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🍽️ Baked Eggs on Creamy Spinach

402 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 500 g spinach leaves
• 2 shallots
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 tbsp butter (15 g)
• salt
• nutmeg
• 150 g crème fraîche
• 100 g whipping cream
• 3 egg yolks
• pepper
• 8 eggs (S)

Instructions

1. 1. Remove the tough stems from the spinach leaves.
2. 2. Wash the spinach thoroughly under running water.
3. 3. Place the spinach in a colander over a pot of boiling water.
4. 4. Cover the pot and let the spinach wilt inside.
5. 5. Peel the shallots and the garlic.
6. 6. Finely dice the shallots and the garlic.
7. 7. Melt the butter in a pot.
8. 8. Sauté the shallots and garlic for 4 minutes over medium heat.
9. 9. Add the wilted spinach to the vegetables.
10. 10. Simmer the spinach with the vegetables for 2 minutes while stirring.
11. 11. Season the mixture with salt and freshly grated nutmeg.
12. 12. Remove the pot from the heat.
13. 13. Let the spinach mixture cool down for 5 minutes.
14. 14. Whisk the crème fraîche, cream, and egg yolks together in a bowl.
15. 15. Season the egg mixture with salt and pepper.
16. 16. Divide the cooled spinach among four baking dishes.
17. 17. Pour the egg yolk mixture over the spinach.
18. 18. Preheat the oven to 180 °C (160 °C fan or gas mark 2–3).
19. 19. Bake the dishes in the oven for 15 minutes.
20. 20. Crack the whole eggs one by one.
21. 21. Gently slide the eggs onto the spinach.
22. 22. Bake the eggs for another 5 to 10 minutes in the oven.
23. 23. Check for doneness: the white should be set, but the yolk still liquid.
24. 24. Grind fresh pepper over the finished eggs.
25. 25. Serve the dish immediately.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 402
• Protein: 17 g · Fett/Fat: 35 g · Carbs: 5 g