Savory Oatmeal with a Basted Egg

A hearty breakfast dish combining creamy steel-cut oats with melted Emmentaler or Gruyère cheese, topped with a perfectly basted egg and finished with olive oil, salt, and pepper.

1 servings
50 min

Ingredients

  • ½ cup steel-cut (not rolled) oats
  • 1 piece egg
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons shredded Emmentaler or Gruyère cheese
  • to taste Salt and freshly ground pepper

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

    » In a small saucepan, bring 1 1/2 cups of water with a pinch of salt to a boil and stream in the oats. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer until the oats are soft, 30 to 45 minutes. Baste the egg while the oats are cooking.

    45 min

  2. 2.

    » Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the olive oil and cheese. Top with the egg and season to taste with salt and pepper. Eat immediately.

    5 min