Rakott Krumpli Hash Brown Nests with Baked Egg

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 200 °C. Brush the cups of a standard muffin tin generously with part of the melted butter.

   Add in this stepButter, melted 7.5 g

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2. Peel the potatoes and grate them on the coarse side of a box grater. Pile the shreds onto a clean tea towel, twist it tight and squeeze out as much liquid as you can; dry potato is what turns crisp. Mix the shreds with the rest of the melted butter, the flour and the salt.

   Add in this stepFloury or all-purpose potatoes 400 gButter, melted 18 gPlain flour 2 tspSalt ½ tsp

3. Divide the potato among 4 muffin cups and press it firmly across the bottom and up the sides with the back of a spoon to form nests with a hollow in the middle. Bake in the oven for 20 min, until the edges are deep golden and crisp.

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4. Meanwhile dice the sausage into 5 mm cubes and fry in a dry pan on medium heat for 3 min, until lightly crisp.

   Add in this stepSmoked sausage 60 g

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5. Stir the paprika into the sour cream. Spoon a little into each nest, add some sausage, then crack an egg into each one. If the nests look small, pour off a little of the egg white first so it doesn't overflow.

   Add in this stepSour cream 4 tbspSweet paprika ½ tspSmall eggs 4

6. Return to the oven for 10 min, until the egg whites are completely set and the yolks are still soft; bake a few minutes longer for firm yolks.

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7. Cool in the tin for 3 min, run a knife around each nest and lift them out. Sprinkle with snipped chives and serve warm.

   Add in this stepFresh chives 5 g