French
Oeuf a la Coque (Soft-Boiled Egg with Vegetable Sticks)
Oeuf a la Coque (Soft-Boiled Egg with Vegetable Sticks) is French home cooking, eaten at breakfast. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 cucumber, cut into sticks
- 1 carrot, cut into sticks
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
How to cook it
- Bring a small pot of water to a boil and lower the eggs in gently with a spoon.
- Simmer for exactly 6 minutes for a soft, runny yolk, then lift the eggs out and rinse briefly under cold water so they are cool enough to handle.
- Set each egg in an egg cup and slice off the very top with a knife.
- Season with a little salt and pepper and serve with the cucumber and carrot sticks alongside for dipping.
- Eat straight from the shell with a small spoon, a simple French breakfast for the mornings when something other than bread is wanted.
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Oeuf a la Coque (Soft-Boiled Egg with Vegetable Sticks) carries eggs. It is free of the remaining 9 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | No | |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | No | |
| Gluten | No | |
| Shellfish | No | |
| Eggs | Yes | Baguette Tradition au Beurre (Fresh Tradition Baguette with Butter) |
| Soy | No | |
| Fish | No | |
| Sesame | No | |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Bands, not numbers. Dinejot does not weigh anybody's food, so it says light, moderate or hearty and stops there. This dish was read and set by hand.
- Calorie band
- Light
- Protein
- Medium
- Protein quality
- Complete
- Food groups it covers
- Egg and Vegetables
- How this was set
- Hand audited
When to cook it
Oeuf a la Coque (Soft-Boiled Egg with Vegetable Sticks) takes about 8 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is easy going. It is eaten at breakfast. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
More to cook
Cooked from the same things
Other dishes built on egg, cucumber, and carrot.
From the same kitchens
More cooking from France.
Does the same job on the plate
Swap any of these in when you want a meal the same shape.
Cook this with your whole family
Dinejot plans breakfast, lunch and dinner as whole plates, built around the cooking you call home and filtered for the allergies at your table.
Meal suggestions support your goals. They are not medical advice. Please ask your doctor about your family's health needs.