Baked eggs with onions and cheese

Baked eggs with onions and cheese Ingredients:

4 tb Butter or olive oil,
4 c Onions, sliced,
Salt and freshly ground – black pepper to taste,
1 1/2 c Coarse breadcrumbs,
1 c Cheese, grated,
1/2 c Parmesan, grated,
8 Eggs.

Yield: 4 servings

Preheat the oven to 450F (230C). Put the butter or oil in a large,
ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onions and a liberal sprinkling of salt and pepper, cover the skillet, and turn the heat to medium. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are very soft and tender but not browned, about 15 min.
Combine the bread crumbs and cheeses and sprinkle half this mixture over the onions. Use the back of a spoon to make 8 little nests in the mixture and crack an egg into each. Top with some salt and pepper and the remaining bread crumb and cheese mixture.
Bake for 5 min, or until the eggs are barely set; turn on the broiler
and brown the top for a min or so, but be careful not to overcook the
eggs. Serve hot or at room temperature.

Source: NY Times 12-29-99, Mark Bittman Posted by Michael Loo