Best Shirred Eggs with Leeks Recipe

Shirred Eggs with Leeks recipe is a creamy, parmesan dusted shirred eggs studded with leeks and some peppers its also considered a festive, indulgent breakfast, that is perfect for the holiday season. You can enjoy this leek and egg frittata hot from the oven, with crusty bread to soak up all the runny yolks. However, for firmer yolks and whites, you have to leave the eggs on the rimmed baking sheet for a maximum of five minutes before serving. Salsa baked eggs are a very easy-to-make-at-home recipe.

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Ingredients of Traditional Breakfast Recipe:

• One tablespoon of unsalted butter
• One tablespoon of olive oil
• Two leeks, white and light green parts just, fully chopped
• Two garlic cloves, minced
• Four heaping cups of spinach
• Half teaspoon kosher salt
• Half lemon, juiced, and four large eggs
• Half cup heavy cream
• Just one teaspoon of finely grated lemon zest
• One teaspoon of chives, chopped
• ¼ teaspoon of the smoked paprika

Method of Shirred Eggs:

Step #1

Firstly, you have to heat the oven to 375°F. and then, in a large skillet over medium heat, just melt the butter with the olive oil. After that, add the leeks and cook, stirring occasionally, until they are fully tender, for six to eight minutes.

Step #2

Now you’ve to add the garlic and spinach and season it with salt, cook until your spinach has wilted, for two or three minutes. However, you have to add the juice of half a lemon to this spinach-leek mixture.

Step #3

In this step, you’ve to set 4 Le Creuset Stoneware Mini Round Cocottes onto the best baking sheet. Divide your spinach-leek mixture equally between the dishes and make a small indentation in the center of each dish.

Step #4

 After that, carefully crack one egg into each indentation. Pour almost two tablespoons of cream into each dish. And then, season with lemon zest. Moreover, place your baking sheet into the oven and then simply bake it until the whites are just set but the yolks are still runny, for almost twelve to fourteen minutes.

Step #5

Lastly, you can top your eggs with a pinch of finishing salt, chives, and smoked paprika and serve.