Shrimp Oeufs en Cocotte (Easy French Baked Eggs)

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Shrimp Oeufs en Cocotte (Easy French Baked Eggs)

Baked in a steam oven instead of a stovetop water bath, these eggs set into a silky, custardy texture with no rubbery edges, shrimp and melted cheese folded right into each ramekin.

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 8

Total Time 13

Course Breakfast, Lunch

Cuisine European Cuisine

Servings persons

Calories 206 kcal

Ingredients

Ingredients you need per step are listed below the step in Italic

Instructions

Mix the cottage cheese with half of the grated cheese.
4 oz. Cottage cheese, 4 oz. grated cheese
Divide this over the ramekins.
Break an egg into each ramekin, and keep the yolk intact.
4 eggs
Add the shrimp on top of the egg.
2 oz. cocktail shrimp
Season with salt and pepper.
salt and pepper
Put the ramekins into the steamer oven and steam for 8 minutes at 215 °F (ca. 102 °C). Serve immediately.

NOTES

1. Shrimp - I used cocktail shrimp (small shrimp) for this potted eggs recipe. But you can use bigger shrimp/prawns. Ensure you remove the skin, head, and tail and remove the intestinal tract.

2. Substitutions

Cottage cheese - can also be replaced with sour cream or ricotta.
Shrimp - Replace with fried bacon or smoked salmon. You can also replace it with mushrooms for a vegetarian variant (fry the mushrooms briefly before you add them)

3. Steam oven - You use steam to cook the oeufs en cocotte as evenly as possible.

4. No steam oven? - No problem. Place the ramekins in an oven dish (where they will fit, or use two casserole dishes) and fill halfway with boiling water. Place it carefully in an oven at 215 °F (ca. 102 °C) (conventional Oven) and cook the oeuf cocotte for 8 minutes.

5. Also tasty - Let 2 oz. (50 grams) of baby spinach shrink in a frying pan (with some water) and put it in the jars.

6. Storage
You can't keep this recipe, eat it right away!

Nutrition

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