Elegant eggs (Eggs en Cocotte)

Elegant eggs (Eggs en Cocotte). Photo / Doug Sherring

These eggs are cooked in little ramekins (en bain marie), or as we know it in English, a water bath.

1 Set your oven to medium.

2 Break an egg per person into each ramekin, add a teaspoon of butter and a tablespoon of cream.

3 Finely grate some parmesan cheese over the mix. You could also add a piece of smoked salmon or some asparagus tips

4 Sit the dishes in a baking tray, carefully pour in boiling water to come ½ way up the height of the ramekin.

5 Place in the centre of the oven and bake for 15 -18 minutes depending on how set you want the eggs, remembering they do go on cooking when removed from the oven. Serve elegantly, offering some more finely grated parmesan.