Eggs au Beurre Noir

A dish that gets its character from butter and vinegar.

Recipes For The Chafing-dish

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • Butter
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vinegar
Make it lactose-friendly
  • Butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Put one tablespoon butter in a hot chafing-dish; when melted, slip in carefully four eggs, one at a time. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, and cook until whites are firm. Remove to a hot platter, care being taken not to break yolks. In same dish brown two tablespoons butter, add vinegar, and pour over eggs.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calories291
Protein25.1 g
Fat19.0 g
Carbs2.3 g
Fiber0.0 g
Sodium285 mg

Source

The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (Fannie Farmer, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States