Baked Eggs In Tomato Shells Recipes

BAKED EGGS IN TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9-inch baking dish or pie plate with parchment. With a serrated knife, cut off the top 1/2 inch from each tomato. With a spoon or a melon baller, gently remove seeds and inner membrane, being careful not to break through flesh of tomato. Place tomatoes in dish and season with salt and pepper.
• Divide corn among tomatoes. In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs and chives and season with salt and pepper. Divide egg mixture among tomatoes and top with cheese. Bake until egg mixture is set, 45 to 50 minutes. Serve warm.

TOMATO BAKED EGGS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to fan 180C/ conventional 200C/gas 6. Cut the tomatoes into quarters or thick wedges, depending on their size, then spread them over a fairly shallow 1.5 litre ovenproof dish. Peel the garlic, slice thinly and sprinkle over the tomatoes. Drizzle with the olive oil, season well with salt and pepper and stir everything together until the tomatoes are glistening.
• Slide the dish into the oven and bake for 40 minutes until the tomatoes have softened and are tinged with brown.
• Make four gaps among the tomatoes, break an egg into each gap and cover the dish with a sheet of foil. Return it to the oven for 5-10 minutes until the eggs are set to your liking. Scatter over the herbs and serve piping hot with thick slices of toast or warm ciabatta and a green salad on the side.

HARD BOILED EGGS IN THE OVEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Put 1 egg in each of 12 muffin cups.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes.
• Plunge baked eggs in a large bowl filled with ice water until cooled completely, about 10 minutes.

BAKED EGGS IN TOMATO CUPS

Steps:

• Note the tomatoes should be fresh picked and should be at the point where you can still hollow them out but headed for buttery soft in the next day or so.
• Herbs: oregano,chervil, basil, sage, Mrs. Dash.
• Preheat oven to 425°F while slicing tomatoes. Remove tops the scoop out seeds and pulp.
• Place in a shallow baking dish, sprinkle with a bit of salt or Mrs Dash [I used Italian], fresh ground pepper and put in a pinch of the parmesan cheese.
• Crack the egg into the tomato. Sprinkle with pepper, salt or Mrs. Dash, other herbs and a tiny bit of parmesan.
• Bake for 20 minutes for soft yolks and 30 to 35 for hard. During the last 4 minutes place two slices of the cheddar cheese in a cross pattern on top. Melt and let brown. When I removed I put a small amount of fresh chives on top of the cheese.
• Serves 8.

BAKED EGGS IN TOMATO SHELLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Core the tomatoes and cut off a small slice from the tops of the tomatoes. Reserve.
• Run paring knife around the inner rim of the tomatoes. Carefully scoop out the pulp to make a hollow shell or case. Reserve the pulp.
• Sprinkle the insides with salt and pepper. Place the tomatoes on a rack. Turn upside down to drain.
• Chop the reserved tomato slices and pulp coarsely.
• Combine the chopped tomatoes, onions, garlic, basil, olive oil, salt and pepper. Scatter the mixture evenly over the bottom of an ovenproof baking dish large enough to hold the tomatoes snugly.
• Place the tomatoes right side up and break an egg inside each one. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Scatter the Parmesan cheese over evenly.
• Place in the oven and bake for 20 to 25 minutes. Do not let the yolks become too firm. Serve immediately and garnish with watercress sprigs.