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French Baked Eggs with Smoked Salmon

A classic French dish, Oeufs Cocotte, with smoked salmon and crème fraîche.

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French
easy
16 min
1
gluten-free
Prep: 5 min
Cook: 11 min
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Chef James Makinson
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Ingredients
  • •Butterfor greasing
  • •Smoked salmondivided
  • •Crème fraîchedivided
  • •1 Eggsper ramekin
  • •Chives(optional)chopped
  • •Cheese(optional)optional, type of choice
Instructions
  1. 1

    Preheat the oven and prepare a water bath (bain-marie).

    5 min

  2. 2

    Grease a ramekin with butter.

    1 min

  3. 3

    Place a layer of smoked salmon at the bottom of the ramekin.

    1 min

  4. 4

    Add a layer of crème fraîche.

    1 min

  5. 5

    Crack an egg into the ramekin.

    1 min

  6. 6

    Place the ramekin in the water bath and bake until the egg is cooked to your liking.

    5 min

  7. 7

    Top with additional smoked salmon, crème fraîche, and chives before serving.

    2 min

Equipment Needed
ramekin
oven
bain-marie

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