Baked Eggs
>> Wednesday, 13 June 2007
Okay, stop drooling now :)
I am not going to bore you all with info like: eggs are so versatile, they are essential to many things that we cook; what would cooking be without them or the fact that top chefs are now making gourmet egg dishes and giving this humble ingredient the respect and honour it deserves. Rather, I am just going to tell you simply that instead of boiled or scrambled, I thought I'd try having my breakfast of eggs, baked.
These were so good, so simple to make and I am beginning to feel that for a long, long time, this is how I am going to have eggs whenever I feel like having them (at least for breakfast or brunch).
Here's what you need
Baked Eggs
2 eggs (or 3 egg whites)
1 1/2 tbsp finely diced tomatoes
1 1/2 tbsp finely chopped green onions (white & green parts)
2 tsp oil
Salt and pepper to taste
A pat of butter or margarine
Equipment
1 small saute pan
1 small oven-proof baking dish
1 baking sheet
Method
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees
- Heat oil in pan, add onions and tomatoes, season with salt and pepper and saute for 1 - 2 mins
- Turn off heat and set aside the pan
- Rub the pat of butter all over the inside of the baking dish
- Crack one egg into the dish
- Season with salt and pepper
- Add sauteed onions and tomatoes
- Crack the other egg into the dish
- Season again with salt and pepper
- Place the dish onto a baking sheet
- Slide into oven
- Bake for 15 mins if made with egg whites
- Bake for 20 mins if made with whole eggs
I am submitting this as my entry to WBB #12 hosted this month by the patient, kind and beautiful, Trupti of The Spice Who Loved Me.
Icon courtesy of Nandita of Saffron Trail
67 comments:
Oh Cynthia, this eggs looks fantastic,I will try.For me the only way to bake eggs is in a pie with vegetables.
Cynthia,
The perfect way for eggs; never rubbery, never too runny. We call them shirred.
Nice for a light supper, too. These are especially good looking. Easy, elegant...uh...versatile. ; )
I am going to hide below the table and eat them. ;)
No chance Cynthia - I am still drooling.
Perfect eggs, beautifully presented. Going to make these on the weekend for our guests. Thanks!
Oooh!! I never tried baked eggs, Cynthia. This recipe is so easy and quick. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers,
Mythili
So simple and yet so elegant. Love that ramekin, and the entire presentation.
I love baked eggs. They are so nice with some sourdough bread. Your version is excellent! Simple yet so delicious!
I like the eggy drool running down the dish in the first photo. Is there a microwave version, how long would it take - can you bake eggs in the microwave?
Still drooling and I don't even like eggs.
Great idea to bake (and serve) them in individual bowls.
Cynthia, I want to, but I can't stop drooling, really :)... that looks simply too delicious...I've never tried baked eggs... what a wonderful way to make eggs!
Though I don't eat eggs, i could say they are so cute and well presented Cynthia. You take so much effort to bring it natural in the photo. Good job. I admire your writing as usual :) Viji
Frittata meets scrambled eggs.. hehehe! Cute leaf bowl..
ok...i am not gonna drool.... nah... they look really good in that leaf bowl cynth... i like my eggs in disguise;) so i will show this recipe to my better half and i am sure he will love it:)
well, now!!! This is perfect, Cynthia....I knew it was going to be something awesome coming from you.....you could transform an egg hater like me to try that!
thanks so much!
This sounds like the perfect egg dish and it looks incredibly scrumptious! Thanks for all the lovely supportive comments you've left on my blog. They're greatly appreciated :)
I have never made baked eggs, Cynthia - what a nice idea for a fast ans substantial meal! I love it!
the presentation looks so good :) i do not eat eggs though. that flower plate is cool!
OH MY!!! Cynthia,that is fabulous dish.I love the way it looks and it will be on my table Saturday!:))
Thank you.
hi after many days i visited ur blog..i was busy...so i couldnt...ur baked egg is so mouth watering...the bite with bread on ur pic is tempting to make it asap...
banana nut muffins r also good
These look delish.......and so simple to make! My kind of recipe! Cheers!
Yummmmmmmmmm....love all things egg and this one too
Very pretty!
Hi Cynthia,
Fabulous recipe to start your day with, and the way you served it up looks so pretty! I love eggs just about any way they can be cooked :-) . I do like to make "oven-shirred" eggs as we used to call them (just like Susan above) and there are endless variations on this. You can put in anything you fancy -- I like to add in mushrooms (sautéed beforehand) and hot sauce, whatever fresh herbs I have on hand, any variety of cheese I have (it's so good with feta or blue cheese if you like those flavours)..... I know meat-eaters love to add bacon or ham, too.
