Birds' Nests

1. 4 medium potatoes.                                                       4. 1 egg yolk.
2. Salt and pepper.                                                           5. 2 eggs.
3. 30 g (1 oz) butter.                                                        6. Water.


Filling :-

1. 2 tablespoons milk.                                                                 3. 30 g (1 oz) butter.
2. 2 small pickled onions.                                                            4. Salt and pepper.


    Cook the potatoes and mash while hot. Season, add the butter and bind with egg yolk. Shape into small neat cakes, making a nest in the center of each. Beat up the two eggs, brush the cakes with a little of this and brown quickly in a hot oven. Add seasonings and finely chopped onions to the remaining egg. Melt the butter; add the milk and the egg mixture; stir over a gentle heat until lightly set. Pile quickly in the center of the potato nests. Dust alternate piles with cayenne pepper. Serve hot and garnish with watercress. The successful appearance of the dish depends on neat shaping and filling.