Cocotte eggs with Comté
A light delicious and quickly prepared dish, an easy and elegant answer to the frequent question "what are we going to eat this evening?". Here is version with Comté (a famous cheese from eastern France, like gruyère, but much better), but it can be made prepared many different ways.
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Last modified on: February 21th 2011
For 6 people, you will need:
- 1
6 eggs - 2
150 ml liquid cream - 3
125 g small pieces of bacon - 4
2 tablespoons vinegar - 5
50 g Comté cheese - 6
1 knob butter - 7
a little chives - 8
1 tablespoon oil - 9
fine (or table) salt - 10
pepper - Total weight: 680 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
Keeping: Once cooked, a few minutes.
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 35 min. | 25 min. | 1 hour |
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?
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Preheat the oven to 180°C or 356°F, and put in the dripping tray. When it's hot, pour into the dripping tray enough hot water to give about 1 cm or ½ inch depth.
Fry 125 g small pieces of bacon in a pan with 1 tablespoon oil. When they are well cooked, remove the excess fat and add 2 tablespoons vinegar to the frying pan. The vinegar is to bring a small note of acidity, and compensate to some extent for the fat of the bacon.
Fry 125 g small pieces of bacon in a pan with 1 tablespoon oil. When they are well cooked, remove the excess fat and add 2 tablespoons vinegar to the frying pan. The vinegar is to bring a small note of acidity, and compensate to some extent for the fat of the bacon.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Melt 1 knob butter in a ramekin (in microwave oven for example), and brush the bottom of the other 5 ramekins with it.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Put a good tablespoon of thinly sliced bacon in each ramekin.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Grate some Comté onto it.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Break an egg over.
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Add 2 teaspoons of liquid cream.
Stage 7 - 2 min.
Salt and pepper.
Stage 8 - 3 min.
Chop some chives finely on top.
Stage 9 - 5 min.
If you wish to improve the appearence, you can push the egg yolk to the centre of the ramekin and distribute the herbs around it.
Stage 10 - 15 min.
Put the ramekins into the dripping tray of hot water in the oven. Cook until the egg white is completely cooked (opaque), about 15 minutes.
Eat as soon as possible, because eggs continue to cook even out of the oven.
Eat as soon as possible, because eggs continue to cook even out of the oven.
Remarks
A good cocotte egg should have the white completely cooked (opaque) and the yolk still liquid, and that's not very easy. A common mistake is to produce a raw egg (white not cooked) or hard (egg yolk cooked). Here are some tips for success:
Here are some variations on the recipe :
- Eggs must be at room temperature; too cold and they won't cook properly
- Watch the cooking carefully through a transparent ramekin
- If you have an electronic thermometer, stop cooking when inside the egg white reaches 75°C or 167°F
Here are some variations on the recipe :
- Parmesan cheese and walnuts
- Diced chicken and mushrooms
- Leeks
- Roquefort
- Etc...
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
- For 6 people : 3.34 €
- Per person : 0.56 €
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Ramekins of duchess potatoes, Pumpkin (or potimarron) soup, Chantilly cream, Chocolate cream with a crunch, irish coffee mousse, Sauce Normande (for fish), ... All |
| Small pieces of bacon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Aperitif rolls, Crispy spinach rolls, Truffade, Beef braised in reduced red wine, Green beans with tomatoes, ... All |
| Comté cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Small cheese and bacon rolls , Cubed salad, Jura bread, Comtoise endive salad, Triple-Cheese Pumpkin Gratin, ... All |
| Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chestnut moelleux, Mayonnaise, Leek and artichoke tart à la piémontaise, French toast "cordon bleu", Moist Lemon Cake, ... All |
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