Anglesey eggs with leeks and mashed potato
Eggs baked over leek mashed potato beneath a cheese sauce.
Active time30 min
Cooking1 h
Total1 h 30 min
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Ingredients
- 4 medium leeks
- 600 g floury potatoes
- 120 g unsalted butter
- 100 g grated cheddar
- 300 ml whole milk
- 4 eggs
- 30 g panko breadcrumbs — optional
- 30 g wheat flour
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 nutmeg
- 1 pinch of ground black pepper — optional
- 1 pinch of salt — optional
Preparation
Preheat the oven to 220 °C. Peel and quarter the potatoes. Cover with water in a saucepan and boil for about 15 minutes, until tender. Drain and mash.
600 g floury potatoes- oven
- peeler
- knife
- chopping board
- saucepan
- colander
- potato masher
While the potatoes cook, wash and slice the leeks. Melt 70 g butter in a saucepan. Add the leeks, cover and cook over low heat for about 20 minutes, stirring, until soft. Fold into the mash.
4 medium leeks120 g unsalted butter- knife
- chopping board
- saucepan with lid
- spoon
Melt the remaining 50 g butter in a small saucepan. Stir in the flour and cook for 2 minutes. Gradually whisk in the milk. Cook gently for 15 minutes, stirring. Grate the nutmeg into the sauce, then add the mustard, 50 g cheddar and the optional salt and pepper.
Use for the recipe: a quarter of a nutmeg (prepare 1 nutmeg).
100 g grated cheddar300 ml whole milk30 g wheat flour1 tsp Dijon mustarda quarter of a nutmeg1 pinch of ground black pepper — optional1 pinch of salt — optional- saucepan
- whisk
- grater
Line a baking dish with baking paper. Spread in the leek mash and make a hollow for each egg. Crack the eggs into the hollows. Pour over the sauce without breaking the yolks. Scatter over the remaining 50 g cheddar and the optional panko. Bake for 25 minutes, checking from 20 minutes: the whites should be set.
4 eggs30 g panko breadcrumbs — optional- baking dish
- baking paper
- oven
- spoon
Allergens
- Eggs
- Gluten
- Milk
- Mustard
Sources and credits
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