I've enjoyed poached and baked eggs with deliciopus, vegetables such as this all over Europe. This recipe is a wonderful brunch menu item which takes a little time to mise en place but will impress your friends and family.

Baked Egg with Ratatouille

I have a variety of tapas casserole dishes which I enjoy using when friends come to visit. Perfect for Italian antipasti, Spanish tapas and baking eggs with vegetables like this ratatouille dish or shakshuka.

 


 



Prep Time: 60 min

Cooking Time: 20 min


Ingredients

Yield: 4 portions


Ingredients                  

4 ea              Eggs 

2 Cups        Ratatouille

1/2 tsp       Kosher Salt                                       

t.t.               Black pepper                                   

                       


How to make Baked Egg with Ratatouille





Step 1

Preheat the oven, place 1/2 cup of ratatouille into each casserole, making an indentation in the center for the egg to sit.



Crack an egg into a bowl.






Place the raw egg into the center of the ratatouille.


Place a small rondeau on the flame to heat, when the rondeau is heated, add olive oil & place the onions, red bell peppers & garlic to the rondeau and begin sweating the vegetables. (seasoning as you cook)


When the vegetables are softened, add the diced zucchini to the sweated vegetable and cook for about 3 or 4 minutes, then add the eggplant, continue cooking.

(seasoning as you cooked) and finally boil, shock and concasse 8 plum tomatoes, add.

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