Baking Eggs

Eggs can be baked in several ways. Oeufs en cocotte are eggs baked in buttered little ramekins or cocotte dishes. The eggs are seasoned, topped with butter or a little cream and baked in a roasting tin half full of hot water.

Oeufs sur le plat are eggs baked in a shallow dish (right). You can cook ingredients such as bacon, mushrooms and tomatoes in the dish before adding the eggs, or cook others such as ratatouille beforehand and spoon them into the dish before breaking the eggs on top.