Baked Eggs With Asparagus Tips

Ingredients

• Asparagus tips (green parts, pea-sized)
• Butter
• Small bunch of parsley
• Young onions
• Flour
• Water
• Salt
• Pepper
• Sugar
• Eggs
• Nutmeg

Method

1. 1 Cut asparagus tips to pea size and scald in hot water for a few minutes.
2. 2 Simmer tips in butter with parsley and tied young onions. Add flour, water, salt, pepper, and sugar; stew until liquid evaporates.
3. 3 Transfer mixture to a baking dish. Remove herb bundle. Break eggs over the top.
4. 4 Season eggs with salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Bake in a moderate oven (350°F) until eggs are just set but not hard.
5. 5 Serve immediately.