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Eggs Arsène

Eggs Arsène is a rather more rustic version (and definitely more Comtoise in style) of eggs Benedict , that indispensible breakfast dish in Ian Fleming's novels.

And you're right, there is a nod to James Bond here.

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Last modified on: October 25^th 2018

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For 8 people, you will need:

1 2 tablespoons oil
2 500 g belly (streaky) bacon
3 8 Poached eggs
4 600 g cancoillotte
5 200 g cream
6 400 g Nanterre brioche
7 100 g butter
8 pepper
Total weight: 2,230 grams

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43 min.	19 min.	1 hour 2 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Pour 2 tablespoons oil into a frying pan on high heat. When really hot, add the finely sliced 500 g belly (streaky) bacon (allow one rasher per person).

Stage 2 - 2 min.

When nicely browned, transfer onto a chopping board and cut each rasher in half.

Set aside.

Stage 3 - 30 min.

Prepare 8 Poached eggs and keep hot.

Stage 4 - 6 min.

Melt 600 g cancoillotte in a small saucepan on low heat and add 200 g cream.

Mix well, pepper lightly, then check the seasoning.Cover and keep hot.

Stage 5 - 3 min.

Slice 400 g Nanterre brioche (one slice per person) and lightly butter both sides of all the slices.

Stage 6 - 8 min.

Use the same pan as for the bacon, without washing it, to brown the brioche slices on both sides.

Stage 7 - 2 min.

Assemble the eggs Arsène

Heat the plates.

Put a slice of fried brioche on each plate.

Stage 8 - 2 min.

Arrange 2 pieces of fried bacon on each slice.

Stage 9 - 2 min.

Top with a poached egg.

Stage 10 - 2 min.

Finish by pouring over a generous helping of the cancoillote with cream.

Stage 11

Serve immediately like this, or split the egg open to show off the runny yolk.

Remarks

Ideally the brioche for this recipe should be barely sweet, made with a brioche dough using only half the normal amount of sugar. This is a good way to use up the ends from a sausage brioche.

Keeping

Should be eaten immediately.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
5,715 Kcal or 23,928 Kj	176 gr	46 gr	535 gr
286 %	68 %	4 %	81 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
256 Kcal or 1,072 Kj	8 gr	2 gr	24 gr
13 %	3 %	<1 %	4 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
714 Kcal or 2,989 Kj	22 gr	6 gr	67 gr
36 %	8 %	1 %	10 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Egg, Sulfites, Milk, Gluten, Sourdough

How much will it cost?

For 8 people : 12.30 €
Per person : 1.54 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Cancoillotte: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Eggs Comtoise, Comtois surprise bread, Comtoise tart for Seàn, Risotto-style celeriac, Creamy Comtoise artichoke gratin, ... All
	Belly (streaky) bacon: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Involtini-Style Filet Mignon , Bacon and cabbage omelette, Sunday night pasta, Chicken club sandwich, Pâté de campagne, ... All
	Nanterre brioche: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Apple charlotte with toasted brioche, Caramelized brioche with pear and kiwi, ... All
	Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Clementine Chantilly, Bounty-style tart for Alison, Individual creamy endive gratins, Alpine gratin, Tartiflette, ... All

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