Idaho Sunrise (Baked Eggs & Bacon in Potato Bowls)

Tempo

35 min

Picante

Dificuldade

Fácil

Rende

2porções

Ingredientes

Modo de preparo

01**Pre-bake potatoes** if you don't have leftovers: AFO 200°C convection 50-60 min for a large potato — should be fork-tender all the way through. *Or* 8 min in microwave then 15 min AFO 200°C for crisp skin.
02**Carve a bowl.** Lay each potato on its side. Cut off the top third (you can save those caps for hash later). With a spoon, hollow out the middle, leaving a 1 cm wall — thicker = sturdier; thinner = more egg.
03**Build.** Drop ½ tbsp butter into each hollow. Crack 1 egg into each, careful not to break the yolk.
04**Top.** Crumbled bacon + grated cheese + parsley. Salt + pepper.
05**Bake** at 175°C / 350°F convection for **20-25 min** until the egg whites are set and yolks are how you like them (jiggly = 18 min, fully set = 25 min).
06**Serve immediately.**

Idaho Sunrise (Baked Eggs & Bacon in Potato Bowls)

A leftover-baked-potato + egg + bacon combo that becomes brunch theatre. Hollow out a baked potato, drop an egg in with cheese and crumbled bacon, bake until set. Cute, comforting, almost zero effort.

Heat: 0/5.

Ingredients (per 2 servings)

2 large pre-baked potatoes (Russet or batata grande, batata asterix in BR; or sweet potato/batata-doce). Bake them through earlier — fork-tender all the way.
1 tbsp butter
2 eggs
2 strips bacon, cooked and crumbled
2 tbsp grated cheese (cheddar or smoked Gouda — queijo defumado)
1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
Salt + freshly ground black pepper

Notes

Sweet potato variant: swap russets for batata-doce. Sweetness with the savoury bacon is excellent.
Cheese variants: smoked Gouda is the standout. Goat cheese works. Avoid muçarela — too watery.
Pre-bake potatoes the night before (or use Sunday-roast leftovers). Then assembly is 5 min.
Bigger appetite: add a strip of crispy bacon on top, or a spoon of pesto, or a spoon of salsa in the bottom before the egg.
Why AFO not basket: the basket would crowd; the oven keeps each upright.
Pairing: strong coffee, hot sauce on the table.