HAPPY EGGS WITH MEL ALAFACI
INGREDIENTS
- Vegetable oil or cooking spray (not olive oil)
- 2 tablespoons chopped/diced bacon OR prosciutto/pancetta OR speck OR chorizo sausage OR mushrooms (you choose)
- 2 tablespoons chopped onions OR Spinach OR spring onion OR zucchini OR tomato
- 3-4 fresh free-range eggs
- 1 pinch of pepper to season
- 1 tablespoon grated cheddar
- Pecorino or Parmesan (optional)
- Drizzle of truffle oil, and extra virgin olive oil (optional)
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In my quest for the laziest YET sexiest eggs, this has become one of my best inventions.
Almost a cross between an omelette and a fried egg- but the best of both!
Omelettes have the privilege of having a filing to make them a bit sexier.
Fried eggs are okay, but the large expanse of tasteless egg white ls just not my favourite.
With this recipe, the white will be loaded with amazing flavour, colour and texture and will look ten bucks more expensive. Also, unless you have a fabulous pan, omelettes can make your language very bad when they stick and break and Just don’t turn out. Literally.
So, try my happy eggs, you can change the filing’ to whatever you like.
l give you a few ideas and let you happy egg all by yourself! Enjoy.
You will need a small to medium frying pan with a lid for this recipe.
Heat and grease the frying pan well with the cooking spray. You DO NOT want to underdo the oiling and risk all your ingredients sticking. Place the diced bacon (or speck, chorizo or mushrooms) in the pan and let them go crisp and brown and flavoursome. Add the second ingredient (onion, spring onion or zucchini) and cook while stirring for about a minute until soft.
Now spread it evenly around the pan.
Crack the eggs over this deliciousness and then turn the heat to medium, put the lid on the pan and let those eggs cook through to the doneness you like: soft, medium or hard.
Season with pepper oil, and it’s ready to serve!
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