This is topped with a tasty reduced red wine sauce.
For 4 people, you will need:
- 750 ml red wine
- 1 teaspoon caster sugar
- 8 Poached eggs
- 6 onions
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 200 g small pieces of smoked bacon
- 4 slices bread
- 1 teaspoon cornflour
- 2 tablespoons water
- chives
- salt
- pepper
Nutritional information:
Whole recipe
Calories
3744
187%
Proteins
96g
37%
Carbohydrates
196g
18%
Fats
232g
35%
Per 100 g
Calories
156
8%
Proteins
4g
2%
Carbohydrates
8g
1%
Fats
10g
1%
Per person
Calories
935
47%
Proteins
24g
9%
Carbohydrates
48g
5%
Fats
58g
9%
% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories by day for a woman (change to a man).
Times:
Preparation : 33 min.
Cooking : 56 min.
Start to finish : 1 hour 29 min.
Cooking : 56 min.
Start to finish : 1 hour 29 min.
Preservation : Several days in the fridge, covered by a plastic film.
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Step by step recipe:
Pour 750 ml red wine into a pan on medium heat. Salt and add 1 teaspoon caster sugar (to reduce the bitterness after cooking). The ideal wine for this is a red Burgundy made from Pinot Noir grapes, but do experiment with other red wines rich in tannin, Syrah/Shiraz for example. Bring to the boil and leave to reduce gently. |  |
Prepare 8 Poached eggs. |  |
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...until the onions are well fried and browned. Check seasoning, then tip onto a plate on absorbant paper. |  |
Reuse the same pan without washing it to lightly fry the 200 g small pieces of smoked bacon. Then transfer them onto the plate with the onions, leaving the fat in the pan. |  |
Remove the crust from 4 slices bread. reheat the frying pan and fry the bread in the bacon fat until they are golden brown. |  |
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Then pour this mixture into the reduced wine and beat vigourously while still heating to thicken the sauce. Check seasoning. |  |
Arrange on the plates: put a slice of fried bread on each one and spread with a layer of onions and bacon. Place two poached eggs on top and cover with wine sauce. Garnish with a few chives and serve immediately. |  |
Remarks:
As is usual with these emblematic recipes, I keep my distance; this is not "the" recipe for eggs meurette, just one among many, my own version. What's more, I reckon there must be as many versions as cooks in Burgundy...In this recipe, everything can be prepared in advance, even the day before. But it's wiser to fry the bread and thicken the wine sauce at the last minute.
The great chef Bernard Loiseau used a carrot purée rather than cornflour to thicken the sauce.
In a restaurant near Meursault I tasted a version with chopped mushrooms added to the onions, which was an excellent idea.
You can also enhance the flavour of the sauce by adding a bouquet garni to the pan as it comes to the boil, or 1 or 2 cloves of garlic.
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Source:
Home made.Last modified on: October 31th 2010
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I must admit JH, the thought poached eggs glistening with wine sauce just makes me want to jump on the next plane; body scan or not, he he...Thanks for sharing...
Comment #1 posted on november 25th 2010 at 17:18 by Louise.
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