Food

Bean and egg au gratin

Jan 09 10:22am
bean gratin
Prep Time Cook Time Serves
15 minutes 20 minutes 4
Ingredients
  • 2 thick slices day-old sourdough bread
  • 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
  • 20g butter, melted
  • 1/4 cup grated parmesan
  • Extra 40g butter
  • 2 Tbsp plain flour
  • 1 1/2cups milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 400g green beans, trimmed

Try this recipe for a delicious, creamy way to eat beans. Great as a snack or as a side to a main meal. Enjoy!

Here's how:

1 Trim the crusts from the bread and discard. Finely chop the remaining bread. Put in a bowl with the garlic, melted butter and parmesan, and stir until combined.

2 Melt the extra butter in a medium heavy-based pan over a low heat. Stir through the flour and cook for 1 minute, or until bubbles form. Remove from the heat and slowly add the milk, stirring continuously. Return to the heat and stir until sauce comes to the boil. Reduce heat to low, simmer for 1 minute. Remove from heat, then cover the surface of the sauce with baking paper to prevent a skin from forming.

3 Put the eggs in a small heavy-based saucepan and cover with cold water. Place over a medium heat and bring slowly to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 7 minutes. Drain and crack eggs, then cover with cold water. Drain, peel and roughly chop the eggs.

4 Preheat oven to 180°C. Put the beans in a bowl and cover with boiling water. Stand for 1-2 minutes, or until just tender. Drain. Put beans in a shallow ovenproof dish. Sprinkle the egg along the middle of the beans. Top with the sauce and sprinkle with the bread mixture. Bake for 10 minutes, or until the top is golden brown and beans are heated through. Serve immediately

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