Baked Eggs in Ham Cups

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Finally a cooking show that is all about food. Shot on a Flip camcorder. No fancy set. No fancy lighting. Here, the food is the star.

In the inaugural episode, Chef Jason, Sous Chef Brevin, & Sous Chef Halie make a simple ham & egg breakfast.

Episode #1 - Baked Eggs in Ham Cups

1 teaspoon unsalted butter, for the tins
4 1/16-inch-thick round ham slices (the largest you can find at the deli)
4 teaspoons pesto, homemade or store-bought
4 large eggs
8 3/4-inch cubes fresh mozzarella
4 cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Heat the oven to 375 degrees.

Butter 4 compartments of a metal muffin tin. Fold each ham slice into quarters, insert the point end in a buttered muffin cup, and let it open -- it will have a ruffled look.

Crack an egg into each ham cup. Tuck 2 mozzarella cubes and two cherry tomato halves into each cup on top of the eggs, top with pesto and season with salt and pepper to taste.

Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, until the egg white looks set but the yolk is still a bit runny. Remove the ham cups from the muffin tin and serve them in small bowls or lined up on a platter.

Serves 4

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[buttafly312]

The kid was soooo excited THAT was too cute. Love the recipe too. I will try it. I think using round cookie cutters (pick the size you want to use) will work perfect for cutting out perfect rounds for shaping the meat cups in the tin.

[sunclover]

cool! I have a request-vegetarian!!

[photowinz]

real cookin' people, real cookin'. Like it. ditch the beanie and put the camera on a tripod for the love...

[jikidosan]

Sweet video....I'm down with this!