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New categories for me. I’m filing this under ‘kids‘ and ‘breakfast‘. Not because it’s a specific food for children, but because my baby loves to eat this (will I ever stop calling him my baby? I somehow doubt it). This is by far his favorite breakfast -not to mention he loves to ‘help‘ me cook it – which makes it a fun thing for the both of us. If he likes it, chances are more toddlers out there like it and well, us moms gotta give each other a hand whenever we can, right! :)
It’s just a little break from the traditional way of cooking eggs and it’s actually a pretty decent start of the day, nutritionally speaking. Since it’s not a very quick breakfast we usually make this on Sunday morning. Yes, of course in our pajamas!
It’s not just fun to make but they’re also great to serve because they’re oh-so simple, but look oh-so good, and not just for kids!
Ingredients:
drop of olive oil
1/2 small onion
grated cheese
1 tomato
2oz ham
2 eggs
pepper
salt
Directions:
Preheat your oven to 350 (175c)
This was a breakfast for two, so if you need more just double (or triple) the amounts. Start by finely chopping your onion. You can also use shallots for this, I mainly grab whatever I find in my pantry. Do the same with the ham.
I’ve used fresh and vibrant organic/biological tomatoes for this and I must say, there’s definitely a noticeable difference in flavor. I was always skeptical about it, but it’s just really a deeper and more pure flavor. Hard to describe. Anyway, give them a rough chop. Remove as many of the seeds as you can but don’t sweat it, most of the seeds will fall off when you transfer them to the skillet later on.
Using a little drop of olive oil, sautee your onions over medium heat until translucent. Add the tomatoes and cook for one more minute before adding the ham. Let everything heat through for an additional minute now.
I’ve used ramekins for this, but any small, individual baking dish will do, just lightly grease it. My ramekins don’t look great with all the gray on white (especially not in photos), but they do have a huge advantage to them – a non stick interior, so I’ll gladly trade in pretty pictures for comfort. Spoon the vegetable mix in whatever you’re gonna use to bake it in and top with a little grated cheese.
The egg saga. Need I say more? Just crack an egg over each baking dish.
Now there’s a slight chance one (or all) of your eggs survived the crash, so we’ll just have to burst their bubbles ourselves. If you leave the yolk intact it’s gonna end up all dried out, small, sad and shriveled up. It’s not a pretty sight and quite frankly, it scares me. What can I say? I’m a woman, I tend to panic when I think about things ending up sad and shriveled up. Anything. So use something sharp to break the yolk and let it run its course. Don’t mix things.
Pop them in a preheated oven for about 15 minutes and keep an eye on them. If after 15 minutes the egg white doesn’t look completely firm give it a few more minutes. You want the egg to be fully cooked but the yolk underneath still a bit soft and runny.
In the mean time I make toast that I cut up in small strips. The kiddo loves dipping them in the runny yolks and I love my kiddo, so I’ll gladly make them. You can lightly butter them if you like.
Sprinkle salt and pepper on top, a little parsley if you want to get real fancy and you’re done.
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@Christina: Are you talking to me?
Your recipe looks wonderful but I can’t eat ham. What do you suggest as a substitute?
It’s really delicious! Being a vegetarian, I use potatoes instead of ham and it turns out great! Just remember it takes longer to cook potatoes to make them soft. A lot of times I have potatoes from leftover curry in the fridge and it works perfectly.
Thanks for the recipe!
Hey there! I just wanted to thank you for posting this recipe and the great pics! I recently was one of the parents who went on my son’s year six excursion. I volunteered to be in charge of cooking a hot breakfast and a transportable lunch each day for 35 people, including some fussy eaters. This recipe was one of the morning breakfasts and the kids LOVED it!! The other adults had two serves! The best thing was that the meals worked well with my desire to have the kids enjoy a healthy hot breakfast (as opposed to sugar filled cereal) and also stay within a strict budget!
I will do this again for sure, not just for feeding a crowd, but also at home with my family!
Thanks so much!
looks delicious and, maybe more importantly (at least for me), simple! i’ll try this for breakfast tomorrow, thanks for sharing.
omg this looks so good. breakfast food is my favorite and I’m definitely going to try this.
Looks so good…can’t wait to try it.
I had to post when I saw the toast cut into strips. That is something my Nana did when we were kids. “Toast soldiers” and boiled egg…♥ Brought back the memory, thank you.
OMG these look so tasty and easy too! I am going to make these eggs this weekend for sure. Thanks for the recipe.
So versatile! I make something like this called “Eggs en cocotte”…add a little cream mixed with a pinch of herb in the bottom, and a little more poured over the top before baking, it makes the egg creamier. I like this with ham and mushrooms.
wow I love this website and ur13 recipes……I’m only 13, and I’m a guy, but I still love to bake and cook your ideas!! (weird how that works, huh?)
Cheers,
Anthony :P
Oww he. Net nu vaderdag voorbij is!! Ik heb ‘m gefavorite, zodat ik ‘m dan maar in een ‘gewoon’ weekend ga maken! Bedankt!
If you’ve got a bunch of people, could you do these in, say a muffin pan, instead of ramekins? Difficult to lift out, though.
And the strips of toast are rightly called, I think, solider toast.
Thanks,
Gary
I made a slightly modified version of this recipe and it is awesome! Thank you so much for sharing!!
Mmm! This look so delicious and simple to make! Will def. be trying this out, thanks!!
wonderful recipe! Delicious from the first bite. But if you have a vegetarian, like me, try substituting green or red bell pepper in place of the ham.
My sincere compliments to the chef!!
Niet alleen mooi, maar ook een bijzondere goede kok!
Uitstekend! Hartelijk bedankt.
Brilliant yet simple recipe, as it should be, in between poché and baked, with flavour.
If you read Italian, I will send you some authentic Sicilian recipes, from my bestseller (ahem, perhaps in an alternate reality…).
Massimo
[from a neighbour country, though Italian]
Absolutely delicious- I loved every bite! I swapped the ham for some leftover chicken and it was fantastic.
I have tried twice now to bake eggs and I end up with totally cooked yolks and rubber whites. (I tried to bake them on a pizza…which was so good despite the overcooked eggs and in a hash brown dish which ended up in the garbage.) What am I doing wrong? Is it because I’m not piercing the yolk? For me, 15 minutes in the oven would yield hard boiled eggs. No runny yolks at all. What temp was your oven set at? I can’t wait to make this!
By the way, love your blog, glad I found it. :)
@ Staci:
The yolks are supposed to be cooked and not runny in this one. That’s why I pierce them, otherwise they’ll shrivel up and look bad.
The oven temperature is stated in the posting.
My friend and I made these “egg drops” this morning for breakfast and they were oh so delicious and incredibly easy to make! We use leftover ground turkey from the night before instead of ham, and grated sharp cheddar cheese instead of Parmesan. Thank you for your inspirational recipes and your lovely website!
I made these today. I used turkey bacon and egg whites. I was soooo good! I want to have it everyday for breakfast!
If you set the ramekins in a 9x13inch baking pan and fill it with simmering water from a kettle until it comes up the ramekins about 1/3rd to 1/2 of the way up the yoke won’t end up quite so sad. Additionally, you can always baste them with butter once or twice while they bake. This is a fantastic version of a shirred egg, can’t wait to try it.
This recipe is amazing! So different and simple. We are from New Mexico and we try to put chile in everything possible, so I tried some chopped green chile with the tomatoes the second time that I made this and it was so tasty. I really recommend it.
great idea; love to eat anything out of bowl rather than a plate!
Awesome, i’m going to try a larger version with capsicum and replace the ham with bacon and have some happy housemates in the morning! Thank you! P