Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 4 large eggs
  • pinch of salt per egg
  • 1/4 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese
  • cracked pepper (,for serving)
  • chopped fresh parsley or chives (,for serving)

Instruction

  • Preheat oven to 450 degrees F, with rack in the middle position. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Separate the egg whites and yolks, making sure that absolutely no yolk ends up in the egg whites. Put all the egg whites into a medium mixing bowl that is very clean and void of any water, oils, or residue, and each egg yolk into their own individual prep bowls.
  • Add a small pinch of salt per egg white (about a scant 1/4 teaspoon total for 4 large eggs.) Beat egg whites with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form.
  • Very gently fold in the Parmesan cheese until just incorporated, being careful not to deflate the egg whites. (Do not mix or pat down.)
  • Create 4 equal mounds of the egg white mixture onto the prepared baking sheet, with indentations in the centers, so they look like nests.
  • Transfer baking sheet to the oven and cook for 3 minutes. 
  • Pull rack out from oven and carefully add an egg yolk to the center of each nest. Return to the oven and bake for another 3 minutes.
  • Serve immediately with some cracked fresh pepper, fresh chopped chives, or parsley, if desired.