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Smoked eggs

This sophisticated, smoky flavoured starter consists of an egg yolk, heated in a bain-marie and a smoked cream mousse with a scattering of chives, served with a buttered-toast "soldier".

73 K 4.3/5 (31 reviews)

12 hours 30 min. difficulté

Easy

1.60 €

8 eggs

5 Ingredients

Last modified on: March 15^th 2015

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For 8 eggs, you will need:

1 100 g Morteau sausage
2 200 ml liquid cream
3 8 egg yolks
4 4 slices bread
5 60 g butter
Total weight: 720 grams

Change these quantities to make:

2 eggs 4 eggs 8 eggs 12 eggs

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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 15 min.

Resting: 12 hours

Cooking: 15 min.

All in all: 12 hours 30 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Prepare the smoked mousse

The day before serving, dice 100 g Morteau sausage fairly small.

Take the eggs out of the fridge, if that is where you keep them.

Stage 2 - 12 hours

Put the diced sausage into a saucepan with 200 ml liquid cream, salt lightly and bring to the boil.

As soon as it boils, cover and leave to infuse overnight.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

Next day, pour the cream into a cream whipper through a fine strainer.

You can keep the diced sausage for another dish.

Stage 4 - 3 min.

Lightly pepper the cream and insert a gas canister into the cream whipper.

Shake the whipper vigorously and put to wait in the fridge.

Stage 5 - 3 min.

Heat the egg yolks

Put each egg yolk into an individual verrine (the small plastic "glasses" for aperitif snacks are ideal) or something of similar size.

Stage 6 - 7 min.

Bring a pan of water to the boil, take off the heat and lower in the glasses with the egg yolks. Ideally, they should float to heat the yolks through gently.

If you have an electronic thermometer, the ideal temperature for the yolks is 140°F (60°C). If not, leave for 7 minutes. You can also watch the small amount of egg white left around the yolk. When it turns opaque, the yolk will have reached the right temperature.

This is important because the yolk must not cook; it should stay liquid, not turn hard.

Stage 7 - 3 min.

Prepare the toast fingers

While the egg yolks are heating through, remove the crusts from 4 slices bread, butter on both sides (preferably with lightly salted butter) and either fry, grill or cook in the oven until browned.

Stage 8 - 2 min.

When browned, cut into fingers (or "soldiers") with a serrated knife and leave in the pan off the heat to keep hot.

Stage 9 - 1 min.

Assemble the smoked eggs

Take the glasses out of the water and dry with a tea towel.

Sprinkle a pinch of chopped chives onto the egg yolk.

Stage 10 - 2 min.

Squirt the smoked cream on top and garnish with more chives.

Stage 11 - 2 min.

Finish with a finger of toast.

Serve immediately with the spare toast fingers on a small plate.

Remarks

If you don't have Morteau sausage, you can use another smoked variety, or even smoked bacon at a push.

Keeping: Should be eaten immediately once plated up.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	330 RDI=130 %	2,310 RDI=220 %	230 RDI=40 %	2,390 RDI=120 %	10,000 RDI: 120 %
Per 100 g	50 RDI=20 %	320 RDI=30 %	30 RDI=5 %	330 RDI=20 %	1,390 RDI: 20 %
Per eggs	40 RDI=20 %	290 RDI=30 %	30 RDI=4 %	300 RDI=20 %	1,250 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, Gluten

How much will it cost?

For 8 eggs : 3.15 €
Per eggs : 0.40 €

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