Eggs on curried rice

4 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
cupBrown rice
2tablespoonsButter
2tablespoonsWhole wheat flour
cupStock -- beef, veggie, etc.
1teaspoonChopped chives
½teaspoonThyme
2teaspoonsCurry powder
Salt and pepper -- to taste
4Eggs
2tablespoonsChopped parsley

Directions

Cook rice according to preferred method.

Pack cooked rice firmly into a buttered baking dish [or use individual baking dishes]. Make four little wells, evenly spaced, about 1 inch deep, on the surface of the rice.

Preheat oven to 350F. Melt butter in a saucepan, add flour, stirring, and then add stock, stirring constantly. Cook until thickened. Add seasonings.

Spoon approximately 1 cup of the sauce over the rice into the wells. Break a raw egg into each well. Gently spoon the remaining sauce over the entire surface and bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes or until eggs are firm.

[Took about 30min.] Garnish with chopped parsley and serve.

Recipe By : Rodale's Naturally Great Foods Cookbook File