Chef Anissa: Baked Eggs in Ham Cups

Ingredients:
3/4 pound mushrooms, finely chopped
1/4 cup finely chopped shallots (or onion)
1 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
3 tablespoons sour cream
1 tablespoon finely-chopped fresh tarragon leaves
12 slices turkey ham
12 medium eggs
Fresh whole tarragon leaves (for garnish)
Triangles of buttered toast

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350° F. Lightly oil a 12-cup muffin pan.
In a large heavy frying pan over medium-high heat, saute mushrooms and shallot in butter with salt and pepper, stirring, approximately 10 minutes or until mushrooms are tender and liquid they give off is evaporated. Remove from heat and stir in sour cream and tarragon.

To Assemble, fit 2 (two) slices of turkey ham into each prepared muffin cups (ends will stick up and hang over edges of cups). Divide mushrooms among the cups and crack one (1) egg into each. Bake in middle of oven approximately 12 to 14 minutes, depending on number of servings being baked. Check the eggs after about 10 minutes baking time. When done, the whites should be completely set and the yolks beginning to thicken but not hard. Remove from oven.

Season eggs with additional salt and pepper. Remove eggs (with ham) from muffin cups carefully, using 2 spoons or small spatulas, and place on individual serving plates. Garnish with tarragon leaves triangles of buttered toast leaned on the cups to dip in the yolk as desired. Serve two eggs per person.

ABOUT CHEF ANISSA

Chef Anissa Davis, native of Newark, is host of a new cooking series Urbyn Kitchen. Chef Anissa mixes her classical culinary skills with an urban flair to create amazing dishes that can be achieved by even the most culinary challenged. After catering large and small events for many years with her catering company Alite Affairs and being a Lunch Coordinator for many local area schools Chef Anissa began receiving calls from friends and clients for recipes they could make at home.

Chef Anissa's recipes range from everyday quick meals to gourmet plates and everything in between. She shares stories of her mother while giving tips and tricks to making every meal just a bit better. While every recipe can be produced with items found in urban area food markets she introduces new elements of food and culinary knowledge with the help of her hometown.

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