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Fried bread with leek and poached egg

A slice of fried buttered bread with fried sliced leek, topped with a poached egg. For the best effect, split the egg open just before serving.

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Last modified on: September 18^th 2016

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For 4 slices, you will need:

1 1 leek
2 4 slices bread
3 40 g butter
4 3 tablespoons olive oil
5 4 Poached eggs
Total weight: 705 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
22 min.	9 min.	31 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 8 min.

Prepare 1 leek, but do not split lengthways. Slice into rounds.

Any leek trimmings can be used in another recipe, such as leek and potato soup.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Trim the crusts off 4 slices bread and cut into shapes, if you wish (I have chosen lozenges here).

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Butter the bread on both sides.

Set aside.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Pour 3 tablespoons olive oil into a frying pan on medium heat.

When hot, add the sliced leek...

Stage 5 - 5 min.

...and fry until just lightly browned (not too much).

Salt and pepper after cooking.

Set aside to keep hot.

Stage 6 - 4 min.

Using the same pan, fry the buttered bread on both sides.

Prepare 4 Poached eggs.

Stage 7 - 2 min.

Heat the plates, then put a slice of fried bread on each one.

Add a layer of sliced leek.

Stage 8 - 2 min.

Lay a poached egg on top and serve immediately.

Stage 9

For the best effect, split the egg open just before serving, so that some of the yolk runs down over the leek.

Serve with the split in the egg facing the diner.

Remarks

In this recipe, everything can be prepared in advanced , then reheated and assembled at the last minute. But the bread is best fried just beforehand.

Keeping

Should be eaten immediately.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,546 Kcal or 6,473 Kj	313 gr	2,315 gr	143 gr
77 %	120 %	218 %	22 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
219 Kcal or 917 Kj	44 gr	328 gr	20 gr
11 %	17 %	31 %	3 %

Per slices
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
387 Kcal or 1,620 Kj	78 gr	579 gr	36 gr
19 %	30 %	55 %	5 %

% 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).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, Milk, Egg, Sulfites

How much will it cost?

For 4 slices : 1.67 €
Per slices : 0.42 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cauliflower "moelleux" in ramekins, Spinach and Comté Loaf, Salmon and Spinach Gratin, Surprise bread, Gingerbread, ... All
	Poached eggs: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Eggs meurette, Eggs Arsène, Baked potatoes with poached egg and tuna sauce , Artichoke hearts forestier , Polenta with spinach and soft-poached egg, ... All
	Bread: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Melting Epoisses on toast , Smoked haddock and leek fondue tartines, Croque-monsieur complet, Julia salad, Home-made breadcrumb coating, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pan con tomate, Cretan Bread, Gratin-style spinach and chicken omelette , Cheese and tomato tart, Tomato meat balls, ... All

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