Princess Diana's go-to 'comfort food' lunch she 'requested once a week' from royal chef

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Princess Diana's favourite lunch recipe has been revealed by a former royal chef who served the Firm for 15 years.Darren McGrady previously opened up about the late Princess of Wales' go to dish, to mark what would have been her 60th birthday in a touching video posted on his YouTube channel.The culinary expert shared fond details of Diana's love for "comfort foods" and how she enjoyed these down-to-earth dishes with her sons William and Harry, the Express reports.McGrady disclosed that "one of her favourite meals" was a simple yet satisfying eggs Suzette, primarily a baked potato finished with eggs.

According to McGrady, he said: "Egg Suzette - you can see why it was one of Princess Diana's favourites. She requested it at least once a week."He also commented on Diana's attraction to dishes that embodied both simplicity and decadence, noting: "She loved that poached egg on top, a little hollandaise sauce and some spinach on the bottom."Here are all the ingredients you need and step by step instructions on how to make this tasty dish.Serves two: The potato shell The filling Hollandaise sauce Demonstrating how to create the dish with a tutorial, the chef explained the preparation begins by baking a raw jacket potato until it is perfectly tender, then allowing it to cool after removing it from the oven.

An essential step involves cutting a deep slit along the top of the potato to create two halves before scooping out the fluffy insides into a separate bowl, leaving the crisp skin intact to later fill with the other components.

McGrady underscores the importance of preserving the skin as the robust container for the remaining ingredients. Into the soft mound of potato goes a knob of butter, a glaze of egg yolk, and a