Does anyone know what this dish is called?

Draagonfly

No idea on the name but sounds delish so will try this when the weather gets cooler

anguk

Torry_Quine wrote: »

It sounds like something my mother made which was called eggs a la mornay ie eggs with cheese sauce.

OOh Eggs Mornay, I haven't had that for years. Hard boiled eggs cut in half lengthways, covered in cheese sauce and topped with breadcrumbs or, my favourite, crushed up crisps.

kittiej

ang do you have to grill it then or anything? I just wondered if eggs mornay was browned off.

MKS

Will try this - gets the three ticks, sounds deicious, quick and the magical word - economic!

sinister_nutmeg wrote: »

sounds related to what we used to call 'colcannon', although now I look that up on the internet it turns out it's quite different from proper Irish colcannon!

We used to mash up potato and cabbage (or whatever leftovers there were), then bake in an oblong dish with a couple of eggs as you describe, with cheese or nuts if we had any sprinkled on top. Lots of pepper and nutmeg to flavour it and yes, cheese sauce with it if possible.

Haven't made it for ages - thanks for reminding me about it, will make sure I cook some when autumn comes in!

I use mashed potato, cabbage and chopped up spring onions, makes alot but cuts the calories as the cabbage bulks it out!

Reverbe

sounds like something your mum invented tbh,, never seen this on any tv shows, cook books or net..

ab7

Kittiej - did they look like this?

http://www.manyfacesofpotatoes.co.uk/?recipes/baked_egg_with_duchess_potatoes

They sound lush - I keep meaning to try them

kittiej

A bit like that yes - but not as decorative lol. Mother just used ordinary mashed spuds as well, but yes that is the idea.

Ta

Ches

I have this recipe in an old book that was compiled by some people who worked for BT and which was sold in aid of the African Famine Relief fund in 1985. (some things don't change). They called the recipe Baked Eggs and its exactly as you describe.

cooking-mama

Heres another variation on a similar theme using a baked potato http://homecookinginmontana.blogspot.com/2010/04/egg-stuffed-baked-potato.html

puddy

similar to this sort of thing, my mum use to cook up something in the oven which was cheese, rings of onion with egg somehow, in a pyrex dish, it might have had mushroom in it, like a big portabello one, but im not sure. she cant remember cooking this thing let alone how she did it. im not sure i have the ingredients right but i know there was egg for sure, cheese and onion, the egg was baked