Poached Eggs En Croute
"A fancy way to serve poached eggsi would use a larger dinner roll because with a smaller one it didnt fit as well"
Original is 4 servings
Ingredients
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- SAUCE
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Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (347.2 g)
- Calories 683.8
- Total Fat - 44.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 21.7 g
- Cholesterol - 650.9 mg
- Sodium - 1271.4 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 32.5 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.2 g
- Sugars - 3.6 g
- Protein - 36.8 g
- Calcium - 232.7 mg
- Iron - 4.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 2.8 mg
- Thiamin - 0.9 mg
Step by Step Method
FOR WHOLE WHEAT BASKET
Step 1
Cut off top of buns, then hollow out with knife tip. Brush both sides with melted butter. Season with salt and pepper.
Step 2
Bake in 350 degree oven for 5 minutes, reserve and reheat later.
Step 3
Poach eggs in 1 qt. sauce pan with 3 cups water and 2 tbsp. white vinegar.
Step 4
Julienne some ham: 2 oz for bottom layer of basket.
Step 5
Sauce:
Step 6
Melt butter
Step 7
Add onion , get transparent
Step 8
Add flour
Step 9
Get light brown
Step 10
Add cream (1/2&1/2)
Step 11
Stir like crazy
Step 12
Step 13
Add bouillon
Step 14
Add herbs
Step 15
Let get thick
Step 16
Add 1 oz. herb sauce and 1-4 minute poached eggs.
Step 17
Top again with 2 oz. fresh herb cream.
Step 18
Garnish with 'crouton' lid offset on plate and chives.
Tips
No special items needed.