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Eggs in tomato shells

This is a novel way of cooking eggs: in tomato "shells" or egg-cups!

For extra flavour, we'll put a spoonful of caramelized onions in the tomato first.

38K 15 4.1

Last modified on: October 11^th 2015

Keywords for this recipe:Eggs Tomatoes Shell Onions

For 12 people, you will need:

1 12 tomatoes
2 3 tablespoons olive oil
3 12 teaspoons Onion fondue
4 12 eggs
5 fine (or table) salt
6 pepper
Total weight: 1,845 grams

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12 min.	30 min.	21 min.	1 hour 3 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 7 min.

Eggs in tomato shells : Photo of step #1

Prepare the tomatoes

Peel 12 tomatoes (choose fairly large ones). Slice off the top and scoop the flesh and seeds out of each tomato. You should end up with hollow tomatoes that will be able to hold the eggs.

Stage 2 - 30 min.

Eggs in tomato shells : Photo of step #2

Sprinkle the insides of the tomatoes with fine salt and stand them upside down on a wire rack.

Leave for at least 30 minutes for some of the juices to drain off.

Stage 3 - 1 min.

Eggs in tomato shells : Photo of step #3

Coat the outside of the tomatoes with olive oil, using a brush, then salt them.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Eggs in tomato shells : Photo of step #4

Fill the tomatoes

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Sit each tomato in a ramekin (to stop them splitting during cooking), then put a teaspoonful of onions fondue in the bottom of each one.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Eggs in tomato shells : Photo of step #5

Pour an egg white into each tomato. Keep the yolks separate.

Stage 6 - 20 min.

Eggs in tomato shells : Photo of step #6

Cook the egg whites

Bake the egg whites in the tomatoes for about 20 minutes until set.

Stage 7 - 1 min.

Eggs in tomato shells : Photo of step #7

Cook the egg yolks

Gently place an egg yolk onto the top of each tomato, salt and pepper, then return to the oven for 1 minute - just enough to heat the yolk through, not cook it (this is important).

Stage 8

Eggs in tomato shells : Photo of step #8

Serve immediately.

Remarks

To bring out the flavour of the tomatoes, cook them empty in the oven for 20 minutes before adding the egg whites.

To make the eggs look more attractive, brush the yolk with olive oil just before serving to give it a really appetising gloss.

Keeping

Should be eaten immediately.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,521 Kcal or 6,368 Kj	87 gr	50 gr	108 gr
76 %	33 %	5 %	16 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
82 Kcal or 343 Kj	5 gr	3 gr	6 gr
4 %	2 %	<1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
127 Kcal or 532 Kj	7 gr	4 gr	9 gr
6 %	3 %	<1 %	1 %

% 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 12 people : 6.73 €
Per person : 0.56 €

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Corsican tarts, Almonds pyramids, Leek and Mimolette tart, Caramel rice pudding, Chocolate eclairs, ... All
	Tomato: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tomato meat balls, Salade Niçoise, Hot tomato sauce, Thin summer tart "à la grecque", Green beans with tomatoes, ... All
	Onion fondue: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Eggs meurette, Montlebon toast, Boulangère potatoes, Stuffed Mushrooms, Rosemary steamed fish, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gisèle's Pasties, Tomato sauce for pizzas, Cubed salad, Curried tuna cubes, Mexican ceviche, ... All

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