Poached Eggs in Field Mushrooms

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Times Cookbook

By Frances Bissell

Published 1995

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Ingredients

  • 4 large hollow field mushrooms
  • 3 oz / 85 g butter, melted

Method

Brush or peel the mushrooms, as necessary. Remove the stalks, trim off the ends and chop finely. Brush the mushroom caps all over with melted butter. Place the chopped trimmings in the centre of the caps together with any remaining butter, and grill or bake the mushrooms until tender. Meanwhile, poach the eggs, and drain them on kitchen paper. Place a poached