Baked Eggs In Spiced Ham Crisps

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 lb mushroom, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup finely chopped shallot
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 tablespoons creme fraiche
• 12 slices black forest ham or 12 slices virginia ham
• 12 eggs
• 1 tablespoon fresh tarragon, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh chives, finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f
• 2 cook mushrooms and shallot in butter with salt and pepper over moderately high heat, stirring, until mushrooms are tender, about 10 minutes. remove from heat and stir in crème fraîche.
• 3 fit 1 slice of ham into each of 12 lightly oiled muffin cups (ends will stick up and hang over edges of cups).
• 4 spoon mushroom mixture evenly among cups and crack 1 egg into each.
• 5 bake in middle of oven until whites are cooked but yolks are still slightly runny, about 15 minutes.
• 6 remove from muffin cups carefully, using 2 spoons or small spatulas.
• 7 garnish with tarragon and chives.