Baked Eggs with Leeks and Mushrooms
Photo: Annabelle Breakey; Styling: Fanny Pan
Enjoy this dish hot from the oven, with crusty bread to soak up the runny yolks. For firmer yolks and whites, leave the eggs on the rimmed baking sheet for 4 to 5 minutes before serving.
This recipe, and others like it, can be found in the article “The Recipes You Should Be Cooking This March.”
How to Make It
Step 1
1
Preheat oven to 400° with a rack in the center. Line a 12- by 17-in. rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper and coat lightly with oil.
Step 2
2
Put mushrooms and leeks on baking sheet. Sprinkle with oil, 1/2 tsp. each salt and pepper, and the thyme and toss to coat. Spread vegetables in an even layer. Bake until softened and starting to brown, about 10 minutes.
Step 3
3
Remove baking sheet from oven but leave oven on. Make 8 evenly spaced hollows in vegetables and crack an egg into each. Sprinkle with goat cheese and salt and pepper to taste.
Step 4
4
Return baking sheet to oven and bake until egg whites are set but shiny and yolks are still runny, 8 to 10 minutes; jiggle baking sheet to check softness of yolks.
Ingredients
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for baking sheet
8 ounces sliced cremini mushrooms (about 3 cups)
2 large leeks, sliced thinly into half-moons, rinsed well, and drained (about 4 cups)
About 1/2 tsp. each kosher salt and pepper
1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
8 eggs
1/4 cup crumbled fresh goat cheese
Directions
Step 1
1
Preheat oven to 400° with a rack in the center. Line a 12- by 17-in. rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper and coat lightly with oil.
Step 2
2
Put mushrooms and leeks on baking sheet. Sprinkle with oil, 1/2 tsp. each salt and pepper, and the thyme and toss to coat. Spread vegetables in an even layer. Bake until softened and starting to brown, about 10 minutes.
Step 3
3
Remove baking sheet from oven but leave oven on. Make 8 evenly spaced hollows in vegetables and crack an egg into each. Sprinkle with goat cheese and salt and pepper to taste.
Step 4
4
Return baking sheet to oven and bake until egg whites are set but shiny and yolks are still runny, 8 to 10 minutes; jiggle baking sheet to check softness of yolks.
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