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.
38K 21 3.9
Last modified on: January 17th 2016
Keywords for this recipe:For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
700 g cooked potatoes - 2
4 tablespoons olive oil - 3
4 egg yolks - 4
250 g cancoillotte - 5
salt - 6
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. |
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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.
Keeping
Should be eaten immediately.
Source
Home made.
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: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Cooked potatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Croque-monsieur gourmand, Tartiflette, Winemaker's toast, Creamy artichokes, Gratin du Nord, ... All |
 | Cancoillotte: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Risotto-style celeriac, Creamy Comtoise artichoke gratin, Comtois surprise bread, Comtoise stuffed tomatoes, Comtoise tart for Seàn, ... All |
 | Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Leek and fresh tuna tart, Tenderloin steak with beetroot tops and mushrooms, Loin of pork with herbs and julienne vegetables , Bolognaise lasagne, Spinach and chick peas "à la milanaise", ... All |
 | Egg yolk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Langoustine sabayon tart, Fresh mint ice-cream, Spaghetti with smoked salmon, Lime confectioner's custard (pastry cream), Dauphinoise potatoes with Serano ham, ... All |
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