Recommended to me today by tesco. Sounds a 'strange' combination to me........ anyone tried it?
Alyn Williams's cheesy egg with Marmite soldiers
- Rating: 4 stars
- Takes: 10 mins to prepare and 35 mins to cook
- Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 8 slices brown bread, thin
- 30g butter, softened
- 8tsp Marmite
- For the cheesy egg
- 20g unsalted butter
- 20g plain flour
- 350ml skimmed milk
- 1 pinch nutmeg
- 110g half fat medium cheese, grated
- 4 eggs, medium
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch black pepper
Each serving contains 444 calories, 8.5g sugar, 19.3g fat, 10g saturates and 2.2g salt.
Method
Like a bigger, cheesy version of boiled egg and soldiers, this is a fun weekend breakfast that the kids will either love…or hate!
Cover all the slices of bread with a thin layer of Marmite.
Sandwich the slices together to make 4 Marmite sandwiches.
Butter the outside of each sandwich before removing the crusts and cutting into 2cm soldiers. Put on a plate and keep in the fridge.
Heat the butter in a pan. Once the butter starts to foam add the flour and stir for 3 minutes.
Slowly add the milk, stirring continuously with a wooden spoon.
When the sauce begins to thicken slightly add a pinch of nutmeg and leave to simmer for a further 5 minutes.
Stir in the grated cheese - reserving a small handful for later - before seasoning with salt and pepper.
Take 4 ramekins and spoon in enough cheese sauce to cover the bottom of each. Break the eggs and add one to each ramekin. Top with a couple more spoonfuls of sauce followed by a sprinkling of grated cheese. Let the children do all the spooning of the sauce.
Cook in an oven set to gas 4, 180°C, fan 160°C for 20 minutes, or until golden brown and bubbling. Carefully remove and leave to cool for 5 minutes.
Place a frying pan over a low-medium heat. Add the Marmite soldiers to the pan and cook until golden brown on both sides.
Place the ramekins onto saucers, arrange the Marmite soldiers alongside and dip away!
