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Eggs in a nest with béchamel

Eggs in a nest with béchamel

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Small, breaded and fried eggs coated in béchamel sauce, served with French-style potato wedges: a Basque specialty for four people.

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Recipe from Xabier Cañas, Gaztarrotz, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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These small, round eggs are coated in béchamel sauce, breaded, and then fried, and served on a bed of apple and onion puree. This recipe is for four people.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time25 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Resting6 min
  • Total51 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying
  • Estimated cost$8.02 $2.01 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

4 people
  • $3.19
  • $3.18
  • $0.40
  • $0.29
  • $0.68
  • $0.28

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cook the mussels for 5 to 6 minutes, then remove them from the shell and let them cool.
  2. Prepare the béchamel sauce: melt the butter, add the flour, then pour in the milk while stirring until it thickens.
  3. Coat the eggs with béchamel sauce. ≈ 3 min
  4. Dip them in the beaten egg, then in the breadcrumbs, and fry them.
  5. Also, please fry the sliced apple chunks.
  6. Place the peeled apples at the bottom of the dish, and put the eggs in the center. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Eggs in a nest with béchamel

  • 8 eggs$3.19
  • 500 ml of béchamel sauce (50g butter, 50g flour, and 500ml milk)$3.18
  • 1 egg beaten for the coating$0.40
  • 100 g of breadcrumbs$0.29
  • 2 baked apples, cut into chunks, and French fries$0.68
  • frying oil$0.28

Total$8.02

that's $2.01 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 8 eggs
  • 500 ml of béchamel sauce (50g butter, 50g flour, and 500ml milk)
  • 1 egg beaten for the coating
  • 100 g of breadcrumbs
  • 2 baked apples, cut into chunks, and French fries
  • frying oil

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