Sunday, March 6, 2011

Shirred Eggs


These are the genuine thing, Frodo made them for Samwise, Merry and I. After breakfast he showed me how to make the eggs and then muttered something about returning a ring. I didn't want to go to the mall so I stayed back and did the dishes. My apologies to J.R.R. Tolkien.

For those that have never had shirred eggs, they are simply baked eggs. This is a recipe I have thought about making for a while, but because it takes more time than fried or scrambled I haven't got around to making it. Today, it is rainy and I couldn't go for morning run so I decided the time had come to give shirred eggs a shot.

Shirred Eggs

No stick cooking spray
1 slice Canadian Bacon per person
1 egg per person
1 tsp of half and half per person
1 tsp grated parmesan cheese, per person

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Spray ramekin(s) with no stick spray. Put Canadian bacon on bottom of ramekin. Crack egg into ramekin. Put half and half on top of egg. Sprinkle grated cheese on top. Tip: I put ramekins on cookie sheet and assembled the eggs, then put cookie sheet in oven rather than trying to put individual ramekins in oven.
Bake for about 15 minutes, eggs should be a little jiggly, if you cook until eggs are set, they will be overdone. I cut up a chive and sprinkled on top for some color.

7 comments:

  1. Geesh I just love Lord of the Rings have them all read all the original books and now your referral to them is another reason to like you! There look really rich and perfect for hubby and I.... although he may make me cook a pound of bacon on the side for him lol....lovely photo by the way!

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  2. looks great I have never made it before maybe I should try

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  3. I may be weird, but I've actually never seen the Lord of the Rings (any of them!), not read the books. Something I've also never done is had shirred eggs, but I can promise you that won't be for long! These look great!

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  4. Bacon and eggs always appeal to me, cream not so much. In this case though, i think the full package has to be tried. I can't wait.

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  5. I adore shirred eggs. Yours looks wonderful!

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  6. I've seen something like this before with tomato as well, it looks outstanding!

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  7. Thanks for all the nice comments.

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