40 mins
Baked Egg Cups
Recipe by Graham
Baked Eegg Cups make a delicious breakfast, brunch, or lunch option or a delectable starter that’s sure to impress your brunch guests. A dead easy way to enjoy baked potatoes with cream, eggs and bacon. If you want to save time, you can cook the potatoes the day before.
Cucumber and Chicken Stir-Fry 
Avocado Cucumber and Grapefruit Salad Ingredients for Baked Egg Cups
Currently displaying quantities in US Imperial Measurements
How to Cook Baked Egg Cups
- Wash the potatoes then cut them roughly in two uneven pieces (one third - two thirds ). Set the smaller portion to one side. Boil the larger sections (unpeeld) for 20-25minutes until they are soft when pricked through with a fork. Allow them to cool for about 10 minutes so they are easier to handle. While they are cooling, sauté the lardons and put to one side.
- Scoop out the insides of the potatoes with a melon baller or small spoon, leaving about ¼" (5-6mm) of flesh all round. Wrap the outside of the shells with streaky bacon (about 3 rashers per shell).
- Turn the smaller (uncooked) portions of potato face down and spear the top with a toothpick broken in two. Settle the larger (cooked) portions on top, using the toothpick to hold them upright.
- Place a tablespoon of crème fraîche into each shell, cover with cooked lardons and top off with an egg yolk. Sprinkle with salt and freshly ground black pepper then cook in a preheated moderate oven (Mk 4 - 350°F - 180°C) for 15 minutes. Sprinkle with chopped chives and enjoy the hell out of them!
What To Eat Tonight
When the winter chill sets in, there's nothing like a plate of hot comfort to make you feel good about the world outside.
No mess, no fuss, just throw it in the oven and leave it alone till it's ready to eat. That's the approximate theory! How close do we get?
You need something quick or light or both. What do you do? You turn to our choice of snacks and light meals and select the one you like.
Other Bacon Recipes
Crispy Bacon Smashed Potatoes has about the simplest ingredient list on this site! Perfect for parties or simply served with Sunday lunch.
Manx Tart with Black Pudding, Onion and Bacon is brimming full of calories! It's also brimming full of flavour and is just as good cold as hot.
This simple combination of bacon, cheese and onion makes Bacon and Cheese Pudding an appetising savoury meal for the whole family.
