Eggs meurette

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Eggs meurette
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For 4 people, you will need:

Times:

PreparationCookingStart to finish
30 min.41 min.1 hour 11 min.

Step by step recipe

1Pour 750 ml red wine into a pan on medium heat. Salt and add 1 teaspoon caster sugar (to reduce the bitterness after cooking).

The ideal wine for this is a red Burgundy made from Pinot Noir grapes, but do experiment with other red wines rich in tannin, Syrah/Shiraz for example.

Bring to the boil and leave to reduce gently.
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2Prepare 8 Poached eggs.Eggs meurette : etape 25
3In a pan on lively fire pour 1 tablespoon olive oil and when hot, add 200 g small pieces of smoked bacon and make fry.

Then mix then with 200 g Onion fondue in a bowl, leaving the fat in the pan.
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4Remove the crust from 4 slices bread. reheat the frying pan and fry the bread in the bacon fat until they are golden brown.Eggs meurette : etape 25
5When the wine has reduced by 4/5, mix 1 teaspoon cornflour and 2 tablespoons water in a cup.Eggs meurette : etape 25
6Then pour this mixture into the reduced wine and beat vigourously while still heating to thicken the sauce.

Check seasoning.
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7Arrange on the plates: put a slice of fried bread on each one and spread with a layer of onions and bacon. Place two poached eggs on top and cover with wine sauce.

Garnish with a few chives and serve immediately.
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Remarks

As is usual with these emblematic recipes, I keep my distance; this is not "the" recipe for eggs meurette, just one among many, my own version. What's more, I reckon there must be as many versions as cooks in Burgundy...
In this recipe, everything can be prepared in advance, even the day before. But it's wiser to fry the bread and thicken the wine sauce at the last minute.
The great chef Bernard Loiseau used a carrot purée rather than cornflour to thicken the sauce.
In a restaurant near Meursault I tasted a version with chopped mushrooms added to the onions, which was an excellent idea.
You can also enhance the flavour of the sauce by adding a bouquet garni to the pan as it comes to the boil, or 1 or 2 cloves of garlic.
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