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!
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Last modified on: April 27th 2020
Keywords for this recipe: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: 11 min.
Cooking: 20 min.
All in all: 31 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.
Cool under the cold tap and drain them.
Set aside.
Stage 3 - 4 min.
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.
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 20 % | 30 3 % | 150 20 % | 1,630 80 % | 6,840 80 % |
| Per 100 g | 6 3 % | 4 0 % | 20 3 % | 250 10 % | 1,030 10 % |
| Per person | 10 4 % | 7 1 % | 40 6 % | 410 20 % | 1,710 20 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 2.36 £
- Per person : 0.59 £
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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