SAVOURY BAKED EGGS

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Yet another great find from THE BEST OF COOKING by Arne Kruger & Annette Wolter & 1 I have not tried ... yet. This recipe has a great presentation & would be ideal for a spec breakfast, brunch, luncheon or 1-dish meal when paired w/a salad. The pic looked amazing in the cookbook! Give it a try & *Enjoy*

Provided by twissis

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 1h35m

Yield 6 Wedge portions, 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 lb potato
1/2 pint milk
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
10 eggs
2 ounces butter
2 onions (finely chopped)
1 lb ground pork
2 tablespoons flour
1/2 cucumber (thinly sliced)
3 tomatoes (halved & seeded)
2 tablespoons fresh parsley (chopped)
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325°F (160°C).
  • Peel potatoes & cook in boiling salted water for 15-20 min till tender. Drain & mash w/4 tbsp of the milk, half the salt, the paprika, Tobasco & nutmeg. Set aside.
  • Hard boil 6 of the eggs, drain of hot water & cover w/cold water to cool. When cool - shell, halve & set aside.
  • Melt butter in a pan & fry the onion & pork till the pork is browned. Sprinkle w/the flour, stir well & cook for 3 minutes.
  • Spread the mashed potato mix in a 10-in rd greased ovenproof dish, cover w/the pork mixture & layer the cucumber slices atop the pork mix.
  • Place the tomato halves (cut side down) at 6 equal intervals along the outside edge of the dish. Then place 2 egg halves (cut side down) in front of ea tomato half to create 6 pie-like portions.
  • Whisk the remaining 4 eggs, milk & salt w/the parsley & pepper. Pour this mixture over the dish & bake for 40 min or till it tests done using the knife method. (If it becomes well-browned & does not test done, tent w/aluminum foil till done).
  • TO SERVE: Allow to sit for a few minutes to become well-set, cut in 6 wedge-cut slices & serve.
  • TIMESAVER HINT: Boil potatoes in a pot lrg enough to also hold the eggs so they can be hard-boiled & cooling while the potato & meat mixtures are being prepared.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 540.5, Fat 33.5, SaturatedFat 14.3, Cholesterol 449.6, Sodium 645.2, Carbohydrate 25, Fiber 3.2, Sugar 4.9, Protein 34.2

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