Oven Potato with Lost Egg

Prep: 15min
| Servings: 4 | Cook: 45min
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A baked potato topped with a poached egg, fresh garden cress, and buttery seasoning from Spoonsparrow!

Ingredients

  • 800 g large potatoes (4 large potatoes)
  • 1 small bowl garden cress
  • salted butter
  • Salt
  • pepper (ground)
  • 4 eggs
  • 500 ml salty water
  • 1 tbsp vinegar

Instructions

  1. 1.

    Wash the potatoes thoroughly, pat dry, place them on a baking tray and bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for about 40 minutes.

  2. 2.

    Bring the salted water to a gentle simmer, add the vinegar. In four small cups pour one egg each. Carefully slide the eggs into the water that is no longer boiling, using a spoon to keep their shape. Poach for 4 minutes.

  3. 3.

    Remove the eggs with a slotted spoon, let them drain briefly on paper towel and set aside. Wrap the cooked potatoes, gently tear open, place 1–2 teaspoons of butter and a poached egg on top. Season with salt and pepper, sprinkle garden cress, and serve immediately.