This site uses only a few technical cookies necessary for its operation. By continuing to browse, you accept their use.
To find out more...
To find out more...
Eggs en Cocotte à la Française
Eggs cooked in small ramekins with a tasty mix of peas, bacon, onion and cream - even more French than the classic version!
126 K 4.3/5 (31 reviews)
35 min.
Easy
4 people
10 IngredientsLast modified on: April 27th 2020
For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
200 g peas - 2
1 tablespoon olive oil - 3
50 g onion - 4
40 g butter - 5
100 g small pieces of bacon - 6
4 eggs - 7
4 tablespoons liquid cream - 8
chives - 9
salt - 10
pepper - Total weight: 665 grams
Change measures:
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 15 min.
Cooking: 20 min.
All in all: 35 min.
If you start now, at , you will finish around : ?.Change start time
To finish around 7pm, you'll need to have started before: .Change end time
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 3 min.
Shell 200 g peas and boil in salted water until barely tender.
Cool under the cold tap and drain them.
Set aside.
Cool under the cold tap and drain them.
Set aside.
Stage 3 - 4 min.
Stage 4 - 3 min.
Brush the inside of the ramekins with melted butter.
Stage 5 - 1 min.
Put a few peas in the bottom of each ramekin.
Stage 6 - 1 min.
Add some bacon and onions.
Stage 7 - 5 min.
Pour in an egg white (keep the yolk separate).
Stage 8 - 1 min.
And finish with a tablespoonful of cream.
Season with salt and pepper.
Season with salt and pepper.
Stage 9 - 10 min.
Cook in the oven for about 10 minutes until the egg white is set.
Stage 10
Place the egg yolks on top of the ramekins and return to the oven for 1 more minute.
Stage 11
Serve immediately, garnished with a few finely snipped chives.
Remarks
It is important to only just heat the yolk through without cooking it, so no more that 1 minute in the oven.
Keeping: Should be eaten right away.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 40 RDI=20 % | 30 RDI=3 % | 150 RDI=20 % | 1,630 RDI=80 % | 6,840 RDI: 80 % |
| Per 100 g | 6 RDI=3 % | 4 RDI=0 % | 20 RDI=3 % | 250 RDI=10 % | 1,030 RDI: 10 % |
| Per person | 10 RDI=4 % | 7 RDI=1 % | 40 RDI=6 % | 410 RDI=20 % | 1,710 RDI: 20 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 2.80 €
- Per person : 0.70 €
Change currency: 
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)
Peas
Like these other recipes: Baked Mont d'Or with diced mixed vegetables, Fillet of pollack cooked in two stages, Rice and peas, Baby broad beans and peas with rice and mascarpone , Chinese Soup, ... See them all 20
Small pieces of bacon
Like these other recipes: Maroilles cheese quiche, French-style peas, African style chicken, bread-crust quiche, Bistro-style cabbage salad, ... See them all 41
Onion
Like these other recipes: Fish in white wine, Chicken breasts in a potato crust, Spinach and chick peas "à la milanaise", Sautéed oyster mushrooms, Mornay onion tart, ... See them all 147
Butter
Like these other recipes: Almond tuiles, Old style brioche, Almond cream or frangipane, Chilli chicken and spinach gratin, Parcels of fish fillet in spinach, ... See them all 472
Other recipes you may also like
Breton galettes (pancakes)
Of uniquely Breton origin, this is a buckwheat pancake on which you cook an egg with ham and cheese before folding it over. Easy and quick to make, it's an ideal answer to the question "what are we going to eat this evening?".February 21th 2011223 K 23.9 20 min.
Ramekins of duchess potatoes
Duchess potatoes are a mix of mashed potato and egg yolks, cooked in the oven, in a decorative shape and delicious. In this recipe they top a ramekin containing a layer of mashed potato, cooked leek, and thinly sliced bacon.March 4th 2020302 K 24.6 2 hours 5 min.
Leavened bread
It might be harder to achieve good results than with traditional yeast bread, but what a flavour! It also keeps better. This recipe is designed for baking bread in a wood-fired oven but, of course, you can use the conventional oven in your kitchen.May 23th 20171.21 M 23.8 6 hours 30 min.
How to prepare a bain-marie
A bain-marie is the best way to cook or heat a preparation gently without risk of burning.July 5th 2013519 K5 7 min.
News list of cooking-ez.com
Sign up to receive the latest recipes (next batch due to be sent on 2025-07-27)
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Post a comment or question
Follow this recipe
If you are interested in this recipe, you can "follow" it, by entering your email address here. You will then receive a notification immediately each time the recipe is modified or a new comment is added. Please note that you will need to confirm this following.
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Alternatively: you can subscribe to the mailing list of cooling-ez.com , you will receive a e-mail for each new recipe published on the site.