Eggs A La Paysanne
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Eggs A La Paysanne

A rustic French country-style baked egg dish with cream, onions, and garlic - simple yet elegant.

Total Time
25 mins
Serves
6
Difficulty
Easy
Rating
4.3/5

Ingredients

  • 1
    Fresh Eggs
    6 Large Eggs
  • 2
    Heavy Cream
    1/2 cupful of cream
  • 3
    Onion
    2 tablespoonfuls of grated onion
  • 4
    Garlic
    1 clove of garlic
  • 5
    Salt
    1/2 teaspoonful of salt
  • 6
    Pepper
    1 saltspoonful of pepper

Instructions

  1. 1

    Add the onion and the garlic, mashed, to the cream; pour it in the bottom of a baking dish.

  2. 2

    Break the eggs on top of the cream mixture.

  3. 3

    Dust with salt and pepper.

  4. 4

    Stand the baking dish in a pan of water and cook in the oven until the eggs are "set."

  5. 5

    Serve in the dish in which they are cooked.

Helpful Links

French Country Cooking Essentials

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Bain-Marie Cooking Technique

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Selecting the Best Cream for Cooking

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Garlic Preparation Techniques

Master different ways to prepare garlic for maximum flavor

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Tags:
breakfastfrenchcountry-stylebaked-eggs

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