"Oeufs rabattus" with leeks
This quick French way of cooking eggs is similar to an omelette, but with the egg simply drawn in towards the centre during the brief cooking.
The eggs here are cooked with sautéed leeks and served with delicious morteau sausage "crisps".
The eggs here are cooked with sautéed leeks and served with delicious morteau sausage "crisps".
52 K 4.5/5 (20 reviews)
45 min.
Easy
2.10 €
4 people
6 IngredientsLast modified on: March 29th 2017
500 g 
1 
6 
2 tablespoons 
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 30 min.
Cooking: 15 min.
All in all: 45 min.
If you start now, at , you will finish around : ?.Change start time
To finish around 7pm, you'll need to have started before: .Change end time
Step by step recipe
Stage 3 - ⌛ 5 min.
Stage 4 - ⌛ 2 min.
Pour 2 tablespoons olive oil into a frying pan on high heat. When hot, add the chopped shallot.
Salt and pepper, then cook for 1 minute without colouring.
Salt and pepper, then cook for 1 minute without colouring.
Stage 5 - ⌛ 1 min.
Add the leeks.
Mix well.
Mix well.
Stage 6 - ⌛ 7 min.
Stage 7 - ⌛ 1 min.
Pour the beaten eggs over the leeks and leave undisturbed for 1 minute.
Stage 8 - ⌛ 5 min.
Use a wooden spatula to draw the egg from the edge in towards the centre of the pan.
Stage 9
Continue doing this until there is no more liquid egg left.
Take off the heat immediately. It is normal, and desirable, for a little of the egg in the centre of the pan still to be not quite cooked.
Take off the heat immediately. It is normal, and desirable, for a little of the egg in the centre of the pan still to be not quite cooked.
Stage 10 - ⌛ 3 min.
Transfer onto hot plates and garnish possibly with morteau sausage "crisps".
Remarks
Like in some omelette recipes, you can add a little cream to the beaten eggs if you wish, but it is not essential.
Keeping: Should be eaten immediately.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 50 RDI=20 % | 40 RDI=4 % | 60 RDI=9 % | 920 RDI=50 % | 3,840 RDI: 50 % |
| Per 100 g | 5 RDI=2 % | 4 RDI=0 % | 7 RDI=1 % | 110 RDI=5 % | 450 RDI: 5 % |
| Per person | 10 RDI=5 % | 10 RDI=1 % | 20 RDI=2 % | 230 RDI=10 % | 960 RDI: 10 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 2.10 €
- Per person : 0.55 €
Change currency:
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
Leek
Like these other recipes: Cretan-style salmon , Rustic chicken and mushroom pie, Sautéed green vegetables, Leek and Jerusalem artichoke soup, Vegetable stock, ... See them all 75
Egg
Like these other recipes: Almonds pyramids, Clementine cake, Mushroom and artichoke omelette, Buckwheat pancakes, Oatmeal cake, ... See them all 247
Olive oil
Like these other recipes: Roast cabbage with lemon, Leek and artichoke tart à la piémontaise, Chicken and mushroom pie, Panzanella, Mushroom buckwheat pancakes, ... See them all 550
Shallot
Like these other recipes: How to prepare cockles, Gratin slices with spinach, Blanquette of veal, Spinach on toast with bechamel, Fish "à la Bordelaise", ... See them all 210
Other recipes you may also like
Caramelised apple pie
Apple pie made with caramelised apples. September 11th 2018273 K4.3 1 hour 55 min.
Chocolate tart
As you can see, there's very little added sugar in this recipe, so it's a very chocolatey and bitter-sweet tart. November 16th 2013307 K 15 2 hours 30 min.
Exotic fruit tart
An exotic fruit tart (bananas, kiwi and pineapple), with crisp pastry and almond cream which are cooked beforehand. It's a rather simple recipe, but the final result will impress your guests. May 27th 2020338 K5 2 hours 25 min.
Passion fruit jellies
Usually to make fruit jellies or (fruit "paste"), it's like jam but you need to cook fruit pulp and sugar much longer. Unfortunately, this long cooking is bad for both vitamins and flavour. In this recipe we use a special jam gelling agent, to reduce cooking time as much as possible . July 4th 2018349 K4 2 hours 30 min.
Baked apples from St Aubin le Vertueux
Under this pretty name, my personal version of "Les pommes au four" (baked apples). February 21th 2011261 K 24.2 1 hour 7 min.
News list of cooking-ez.com
Sign up to receive the latest recipes (next batch due to be sent on 2026-01-11)
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Post a comment or question
Follow this recipe
If you are interested in this recipe, you can "follow" it, by entering your email address here. You will then receive a notification immediately each time the recipe is modified or a new comment is added. Please note that you will need to confirm this following.
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Alternatively: you can subscribe to the mailing list of cooling-ez.com , you will receive a e-mail for each new recipe published on the site.