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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!

117 K 4.3/5 (30 reviews)

35 min.

Easy

£2.35

4 people

10 Ingredients

Last modified on: April 27^th 2020

For 4 people, you will need:

1 200 g peas
2 1 tablespoon olive oil
3 50 g onion
4 40 g butter
5 100 g small pieces of bacon
6 4 Eggs
7 4 tablespoons liquid cream
8 chives
9 salt
10 pepper
Total weight: 665 grams

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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 15 min.

Cooking: 20 min.

All in all: 35 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.

Stage 2 - 3 min.

Prepare 50 g onion, chop and fry in 1 tablespoon olive oil.

Stage 3 - 4 min.

Fry 100 g small pieces of bacon.

Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).

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.

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.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	40 RDI=20 %	30 RDI=3 %	150 RDI=20 %	1,630 RDI=80 %	6,840 RDI: 80 %
Per 100 g	6 RDI=3 %	4 RDI=0 %	20 RDI=3 %	250 RDI=10 %	1,030 RDI: 10 %
Per person	10 RDI=4 %	7 RDI=1 %	40 RDI=6 %	410 RDI=20 %	1,710 RDI: 20 %

The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Egg

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : £2.35
Per person : £0.60

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