Eggs Comtoise
In this recipe from eastern France, an egg yolk sits inside a potato nest with a topping of hot cancoillote cheese.
The nest is served with fried sliced potatoes.
The nest is served with fried sliced potatoes.
27,5853.9/5 for 20 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: January 17th 2016
For 4 people, you will need:
- 0
700 g cooked potato - 1
4 tablespoons olive oil - 2
4 egg yolks - 3
250 g cancoillotte - 4
salt - 5
pepper - Total weight: 1,090 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 20 min. | 20 min. | 40 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at a certain time?
Keeping:
Should be eaten immediately.Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Prepare one potato per person: hollow out the centre using a pommes parisiennes spoon or a teaspoon to create the "nest". Trim off the ends if necessary to tidy the shape.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Slice the rest of the potatoes.
Stage 3 - 15 min.
Pan-fry the potato slices on both sides in a little olive oil, then salt and set aside and keep hot.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Fry the potato nests until browned all over.
Heat 250 g cancoillotte in the microwave or in a bain-marie.
Heat 250 g cancoillotte in the microwave or in a bain-marie.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Heat the plates.
Stand a nest in the centre of each hot plate and surround with the fried potato slices.
Slip an egg yolk into each nest and salt lightly.
Stand a nest in the centre of each hot plate and surround with the fried potato slices.
Slip an egg yolk into each nest and salt lightly.
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Fill up the nests with hot cancoillote and pour a little over the potatoes. Serve immediately.
Remarks
If you don't have any cancoillote, use any other cheese you like (but preferably a soft cheese) and melt it in a little cream.
You may be surprised to see that the egg yolk is not heated beforehand, but it will heat through when in contact with the hot potato and cheese.
You may be surprised to see that the egg yolk is not heated beforehand, but it will heat through when in contact with the hot potato and cheese.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,678 Kcal or 7,025 Kj | 67 gr | 136 gr | 96 gr |
| 84 % | 26 % | 13 % | 15 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 154 Kcal or 645 Kj | 6 gr | 12 gr | 9 gr |
| 8 % | 2 % | 1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 419 Kcal or 1,754 Kj | 17 gr | 34 gr | 24 gr |
| 21 % | 6 % | 3 % | 4 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 3.74 €
- Per person : 0.94 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Cooked potato: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Croque-monsieur gourmand, Gratin Parmentier, Gratin du Nord, Potatoes with smoked salmon, Salmon marinated like herring, ... All |
| Cancoillotte: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Risotto-style celeriac, Comtois surprise bread, Creamy Comtoise artichoke gratin, Comtoise stuffed tomatoes, Comtoise tart for Seàn, ... All |
| Egg yolk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Crème brulée, Fish in white wine, Chicken breasts in a potato crust, Butter cream, Spaghetti with smoked salmon, ... All |
| Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gratin-style spinach and chicken omelette , Rabbit with mustard, Rice à la grecque, Fried bread with leek and poached egg , Polenta with spinach and soft-poached egg, ... All |
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