Well, it's been quite a while since I last posted a recipe! I've continued to try a bunch of new recipes every week. This one was one that I made for the last MOPS meeting! They were pretty easy to make and looked quite festive.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Olive oil
Oil the inside of a 12-cup muffin tin with olive oil or you can use one of those sprays.
12-strips of bacon
Who knew that there were twelve strips of bacon in a package? Perfect. Carefully remove each bacon strip from the package and wrap them around the inside of each muffin cup to create a bacon ring.
2 red potatoes, sliced 1/8th inch thick and trimmed to fit into the bottom of the muffin tins
Salt and pepper
Place one trimmed potatoes into the bottom of each cup. It's a little fiddly to keep the bacon up on the sides and put the potato at the bottom. Salt and pepper to taste.
Bake 10 to 12 mintues, then check. I think because my bacon was on the thicker side, I baked them about 10 minutes longer. Bake until the bacon edges begin to crisp and turn brown. I also poked the potato to make sure it was tender.
12 eggs
Remove the muffin tin from the oven. Crack one egg, I first cracked it into a custard cup, and then poured the egg carefully into the bacon ring. You want to make sure the yolk stays in the ring, some of the whites may escape and flow around. Cook another 10 minutes or so, or until the whites are cooked through. If you like a runny yolk, then they will be done. If not, cook 2 or 3 minutes more.
At this point I let the eggs cool and then I removed them from the muffin tin. Run a knife around the edges and place the egg cups onto a oven safe platter. Serve hot or refrigerate them if you are serving them the next day.
Green onions, bunch sliced, white and green parts
Parsley, for garnish
Salt and Pepper
The next day, I popped the whole platter into a 350 oven for about 20 minutes for the eggs to heat through. For serving I sprinkled them with a bunch of green onions and used parsley for a little green. Salt and pepper to taste.
The egg cups look so fun and festive. I think I'll make them again and they were be a great quick protein breakfast. Next time R, suggested maybe adding some cheese and I think some caramalized onions might be a good addition. Happy cooking!
Hugs,
Mameekosan
