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French · Starter

Œufs Durs à la Boulangère

Soft finger rolls hollowed and warmed, filled with diced hard-boiled egg bound in a thick onion béchamel, then capped with chopped yolk and a stripe of parsley. A neat, homely hot starter or lunch.

  • YieldServes 4 · 4 filled rolls
  • Hands-on45 min
  • Total1 h 6 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 8eggs
  • 4soft long rolls (about 15 cm, brioche or milk bread)
  • 15 gunsalted butter, melted, for the rolls

Onion béchamel

  • 100 gonion, finely chopped
  • 15 gunsalted butter, for the onion
  • 30 gunsalted butter
  • 30 gplain flour
  • 250 mlwhole milk
  • to tastesalt, white pepper and nutmeg

Finish

  • 2 tbspflat-leaf parsley, very finely chopped

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Soy
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Legumes (any)
  • Wheat
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Parsley
  • Black and white pepper
  • Yeast
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Creamy

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Stovetop

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Kid-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: moderate
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: low

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