Eggs à la Tripe
A classic Anglo-Indian adaptation of the French dish Œufs à la Tripe. Hard-boiled eggs and tender onion rings are served in a rich, seasoned white sauce (Béchamel), garnished with crumbled egg yolks and parsley. Despite the name, there is no tripe in this dish; the egg whites are cut into strips resembling tripe.
Ingredients
- 6 whole Large eggs
- 2 large Spanish onions (large) or yellow onions (Or 6 small ordinary onions)
- 2 tbsp Butter (for frying onions)
- 1 tbsp Butter (for sauce) (Add more if pan is too dry after removing onions)
- 1 heaped tbsp All-purpose flour
- 1.5 cups Whole milk (Adjust quantity for desired thickness)
- 1 tsp Lemon juice
- 0.25 tsp Grated nutmeg
- 0.5 tsp Salt (To taste)
- 0.25 tsp White or black pepper
- 1 tbsp Fresh parsley, chopped
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Instructions
- 1Place eggs in a pot of cold water. Bring to a boil, then remove from heat, cover, and let stand for 12 minutes. Transfer to an ice bath to cool completely.
- 2Peel the onions and cut them cross-ways into rings. Remove the tough white core from the center.
- 3Melt the frying butter in a large frying pan over medium-low heat. Add the onion rings and fry gently until they are tender and translucent, but strictly without browning them. Remove the onions from the pan and set aside.
- 4In the same pan, add the sauce butter (if pan is dry) and the flour. Stir to make a paste (roux) and cook for 1 minute without coloring. Gradually whisk in the milk until smooth. Bring to a gentle boil while stirring until it thickens into a sauce.
- 5Season the sauce with salt, pepper, lemon juice, and grated nutmeg. Return the cooked onion rings to the sauce and let them simmer gently together.
- 6Peel the cooled hard-boiled eggs. Cut them in half and remove the yolks. Set the yolks aside for garnish. Cut the egg whites into rings, similar in shape to the onions.
- 7Gently mix the egg white rings into the onion sauce and heat until everything is hot. Transfer to a serving dish. Crumble or sieve the reserved egg yolks over the top as a garnish, sprinkle with chopped parsley, and serve immediately.
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