Perfect Coddled Egg

A luxurious breakfast dish featuring a perfectly cooked egg with cream, ham, and chives, served alongside buttered country toast. The egg is gently cooked in a coddler until the whites are set but the yolk remains deliciously runny.

1 servings
16 min

Ingredients

  • ½ teaspoon unsalted butter
  • 4 teaspoons heavy cream
  • 1 tablespoon cooked ham
  • 1 teaspoon chives
  • to taste kosher salt and pepper
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 slice country-style bread
  • 1 piece coddler

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

    Set coddler inside a medium saucepan and fill with water to come three-quarters up the side of the coddler. Remove coddler and bring water to a gentle boil over medium heat.

    5 min

  2. 2.

    Meanwhile, butter coddler. Pour in half of cream and add half of ham and chives; season with salt and pepper. Add egg, then top with remaining cream, ham, and chives. Season with salt and pepper and seal closed.

    3 min

  3. 3.

    Place coddler in water and cook egg until whites are set but yolk is still runny, about 8 minutes. Serve with toast.

    8 min