This is one of those classic dishes that are often forgotten in a world flooded with pretty brunch scenes on Instagram. This humble dish is however one of the best ways to appreciate eggs and delicate expensive ingredients like truffle. Different to most recipes, I like my egg yolk super runny and have separate my egg yolks from white to be added in later so it's still lovely and runny. If your prefer your egg yolk to be more set, you can add it at the beginning or a bit earlier than the instruction below.
Difficulty: Medium
Time: 30 minutes
Serves: 2
Ingredients
Baked Egg
- 4 eggs
- 8 tbsp thickened cream
- 8 tbsp milk
- pinch of nutmeg
- truffle salt
Crispy Prosciutto
- 2 slices of prosciutto
Buttered Brioche Toast
- 2 slices of brioche cut into 1.5 cm sticks
- 4 tbsp butter melted
Garnish
- 1 small black truffle
Method
1. Pre-heat the oven to 190 degrees. Carefully place the prosciutto flat on a piece of baking sheet. Lay a second sheet of baking paper over the prosciutto then weigh down with another tray. Bake in the oven for 10 minutes until crisp. Set aside. Reduce the temperature to 160 degrees.
2. Brush the brioche sticks with melted butter, gently pan fry over low heat until golden. Cut the crispy prosciutto to the same size as the toasted brioche sticks, place it on top of the brioche and set aside.
3. Separate the egg yolks from the egg whites to add into the baked egg later. Add the cream, milk, nutmeg and truffle salt to taste to the egg white and whisk until well combined. Pour the egg whites into 2 small round baking dishes. Put it in the oven and bake for 15 minutes, checking after 10 minutes, until the egg white mixture is nearly set. Drop the egg yolks in and bake for another 2-5 minutes. You might notice that I only have 1 egg yolk in the dish above. I kept 2 of them to make cured egg yolks for another recipe. Feel free to do so, or add both egg yolks to the same baking dish.
4. Shave few slices (or a lot of) truffles on top, and serve it with the brioche stick prepared earlier. Enjoy!
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