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Bird’s nests with meat and eggs

Bird’s nests with meat and eggs

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Two Dutch ways to serve meatloafs with an egg: either pan-fried alongside cooked meat, or coated in ground meat and then topped with tomato sauce.

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The Dutch “bird’s nest” dish comes in two variations: either a meat dish with a fried egg on top, or a hard-boiled egg coated in ground meat and served in a tomato sauce.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time25 min
  • Total55 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodfrying pan
  • Estimated cost$16.52 $4.13 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people

Version with fried eggs

  • $2.39
  • $0.40
  • $0.03
  • $0.27
  • $0.23

Version with hard-boiled eggs and tomato sauce

  • $2.39
  • $9.52
  • $0.18
  • $0.74
  • $0.37

Prices from US supermarkets for 8 of 10 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

Version with fried eggs

  1. Whisk 2 eggs in a bowl and mix in the ground meat, chopped parsley, salt, pepper, and nutmeg. ≈ 4 min
  2. Melt the butter in a frying pan, then remove it from the heat.
  3. Form four small piles of meat in the frying pan and create a ring shape in each one using a fork. Crack an egg in the center of each ring, making sure the yolk doesn’t spill onto the meat.
  4. Cook the nests over low heat until the whites are set.
  5. Arrange them on a preheated plate and serve with a sprig of parsley.

Version with hard-boiled eggs and tomato sauce

  1. Cook the quail eggs until they are slightly soft-boiled, then peel them.
  2. Spread the minced meat evenly around the eggs and then close the dish to ensure the eggs are fully coated. ≈ 3 min
  3. Coat them in breadcrumbs and place them in a lightly oiled frying pan.
  4. Gently brown the nests in a pan over low heat, then remove them from the pan, leaving a little butter behind.
  5. Add a little water to the butter, incorporate the tomato paste, and stir until you have a smooth sauce. ≈ 4 min
  6. Return the nests to the sauce and let them simmer for another minute. Serve with bread, sliced onions, and pickles.

The bill

Bird’s nests with meat and eggs

  • 6 eggs (2 of which are for the mixture)$2.39
  • 1 tablespoon of chopped parsley, plus 1 sprig for garnish$0.40
  • salt$0.03
  • pepper$0.27
  • 25 grams of butter$0.23
  • 6 eggs$2.39
  • 1 kg of ground meat$9.52
  • 60 g of breadcrumbs$0.18
  • 1 small can of tomato puree (70 g)$0.74
  • butter for cooking$0.37

Total$16.52

that's $4.13 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 6 eggs (2 of which are for the mixture)
  • 200 g of cooked, cold meat, cut into small pieces
  • 1 tablespoon of chopped parsley, plus 1 sprig for garnish
  • salt
  • pepper
  • walnut and nutmeg
  • 25 grams of butter
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 kg of ground meat
  • 60 g of breadcrumbs
  • 1 small can of tomato puree (70 g)
  • Your choice of herbs
  • butter for cooking
  • Onion grelots and cornichons, for serving

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