Soft-boiled eggs with toast soldiers

Name: Soft-boiled eggs with toast soldiers
Prep time: 6 min
Cook time: 6 min
Total time: 12 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 200 g Egg, without shell; 180 g White wheat bread; 8 g Fresh chives; 2 g Salt; 1 g Black pepper

Soft-boiled eggs in cups with crisp wheat-bread strips and fresh chives.

Estimated total time: 12 minutes2 portionsAbout 380 kcal per portion

Soft-boiled eggs with toast soldiers — representative dish photograph — Photo: Yortw from Auckland, New Zealand · CC BY 2.0 · Photo source. Wikimedia photograph; responsive cropping. It shows one egg rather than the two eggs per serving in this recipe, and the pictured toast may have a spread not included here.

Ingredients for 2 portions

200 g Egg, without shell
180 g White wheat bread
8 g Fresh chives
2 g Salt
1 g Black pepper

Method

Bring a pan of water deep enough to cover four eggs to a gentle boil. Have 200 g egg without shells as the edible weight, about four medium eggs in their shells. Slice 180 g white wheat bread into narrow dipping strips and chop 8 g fresh chives.
Lower the shell-on eggs carefully into the boiling water. Cook for about 4 minutes for a soft centre, adjusting for egg size and starting temperature; if a fully set yolk is preferred, cook longer. Meanwhile toast the bread strips until crisp.
Lift the eggs into egg cups and tap off the tops. Divide the toast and chives between two plates, seasoning the eggs with 2 g salt and 1 g black pepper in total. Eat immediately by dipping the strips into the yolks.

France’s Manger Bouger recipe pairs eggs à la coque with toasted bread mouillettes and chives. This version serves two eggs per person with a measured bread portion and no butter, keeping it suitable for an ovo-vegetarian diet if the bread label is suitable. The photo depicts one egg and differently toasted bread strips; pictured spreads or coatings, if any, are not in the measured recipe. Cooked egg weights exclude shells. The 12-minute time assumes water is heated promptly; egg size changes boiling time. Calories are editorial estimates.

Œufs à la coque et mouillettes

Allergens and ingredient checks

Listed allergens: eggs, gluten. Check actual packaging and cross-contact information. Nutrition is estimated from ingredient weights; recipe suitability depends on the specified products.

Manger Bouger / Fabrique à Menus — œufs à la coque

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