Eggs with Sweet Potato Mash

Name: Eggs with Sweet Potato Mash
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Ingredients: sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 tbsp snipped chives; samphire or green beans; 1 red chilli, deseeded and chopped; 2 tsp cornflour/corn starch, mixed with a little water; 250 ml /9 fl oz/1 cup Vegetable Stock, or ready-made; 8 eggs; 1 tsp white wine vinegar; 100 ml /3½ fl oz/scant ½ cup creamy top from a tin of coconut milk; 2 long lemongrass stalks, bruised; finely grated zest of 1 large lime and juice of ½ lime; 1 recipe quantity Sweet Potato Mash

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
40 min

Appears in

The Thrifty Veggie

By Nicola Graimes

Published 2021

About

Poaching eggs can be tricky, but if you follow this method you should get good results every time! The poached eggs make a satisfying meal served with a Sweet Potato Mash and a lemongrass-infused sauce.

Ingredients

8 eggs
1 tsp white wine vinegar
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Starter
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

For the sauce, put the lemongrass and stock in a small pan and bring to the boil; boil for 10 minutes until reduced by a third. Remove from the heat and infuse for 30 minutes. Return the pan to the heat, stir in the coconut milk and the cornflour/corn starch mixture and return to the boil, stirring continuously. Turn the heat down and simmer for 8—10 minutes until reduced a