Sylvia - Thanks hon. Yeah, I am realising from reading all the comments that a lot of people only like eggs hidden in pies, cakes etc.
Susan - that is why I fell in love with it this way. I don't like eggs runny and rubbery. You're right, this would be great with a nice big green salad.
Coffee - (lol) you are so wicked!
Lucy - Thank you sweetie. I am sure that your guests will enjoy it.
Mythili - a very warm welcome my new friend! It is pleasure to have you visit. I hope to see more of you around here.
I have just been to your place and oh my, want an elegant, beautiful place it is. I have added you to my feeds so that I never miss another of your posts.
You should really try the baked eggs, they are soooo good.
Evolving Tastes, Patricia, Richa, The Culinary Chase - thank you!
Anh - that sounds like the perfect bread to have with this. Thanks for the idea.
Asha - thank you. What time on Saturday? :)
Shanti - I missed you but I know that things get busy in all our lives. The important thing is that you are here and I totally appreciate you taking the time to visit. Hugs.
Sra - thanks hon. I will check on the microwave thing and email you as I am not too sure.
The Cooker - ahhhh you know when you've done something good when someone who does not eat a particular item drools over it (lol). Thanks sweetie.
Sig - you gotta try it, honestly. It's easy and makes for good presentation. All your guests will feel special with their own individual dishes/bowls.
Viji - You are very good for my self confidence and ego. Thanks for the continued words of encouragement and support. Hugs.
Suganya - uh huh :)
Sia - I bet your hubby will like these and soon you will have to make them.
Yeah, it seems like a lot of people like their eggs disguised.
Trupti - thanks and thank you for answering all my questions. Really appreciated.
Truffle - thank you and you are welcome!
Sandeepa - thank you sweetie.
Alanna - thanks!
Cheesewithaspoon - thanks for dropping by. Hope to see you around more.
Thanks for sharing the ideas of other ingredients. I figured that a variety of things can go into them. They really make a harty meal in no time.
This looks really good and quick and easy! I make all kinds of eggs, but have never tried baked. I have no idea why. Maybe tomorrow... Thanks! ; )
hehhe...you re definitely on a baking spree...see you re not even sparing the eggs !! :)))) one in my must try list...:)
Shn
the baked eggs look delicious. I could have two of these...
This look so good! I've never made baked eggs before but I think I will try this recipe over the weekend!
Ooooo!!!! this look sooooo very good!!!!! Perfect in every way! :)
Hi Cynthia,
I loved the presentation alot...Oh!!!its a gr8 recipe for a egg lovers as me....All your recipes seems interesting with simple things...
cynthai ,although i dont eat aggs , but ur plate looks great ..excellent pic ...
Hi Cynthia! your baked eggs looks yummy. I love any recipe of Egg. Yours recipe is very new for me. Will try soon. Thanks for sharing.
Cynthia, Amazing photography as always. I don't very much like eggs but Ilove that elegant plate and the photography very much.
Muffins look mouthwaterinf Cynthia. I have bookmarked it.
By the way I am glad you liked the new look of my blog. I was a little skeptical with the bold background color.
Thanx
Seema
Hi Cynthia, Baked eggs = delicious. Yours looks yummy! We often have baked rustic eggs, (or huevos a la flamenca), where you do it with tomatoes, peas or other veg, chorizo, whatever really, some chillies, make a hole and crack the eggs in. It's quick, no messing, throw in the oven and you have one tasty meal.
Have a good weekend.
Amanda
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I am hungry now!
Dxxx
Weight Watchers eat your heart out! LOL!
Cynthia, such an original idea and it looks delicious. I like anything baked these days because it's nice to keep warm in front of the oven.
Cynthia, stop drooling!! is that an order? no way this is so drool worthy. So easy to make and I know it is going to be a big hit in our house.
I came to your site after a comment on Lucy's Nourish Me blog. I was so excited by this recipe and I had all the ingredients (or so I thought), that I decided to make it for lunch.
I switched the oven on, chopped up the spring onions, tomato, a tiny bit of chilli and started these off cooking. Greased my baking dish, went to grab the eggs and they've $!%!*# disappeared. It's a total mystery, as I know there were some in the cupboard yesterday.
So no baked eggs for me today, but I'm definitely going to try them over the weekend. Thanks for posting such a beautiful recipe.
I managed to save my lunch by adding some tempeh and baby spinach to the tomato / onion mixture and then serving on sourdough bread - it was still delicious, although not quite what I'd planned!
Another interesting recipe, Cynthia. Boiled, scrambled, poached and fried eggs. No Swedish recipes for baked eggs. At least, I couldn´t find any similar.
