Discussion
Just chatting to my mum and we were talking about poached eggs and I was saying I preferred coddled eggs. She thinks they are the same thing and I think the difference is with poached, the eggs are in direct contact with the water and coddled the eggs are put in a container and the container is put into the hot water so there is a barrier between the water and the egg(s).
Unfortunately she pulled out some anchient cookery book that said that a coddled egg is put into a container and then slipped into the water. She is interpreting that as the egg being slipped out of the container into the water.
This is the sort of thing I use
I think traditionally they look like this
Can you help to nail it down?
Unfortunately she pulled out some anchient cookery book that said that a coddled egg is put into a container and then slipped into the water. She is interpreting that as the egg being slipped out of the container into the water.
This is the sort of thing I use
I think traditionally they look like this
Can you help to nail it down?
M5-911 said:
Coddled egg or "oeuf cocotte" you can use a simple ramequin to make them as well. One of my favourite.
Very different than poached eggs.
I agree that you can do a coddled egg in a ramikin. But isn't "oeuf cocotte" an extra step in adding extra ingredients to the ramikin? Very different than poached eggs.
Cotty said:
I agree that you can do a coddled egg in a ramikin. But isn't "oeuf cocotte" an extra step in adding extra ingredients to the ramikin?
The oeuf cocotte is basically butter and eggs. In time we started to add cream (which is what you expect today) and many other fancy ingredients. My favourite, is onion jam first, fricasse of mushroom with cream then my egg on top. I add to finish fresh green pea foam and pea shoots. Yum yum. I think I will have to revisit this. I took the photo so long ago I can't remember what was in it, but I think chopped tomatoes, ham and can see some greens.
I have some ramakins so may try some versions and post to the breakfast thread if they come out ok
I have some ramakins so may try some versions and post to the breakfast thread if they come out ok
Edited by Cotty on Saturday 16th October 17:29
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