Baked potatoes with poached egg and tuna sauce
You will no doubt have baked potatoes the classic way, but here's a version inspired by Yotam Ottolenghi, served with a delicious tuna and caper sauce, and a poached egg.
39 K 3.5/5 (4 reviews)
1 hour 20 min.
Easy
4 people
12 IngredientsLast modified on: September 27th 2020
4 
2 tablespoons 
2 
3 tablespoons lemon juice
120 g tuna in oil
2 anchovys fillets
1 sprig 
15 g capers
4 
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 20 min.
Cooking: 1 hour
All in all: 1 hour 20 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 1 hour
Preheat the oven to 430°F (220°C).
Wash 4 potatoes (choose nice large ones), but do not peel. Sit them on a baking sheet then use a brush to coat them with olive oil. Sprinkle with fine salt and bake for about an hour.
Wash 4 potatoes (choose nice large ones), but do not peel. Sit them on a baking sheet then use a brush to coat them with olive oil. Sprinkle with fine salt and bake for about an hour.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Stage 3 - 2 min.
Add the oil from the tin of tuna, then blend thoroughly. When well mixed, add 100 g olive oil in a thin stream...
Stage 4
Stage 5 - 2 min.
Pour into a serving bowl and refrigerate until needed.
Stage 6 - 2 min.
Take the potatoes out of the oven when they are golden brown and the skin is crisp.
Stage 7 - 5 min.
Sit a potato on each plate, split down the middle and slip a poached egg into the opening. Pour the tuna and caper sauce generously over and scatter a few chopped capers on top.
Serve immediately.
Serve immediately.
Remarks
If your tuna in oil is not top quality (the French brand "Le Connétable" is a good one I recommend, even if a bit pricey), don't use the oil from the tin, stick with olive oil.
The quantity of olive oil to add in #stage 3 is for guidance, so stop as soon as it reaches the desired consistency.
In French, potatoes baked in their skins are described as "en robe des champs" (in their field gowns - a quaint way of saying "as they come from the field"). A classic way French kids deform this is to say that the potatoes are "en robe de chambre" (in their dressing gowns). This worked for me and my sisters when we were small, it worked for my boys; I wouldn't be surprised if it works one day for my grandchildren. I hope you like it too.
The quantity of olive oil to add in #stage 3 is for guidance, so stop as soon as it reaches the desired consistency.
In French, potatoes baked in their skins are described as "en robe des champs" (in their field gowns - a quaint way of saying "as they come from the field"). A classic way French kids deform this is to say that the potatoes are "en robe de chambre" (in their dressing gowns). This worked for me and my sisters when we were small, it worked for my boys; I wouldn't be surprised if it works one day for my grandchildren. I hope you like it too.
Keeping: Should be eaten immediately.
Source: Based on a recipe by Yotam Ottolenghi.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 80 RDI=30 % | 130 RDI=10 % | 190 RDI=30 % | 2,530 RDI=130 % | 10,580 RDI: 130 % |
| Per 100 g | 6 RDI=2 % | 10 RDI=1 % | 20 RDI=2 % | 210 RDI=10 % | 880 RDI: 10 % |
| Per person | 20 RDI=7 % | 30 RDI=3 % | 50 RDI=7 % | 630 RDI=30 % | 2,650 RDI: 30 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 3.80 €
- Per person : 0.95 €
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