Thursday, June 12, 2008

Barefoot Bloggers- Herbed Baked Eggs

Since Barefoot Bloggers had only completed one recipe before I joined, I decided to make it because it sounded great and well, it was. I actually used this one recipe to feed 6 people and everyone loved it! The herbs added so much flavor and made it very tasty. I cooked them for about 2-3 minutes longer than the recipe states, so that the yolks would be completely cooked.
My thyme had sprouted these really pretty flowers
Herbed-Baked Eggs
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1/4 teaspoon minced fresh garlic
1/4 teaspoon minced fresh thyme leaves
1/4 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary leaves
1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
1 tablespoon freshly grated Parmesan
6 extra-large eggs
2 tablespoons heavy cream
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Toasted French bread or brioche, for serving

Preheat the broiler for 5 minutes and place the oven rack 6 inches below the heat.
Combine the garlic, thyme, rosemary, parsley, and Parmesan and set aside. Carefully crack 3 eggs into each of 2 small bowls or teacups (you won't be baking them in these) without breaking the yolks. (It's very important to have all the eggs ready to go before you start cooking.)

Place 2 individual gratin dishes on a baking sheet. Place 1 tablespoon of cream and 1/2 tablespoon of butter in each dish and place under the broiler for about 3 minutes, until hot and bubbly. Quickly, but carefully, pour 3 eggs into each gratin dish and sprinkle evenly with the herb mixture, then sprinkle liberally with salt and pepper. Place back under the broiler for 5 to 6 minutes, until the whites of the eggs are almost cooked. (Rotate the baking sheet once if they aren't cooking evenly.) The eggs will continue to cook after you take them out of the oven. Allow to set for 60 seconds and serve hot with toasted bread.

3 comments:

Sarah said...

I loved this recipe...yours looks great!

Feed the moose said...

This looks fantastic!

Heather B said...

Great job! It looks delicious!