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!
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Last modified on: April 27th 2020
Keywords for this recipe:EggsRamekinA la françaiseGreen peasBaconCreamFor 4 people, you will need:
- 0
200 g peas - 1
1 tablespoon olive oil - 2
50 g onion - 3
40 g butter - 4
100 g small pieces of bacon - 5
4 eggs - 6
4 tablespoons liquid cream - 7
chives - 8
salt - 9
pepper - Total weight: 665 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 11 min. | 20 min. | 31 min. |
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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.Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,634 Kcal or 6,841 Kj | 45 gr | 32 gr | 148 gr |
| 82 % | 17 % | 3 % | 22 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 246 Kcal or 1,030 Kj | 7 gr | 5 gr | 22 gr |
| 12 % | 3 % | <1 % | 3 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 408 Kcal or 1,708 Kj | 11 gr | 8 gr | 37 gr |
| 20 % | 4 % | 1 % | 6 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 2.79 €
- Per person : 0.70 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Peas: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Macédoine of vegetables, Icelandic-style fish and vegetable pie, Chinese style chicken, Pea and avocado salad, Paella, ... All |
| Small pieces of bacon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Split peas "à la française", Artichoke hearts forestier , Green beans with tomatoes, Bacon rolls, Creamy "terre et mer" pots, ... All |
| Onion: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pissaladière with puff pastry, Roscoff loaf, Filet mignon with mustard and tarragon sauce, Spicy mustard cauliflower cheese, Pollack fillet baked with rice and vegetables., ... All |
| Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: French-style peas, Linzer torte, Elsa's Comtoise galette, Kouign-amann brioche, Fillet of pollack cooked in two stages, ... All |
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