These Middle Eastern inspired baked eggs are super easy to make, loaded with flavour. The best part is they taste as good as they smell!
I have chosen to make these in a combination steam oven, which keeps my eggs nice and moist while cooking.
If you are cooking these in a conventional oven, cook at 180c with a lid on/covered in foil until eggs reach the desired consistency.
These recipe is super flexible, you can modify the recipe to meet your taste buds desires!
INGREDIENTS
1 tablespoon butter
1 shallot
2 cans crushed tomato
Salt and pepper
8 eggs
2 sprigs parsley
100grams fetta cheese
¼ tsp sumac
To serve:
8 slices sourdough
1tsp nigella seeds
butter, for toast
1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley
½ lemon
40 grams butter
1tb olive oil
Serves: 4
METHOD:
1.Preheat combination oven to, 180c quarter steam and heat.
2.Finely slice shallot and parsley, cut lemon into wedges and crumble fetta cheese.
3.Grease 4 250ml ramekins (the wider lower rimmed ramekins work fantastically with this dish) generously with butter.
4. In a small fry pan, add the shallot, garlic and 1tb oil add tomatoes, bring to a simmer on a medium heat, sprinkle with salt and pepper and sumac, divide evenly amongst the dishes.
5.Break 2 eggs into each dish, pin prick each yolk, top with crumbled fetta a sprinkle of parsley and a pinch of salt and pepper.
6.Place ramekins onto a tray and into combination oven for 11 minutes, egg whites should be cooked through, but depending on preference egg yolks can be served runny or hard. Remove from oven. Sprinkle with a pinch of nigella seeds.
7. Turn combination oven to fan bake 200 ºC, place bread onto tray and gently warm through, for approximately 2 minutes.
TO SERVE
Serve with warm bread, a dollop of butter and lemon wedge
ALTERNATIVES
Baked eggs are delicious with a variety of flavours, try adding some chorizio or Spanish salami.
