OrangeEyebrows wrote:So these were pretty delicious. Coddled eggs made in bell peppers instead of a ramekin. I know coddled eggs are ridiculously old-fashioned, but I don't know why they fell out of favour, because NOM.
I for one am opposed to coddling eggs. Life isn't a cake-walk, and the sooner those cocksure eggs learn that the better. The minute I pick up my eggs in the supermarket, I tell them, "I eat punks like you for"...Oh, I see, so it's like a poached egg sort of thing? I'm going to have to try that then.
Actually, I've tried baking up a lot of stuff in bell pepper halves. Some of my favorites are 1) salsa and refried beans mixed up with any leftover filling from taco night, then smothered in cheese 2) baked beans and stewed tomato with chunks of ham, also often smothered in cheese, and 3) leftover rice with some hunks of potato and curry sauce.
Basically, if I've got a pepper handy, I'll just try tossing whatever leftovers are too small to use for a real meal into the pepper, add in some sauce or canned vegetables, and chuck it in the oven (usually smothered in cheese, except for maybe the curry). The pepper adds a really nice touch of flavor to whatever the mixture happens to be, and almost everything I've tried has been successful. (Note: Ice cream doesn't turn out so well.)