Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 5 minutes

The skin of new Ile-de-Ré potatoes is so thin and delicate that there's no point peeling them! The flesh is fine and soft, but stands up to cooking, while its sweet-savory flavor is unmatched.

Choose medium-sized oval potatoes for this recipe - in other words, shaped like an egg so that you can place it in an egg cup.

1. Wash the potatoes under running water; steam them for a few minutes or cook them in boiling water. Drain. 
2. Cut off the top of each potato, as you would a soft-boiled egg.   
3. Hollow out each potato and crack an egg inside.
4. Put the potato in the oven for a few minutes. 
5. Prepare some buttered toast fingers; serve everything hot, sprinkled with aromatic herbs.