Bonfire Eggs with Green Peppers and Cheese
- Level: Easy
- Yield: Yield: 4 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 332
- Total Fat
- 13
- Saturated Fat
- 6
- Carbohydrates
- 41
- Dietary Fiber
- 3
- Sugar
- 2
- Protein
- 15
- Cholesterol
- 211
- Sodium
- 716
- Total: 1 hr 15 min (includes cooling time)
- Active: 20 min
Ingredients
4 medium russet potatoes
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 large eggs
About 2 tablespoons heavy cream
Hot sauce, optional
1/4 red onion, diced
1/2 green bell pepper, diced
2 ounces shredded cheese
Directions
- Start a fire!
- Poke the potatoes all over with a fork and microwave them for 12 minutes or bake at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes. Let the potatoes cool until they're cool enough to handle or wrap the bottoms in aluminum foil or use heat-safe gloves for the next step. Working with one potato at a time, chop off the end (keep this part, it is the potato's hat) and then use a small spoon to hollow out the potato, leaving about 1/3 inch of potato flesh all around. (Reserve the potato innards for another use, like potato soup or mashed potatoes, or feed them to your chickies.)
- Salt the insides of the potatoes, then crack an egg into the center of each potato. Add 1/2 tablespoon cream, a good pinch of salt, a turn of pepper, hot sauce, if using, and a quarter of the onion and pepper to the center of each potato. Give it a quick scramble (I like using a chopstick for this). Top each with a little pile of cheese. Place the potatoes' hats back on them, then wrap each tightly in aluminum foil.
- Carefully put the potatoes in the fire. Cook, turning occasionally with long tongs or a stick, for 20 minutes, then unwrap and check for doneness; the egg should be cooked and fluffy. If the egg is still runny, rewrap the potato and put it back in the fire for a few more minutes.
- Let cool slightly and enjoy!