Œufs au Gratin (Eggs Gratinéed with Sauce Mornay)
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- eggs
- sauce Mornay
- grated cheese
- grated Gruyère
- grated Parmesan
- fine breadcrumbs
- melted butter
- toasts fried in butter
Instructions
- On the dish: spread a spoonful of sauce Mornay over the bottom of the dish.
- Break the eggs on top and mask them with sauce Mornay.
- Sprinkle with grated cheese mixed with fine breadcrumbs and moisten with melted butter.
- Cook and gratin at the same time.
- Poached or soft-boiled: set the eggs on toasts fried in butter and cover with sauce Mornay.
- Sprinkle with grated Gruyère and Parmesan mixed with a little fine breadcrumb, moisten with melted butter and gratin briskly.