Egg in Cheese Meringue Nest

photo by Ambervim




- Ready In:
- 11mins
- Ingredients:
- 3
- Serves:
-
2
ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 1⁄4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1⁄4 cup gruyere cheese, grated (or your choice, I like a sharp white cheddar with Parmesan)
directions
- Preheat the oven to 450°F with a rack in the middle. Line a baking sheet that can take high temperatures without warping, with parchment paper or Silpat.
- Separate the egg yolks from the whites. It helps if you are making more than one egg nest to keep each egg yolk in a separate prep bowl.
- Place the egg whites in a very clean mixer bowl and add the salt. Beat the egg whites with a whisk attachment in a mixer (or using a hand mixer), starting on low speed and then slowly increasing to high speed, until stiff peaks form.
- Gently fold in the grated Gruyere cheese, taking care not to deflate the egg whites.
- Create two mounds of the egg white mixture on the lined baking sheet. Form the mounds so they look like nests, with indentations in the centers.
- Place in the oven for 3 minutes.
- After 3 minutes, open the oven, pull out the rack with the egg white nests, and gently add an egg yolk to the center of each nest.
- Return the baking sheet to the oven and cook for 3 more minutes.
- Serve immediately.
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As I am in South Florida, I have many edible fruits and perennial veggies in my yard. So, I like to cook with them.