By the way, I have made Mango Achaar. It was very tasty. However, I had to cut down the recipe. The mango was very expensive: 9,80 SEK each (ab 1.41200 USD each). I published a Swedish recipe (my Swedish blog) and gave you all the credit. I haven´t been posting anything from my English blog since I discovered the robbery of my URL Feed. The robber is a robot. I can´t communicate with a robot. Every hosting company has very strict rules for clients about copyright infringement. But this splog´s host doesn´t care.
Cynthia, these look superb !! What an easy way to cook and bake eggs and the result is so amazing!!
Hugs from Spain
Lovely breakfast...I am hungry now....That leaf bowl is so cute....Love it...
oh that looks so good. I was staring at the pic for a while and then read the line saying stop drolling and that made me laugh:)). tempting picture.
Hi cynthia,
wonderful dish...my hubby's fave.
Presentation is too good.
cynthia,
great job,baked egg looks colourful and delicious too
That egg dish looks wonderful! Your presentation is really beautiful...
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I just wanted to let you know that I am organizing an event:
http://rosas-yummy-yums.blogspot.com/2007/05/sunday-brunch-meme-freng.html
I hope that you'll find the time to participate (closing date 30th June)!
Please spread the word!!!
Kind Regards,
Rosa
wow cynthia
that looks wonderfull!!really want to try this.the banana nut muffins are looking lovely.today only i prepared banana nut cake.will post on my blog sometime.have a nice weekend.
Anali - thank you and I do hope you try it soon.
Shn - thanks hon :)
Mandira - go right ahead :)
Nicole - it is so good to have you visit. Please try it soon.
Ramya, Deepa, Jyothi, Nora, Indo, Sukanya, Sharmi, Shobana, Priar - thank you.
Usha - thank you, you are so kind.
Dearest Seema - thank you and you are very welcome. The new colours are really fetching.
Amanda - thanks for the other ideas hon.
Denise - LOL
Kathryn - a very warm welcome! You had me laughing so hard. Ah you are a great cook, you adjusted and came up with something unexpected but just as delicious. Hope to see you around again.
Karin - I do hope you try the baked eggs. I am happy that you made the achar; in terms of the quantity of mangoes, the recipe can always be varied and I am glad that you did.
Very sorry to hear about the stealing of your URL. Will email you later.
Pilar - good to see you again honey. Hugs to you too.
Rosa - thanks. I am going to check out the link for the event.
Thanks Swapna. Will definitely check out your banana cake. You have a great weekend too.
I'm still digesting on those moist and fluffy muffins. Now, where do I fit these lovely eggs..aha, tomorrow's b'fast, serve over a nice leafy plating like yours, yums !:)
those look delicious! yum!
I love eggs. And this recipe is really great. How beautifully presented as well!! Definitely a winner Cynthia.
I can't stop drooling. Oh my!
Cynthia, I know you said stop drooling but I can't. It looks so good. Eggs are my weakness. This is going on our breakfast plates on Saturday.
Hi Cynthia,
Those eggs look scrumptious!! I'm enjoying your blog. Beautiful pictures too.
These are stunning eggs, Cynthia - and so simple! I'm definitely making these this weekend!
Melting Wok - see, I knew you would come up with a plan :)
Elly - thanks, it's good to see you around.
Thank you dear Valentina
Kristen - you are too sweet :)
Gini - I'm glad you are going to make them.
Sue - Thank you! I am definitely going to enjoy your blog.
Anita - grrreat! and thank you!
What a beautiful presentation - where did you get that lovely brown leaf dish?
Egg envy!
only baked eggs in quiches... this way is unique...thanks for the recipe...
Hi Cynthia,
This might be blasphemy but how do i get this recipe to work for a microwave? Please :) would really like to know
Absolutely divine. So easy and yet so tasty. Beautifully presented Cynthia, lovely photos.
Wanda
www.only-cookware.com
Do you need to puncture the yolk before putting in the oven?
I love baked eggs.can you give an idea how to make this
jasmine
thats nice
could you give me one please
thanks
bhaktapurgirl
mazzako.blogspot.com
I love the little dish the eggs are cooked in. Thats half the fun in my book!
Baked eggs are very good and it's very versatile. It's not a new thing though. In Italy, they put some tomato sauce in a deep pan, crack a bunch of eggs on top, sprinkle with seasonings and bake. it's then served with bread. Very tasty! They've been doing this since ancient times except they used the eggs from peahens and flamingos (good luck finding those in the supermarket!)
Of course they make these in Italy the home of the world's best food.
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