24/07/2012
Recipe - EGGS A LA MARTIN
Make 1 cup of cream sauce*. Put half of it in the bottom of a baking dish or into the bottom of ramekin dishes or individual cups.
Break fresh eggs on top of the cream sauce, dust with a little salt and pepper, pour the remaining cream sauce over the eggs, sprinkle the top with grated cheese, and bake in a moderate oven** until the cheese is browned and eggs are "set." Serve in the dish or dishes in which they are cooked.
*CREAM OR WHITE SAUCE
2 tablespoons of butter
1 cup of milk
2 tablespoons of flour
1/2 teaspoon of salt
dash of pepper
Melt the butter and stir in the flour, add the milk cold and stir until boiling; add the pepper and salt and it is ready for use.
**A 'moderate' oven has a temperature of around 180 degrees Celsius.