Here is Grandma’s method for making pear preserves. She cooked these for the family all the time while growing up in rural NC. I hope you take pleasure in them as much as we have!
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 55 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 10 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 6 egg bites |
Ingredients
- ¼ cup oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
- ⅛ teaspoon garlic powder
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 6 large eggs
- ½ cup cottage cheese
- 2 ounces goat cheese
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 6 (4-ounce) mason jars
- cooking spray
Instructions
- Fill a large pot with water and place a sous vide immersion cooker into the water. Set temperature to 170 degrees F (77 degrees C) according to manufacturer’s instructions.
- Drain oil from tomatoes, reserving 1/2 teaspoon. Chop tomatoes finely and place in a small bowl. Add reserved oil, vinegar, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Stir to combine and set aside. Combine eggs, cottage cheese, goat cheese, heavy cream, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a blender; mix until thoroughly blended, 15 to 20 seconds.
- Spray mason jars with cooking spray. Divide tomato mixture among the jars. Top with egg mixture. Screw on the lids until just barely tightened. Do not over-tighten as the jars can burst in the hot water.
- Submerge mason jars into the water bath and set timer for 55 minutes.
- Remove jars to a cooling rack. Run a knife along the outer edge of each egg bite and invert onto a plate, or eat directly from the jar. Let any remaining jars cool, then refrigerate for up to 1 week.
- To reheat, warm egg bites in the microwave at low power (30%) for about 1 minute, or in a sous vide bath for 10 to 15 minutes at 150 degrees F (65 degrees C).
- You can use half-and-half in place of the heavy cream.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 153 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 3 g |
| Cholesterol | 203 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 11 g |
| Saturated Fat | 5 g |
| Sodium | 429 mg |
| Sugars | 1 g |
| Fat | 11 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
very creamy, nice flavors. will be a staple in my rotation of make ahead breakfasts
This method was perfect, these came out with exactly the texture I was looking for. I liked the flavor combination, but will change it up by adding others in the future. My sun dried tomatoes were not the highest quality, so I imagine these would be even better with higher quality ingredients. Thanks for this recipe!
Amazing! Been making sous vide egg bites for a while now and these are our new favorite. The only thing I left out was the garlic powder ‘cuz we’re out, but I don’t think we missed it. They were the perfect texture and the taste is out of this world. Thank you for the fabulous recipe!