Starbucks Bacon & Egg Bites

(Makes 4 egg bites)

Source: "https://www.brit.co/sous-vide-egg-bites"

Equipment:
large pot Amazon
sous-vide circulator Amazon
blender
small, wide-mouthed 4-ounce Mason jars Amazon
culinary torch (optional)

Ingredients:
Qty Meas Desc
1/4 CCottage Cheese
4 Eggs
1/4 CShredded Monterey Jack Cheese.
2 pinchesKosher Salt
4 slicesbacon
1/4 CShredded Gruyere cheese + more for topping
2 dasheshot sauce (optional)
non-stick spray
Directions:
1 Fill a pot with water. Attach the sous vide.
1 set SousVide to 167˚F for 35 minutes.
2 Meanwhile, add cottage cheese, eggs, Monterey cheese, salt, and hot sauce into a blender, and blend until purée forms.
3 Grease 4 small, wide-mouthed Mason jars with cooking spray.
4 Halve each piece of bacon into a “v.” Place each piece onto the bottom of each jar. It’s okay if bacon wraps around edges of jars. Sprinkle gruyere over bacon.
5 Divide egg mixture into jars, filling to the line.
5.5Screw lids on jar.
6 Use tongs to place jars into the sous vide pot.
6.5Sous vide eggs until they are completely set.
7 Guide a butter knife around the edges of the jar to loosen the eggs from the sides, flip them over onto a plate to remove.
8 If you prefer the tops to be crispy, either set them in the oven on a sheet pan to broil, or melt cheese on top using a culinary torch.