Classics & home cooking
Classic mustard celebration
Mustard celebrations are one of those simple classics that still immediately bring back childhood memories. Creamy mustard sauce, boiled eggs and potatoes - that's all you often need for really good home cooking.
Timing
- Preparation: approx. 10 minutes
- Cook eggs: 8-10 minutes
- Sauce: approx. 8 minutes over low heat
- Total time: approx. 25 minutes
Estimated nutrition
per serving · Calculated for 4 servings.
- Energy
- ≈ 280 kcal
- Protein
- ≈ 15.9 g
- Carbohydrates
- ≈ 13.6 g
- Fat
- ≈ 17.6 g
Approximate values based on the listed ingredients. Brands, cheese, portion size and preparation can change the values.
Calculation basis
Item weights and household measures are estimated. Unless specified: milk with 1.5% fat, cream with 30% fat and Gouda cheese. Optional ingredients, small amounts of seasoning and separately listed side dishes are excluded. For imprecise entries, the amounts below and comparable reference products are assumed. For alternatives, the first listed ingredient is used. Cooking losses have not been measured.
Quantity assumptions and ingredient mapping
- 6 eggs · ≈ 300.0 g
- 2-3 tbsp medium hot mustard · ≈ 37.5 g
- 1 tsp sugar · ≈ 4.0 g
The midpoint was used for quantity ranges.
Matvaretabellen: Mattilsynet · Santa Maria
Food data: Max Rubner-Institut, BLS 4.0 (2025), CC BY 4.0. Calculated and rounded for this recipe. BLS 4.0 · CC BY 4.0
Ingredients
- 6 eggs
- 40g butter
- 40g flour
- 500 ml milk
- 2-3 tbsp medium hot mustard
- 1 tsp sugar
- Salt
- pepper
- Potatoes as a side dish
Instructions
- Depending on size, boil eggs hard for 8 to 10 minutes, rinse and peel.
- Melt butter, stir in flour and pour in milk while stirring.
- Simmer the sauce over low heat for 5 to 8 minutes until creamy.
- Season with mustard, sugar, salt, pepper and, if desired, a little nutmeg.
- Halve the eggs or place them whole in the sauce and let them simmer for 2 minutes.
- Serve with boiled or jacket potatoes.
