Lorraine egg pasta with ground apple

Lorraine egg pasta with ground apple

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A hearty potato and apple purée with cheese and parsley, topped with scrambled eggs in wells: a classic, practical dish from the Lorraine region, perfect …

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This traditional Lorraine recipe substitutes the “trang’nat” cheese with carré demi-sel. It’s a complete dish in itself, and you can add leftover meat, bacon, or vegetables to it.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Total1 hr
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Calories473 kcal/serving
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$14.65 $2.44 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

6 people
  • $9.83
  • $0.83
  • $2.09
  • $1.63
  • $0.06
  • $0.21

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. First, cook the apples, then peel them and mash the flesh.
  2. Add the butter and half-salty cheese, salt and pepper to taste, and mix well. ≈ 4 min
  3. Chop the parsley and add it to the puree. ≈ 8 min
  4. Spread the mixture in a gratin dish and make six holes in it with a spoon. ≈ 3 min
  5. Crack an egg into each well, sprinkle with Gruyère cheese, and bake for 8-10 minutes in a preheated oven.

The bill

Lorraine egg pasta with ground apple

  • 6 large potatoes$9.83
  • 90 g of butter$0.83
  • 6 eggs$2.09
  • 50 g of grated Gruyère cheese$1.63
  • salt$0.06
  • pepper$0.21

Total$14.65

that's $2.44 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Nutrition per serving

Calories473 kcal
Fat20.4 g
Saturated fat12.2 g
Carbohydrates52 g
Sugars2.6 g
Fiber7 g
Protein15.2 g
Salt0.27 g

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 6 large potatoes
  • 90 g of butter
  • 1 half-salty square cheese
  • One bunch of parsley
  • 6 eggs
  • 50 g of grated Gruyère cheese
  • salt
  • pepper

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