Eggs "en cocotte" with spinach
A buttered ramekin, a layer of mushroom duxelles, a layer of spinach, a bit of cream, and an egg, in two layers, on top.
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Last modified on: May 10th 2023
Keywords for this recipe:For 12 people, you will need:
- 1
10.6 oz Mushroom duxelles - 2
0 kg 14 g cooked spinach - 3
0 kg 2 g butter - 4
10.6 oz liquid cream - 5
12 Eggs - 6
salt - 7
pepper
How long will it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 min. | 3 min. | 20 min. | 1 hour 14 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 35 min.
Chop 0 kg 14 g cooked spinach.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).
Butter the ramekins and put a layer of mushrooms in the bottom and add a layer of spinach.
Butter the ramekins and put a layer of mushrooms in the bottom and add a layer of spinach.
Stage 3 - 3 min.
Pour over a generous spoonful of cream, then salt and pepper lightly.
Stage 4 - 8 min.
Break an egg and add the white to the ramekin...
Stage 5 - 20 min.
...keeping the yolk to one side.
Fill all the ramekins like this, salting and peppering each lightly a second time.
Fill all the ramekins like this, salting and peppering each lightly a second time.
Stage 6
Bake in the oven for around 20 minutes until the egg white is set.
Stage 7 - 3 min.
Turn the oven off and tip an egg yolk into each ramekin. Return the ramekins to the oven for 3 minutes so that the yolks can heat through in the residual heat.
Serve immediately.
Serve immediately.
Stage 8
Note: This is not absolutely needed, but for a better taste => increase the amount of cream about the half and make it reduce in a small pan on small fire, with salt and pepper.
Use this reduced cream instead of usual cream in stage 8.
Use this reduced cream instead of usual cream in stage 8.
Remarks
The method above adds the egg in two stages to ensure that the white is cooked (set) and the yolk stays soft. This is the most difficult aspect of eggs en cocotte.
Keeping
A few minutes once cooked.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,562 Kcal or 10,727 Kj | 215 gr | 236 gr | 346 gr |
| 128 % | 83 % | 22 % | 52 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 154 Kcal or 645 Kj | 13 gr | 14 gr | 21 gr |
| 8 % | 5 % | 1 % | 3 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 214 Kcal or 896 Kj | 18 gr | 20 gr | 29 gr |
| 11 % | 7 % | 2 % | 4 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 12 people : 6.04 €
- Per person : 0.50 €
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)
 | Cooked spinach: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Salmon and Spinach Gratin, Spinach and Mushrooms with Pesto, Spinach and Comté Loaf, Creamy spinach and potato gratin, Gratin slices with spinach, ... All |
 | Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Creamy risotto with vegetables , French toast "cordon bleu", Vanilla ice cream, Toffee apple upside-down cake, Tenderloin steak with beetroot tops and mushrooms, ... All |
 | Mushroom duxelles: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Bouchées montagnardes, Tenderloin steak with beetroot tops and mushrooms, Artichoke hearts forestier , Mushroom tart, Beef Wellington, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Aperitif rolls, Fruit crumble, Thin spinach and potato tart, Winemaker's toast, Salad greens and small omelette, ... All |
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