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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.

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Last modified on: September 27^th 2020

Keywords for this recipe:Potatoes Baked Oven Poached Egg Ottolenghi Tuna sauce

For 4 people, you will need:

0 4 potatoes
1 2 tablespoons olive oil
2 2 egg yolks
3 3 tablespoons lemon juice
4 120 g tuna in oil
5 2 anchovys fillets
6 1 sprig parsley
7 15 g capers
8 100 g olive oil
9 4 Poached eggs
10 salt
11 pepper
Total weight: 1,200 grams

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Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
16 min.	1 hour	1 hour 16 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 1 hour

Baked potatoes with poached egg and tuna sauce : Photo of step #1

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.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Baked potatoes with poached egg and tuna sauce : Photo of step #2

Meanwhile, make

The tuna and caper sauce

Put into a blender goblet: 2 egg yolks, 3 tablespoons lemon juice, 120 g tuna in oil, 2 anchovys fillets, 1 sprig parsley, 15 g capers, salt and pepper.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

Baked potatoes with poached egg and tuna sauce : Photo of step #3

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

Baked potatoes with poached egg and tuna sauce : Photo of step #4

...until the texture is thick and smooth.

Check the seasoning.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Baked potatoes with poached egg and tuna sauce : Photo of step #5

Pour into a serving bowl and refrigerate until needed.

Stage 6 - 2 min.

Baked potatoes with poached egg and tuna sauce : Photo of step #6

Take the potatoes out of the oven when they are golden brown and the skin is crisp.

Stage 7 - 5 min.

Baked potatoes with poached egg and tuna sauce : Photo of step #7

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.

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.

Keeping

Should be eaten immediately.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,361 Kcal or 9,885 Kj	62 gr	127 gr	178 gr
118 %	24 %	12 %	27 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
197 Kcal or 825 Kj	5 gr	11 gr	15 gr
10 %	2 %	1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
590 Kcal or 2,470 Kj	16 gr	32 gr	45 gr
30 %	6 %	3 %	7 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 3.80 €
Per person : 0.95 €

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Source

Based on a recipe by Yotam Ottolenghi.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Tuna in oil: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Baker's pizza, Crunchy courgette and mushroom salad, Cucumber and salmon salad, Tuna pasta, Leek and tuna loaf, ... All
	Poached eggs: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Eggs Arsène, Polenta with spinach and soft-poached egg, Eggs meurette, Tartine du pêcheur , Eggs Benedict , ... All
	Potatoes: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Melting Epoisses on toast , Endive and beer soup, Pork roast with herbs, Piedmont salad, Real home-made chips* , ... All

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