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Hard Boiled Eggs Gratin

Hard Boiled Eggs Gratin

An easy 15-minute appetizer or simple, satisfying dinner when served with salad: eggs with a creamy, cheesy sauce- Hard Boiled Eggs Gratin. Use up those leftover Easter eggs!

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Leave it to the French to make such a simply elegant and nourishing dish

And not just any French chef; the origins of this cheese-sprinkled egg originates with an apprentice of the legendary father of French cooking: Auguste Escoffier. The fascinating story goes like this.

The recipe was found in an old wooden trunk, a pirate treasure type trunk, hidden away in the corner of a dusty attic for generations. The handwritten recipes were discovered in 1963 in the upper room of an old Pennsylvania home by Karen Blumensaadt, the teenage granddaughter of Escoffier’s apprentice.

The full tale was told in Feast Magazine – as Karen now lives in St. Louis and has recently released A Culinary Legacy: From Escoffier to Today the story and recipes of her grandfather, Axel Blumensaadt.

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I was enthralled by Karen French story. Having fallen in love with France as a teenager myself, (I was lucky enough to travel to visit the family of our French exchange student in the Champagne region when I was 16,) I could hardly wait to try Blumensaadt’s recipes.  An easy appetizer or simple, satisfying dinner when served with salad: eggs with a creamy, cheesy sauce - HARD BOILED EGGS GRATIN. @TspCurry Click To Tweet

I adapted her recipe. But I’m pretty sure she, her grandfather and Escoffier would approve. The book’s introduction is penned by Escoffier’s great-grandson, Michel. I adore Michel’s take on how his famous grandfather’s cooking should be interpreted today:

“Cooking, [will] remaining an art [but] we will enhance the nutritive and taste value of dishes. That will drive us toward lighter dishes and shorter menus. But basic cooking principles and quality [ingredients] will remain unchanged.”

Wow. I’m pretty sure that’s some of the best cooking advice I’ve heard: Enhance nutrition and taste, but keep the beautiful basics of French cooking the same.

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Easy to make - delicious as an appetizer or simple supper with salad. Use up leftover Easter eggs: Hard Boiled Egg Gratin. For more #healthy recipes, follow @TspCurry and visit TeaspoonOfSpice.com

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Hardboiled Eggs Gratin


  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 6-8 servings 1x

Description

Serve these cheesy eggs with crusty bread to mop up the creamy sauce. They’re an easy 15-minute appetizer or simple satisfying dinner when served with salad (use your leftover Easter eggs!)


Ingredients

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  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 8 peeled hardboiled eggs
  • 1/81/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 cup white Cheddar cheese (I used Cabot Extra Sharp Cheddar)
  • 1/3 cup evaporated whole milk, half-and-half or cream
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Move 1 oven rack to top (broiling) spot in oven. Place butter in large shallow casserole dish and place in oven to melt while oven is preheating, about 3 minutes; remove from oven and swirl butter to coat dish.
  2. Slice eggs into 6-8 slices. (Use an inexpensive egg slicer if available) Starting in center of buttered casserole dish, place egg slices in overlapping pattern arranging out toward edge of dish. Sprinkle with pepper. Sprinkle with cheese. Drizzle milk over top of eggs and cheese.
  3. Place in oven on a middle rack. Bake for 5 minutes. Remove dish and turn on broiler to high. Place dish on top oven rack and broil for 2-3 minutes until lightly brown. Watch carefully to avoid burning! Sprinkle with parsley and serve with crusty bread.

What do you make with leftover Easter eggs? Do you ever cook French food?

Tara | Treble in the Kitchen

Wednesday 4th of April 2018

This looks SO flavorful!! Perfect for Easter/using up those extra eggs!!

Rebecca

Tuesday 3rd of April 2018

I've never heard of this dish, but love the history behind it!

Serena Ball

Tuesday 3rd of April 2018

Isn't it fun Rebecca? Thanks so much!

Mona Guercia

Monday 2nd of April 2018

Such and unusual dish with an interesting story too! pinned to my Eggcellent Dishes board!

Serena Ball

Tuesday 3rd of April 2018

ooooh! I gotta follow that board. Love the name.

Brittany Poulson

Monday 2nd of April 2018

Such a fun story! This is such a creative way to use hard boiled eggs - I definitely want to try it out. This whole dish looks delicious!

Serena Ball

Tuesday 3rd of April 2018

Thanks Brittany. It's surprisingly delish: cheesy and sooo good on toast.

Deep Web

Wednesday 19th of April 2017

I’m going to finally try this recipe next week! So excited

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