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Post by kungfuzu on Jul 26, 2019 10:06:24 GMT -8
After having such a heavy supper last night, I decided to go easy on the meat for lunch. I made myself an egg sandwich which turned out to be delicious.
I cracked 3 eggs into a small bowl, and added freshly ground black pepper and salt. I then added a teaspoon of fresh S.E. Asian style chili sauce which a local restaurant makes from fresh red jalapenos, vinegar and one or two other ingredients. (Since you will not be able to use this, use Tabasco or another hot sauce which you like.)
I then took a small frying pan and added about a half-tablespoon of butter and a little olive oil.
I let the pan heat up and when the butter started to bubble, I added 1 thin slice of Genoa Salami, which I had cut into small pieces of about 1/4 - 1/2 inch each. I let these cook until they started to shrink and release some of their fat.
I took the bowl of eggs which I had already whipped vigorously and poured them into the pan.
I let the concoction firm slightly and then took a fork and dragged the tongs quickly through the cooking eggs, in order to start forming curds. I did not want an omelette.
While the eggs were still mostly liquid, I took 1 or 2 tablespoons of chopped onion and garlic chives and sprinkled them onto the eggs and then started stirring the eggs once more.
The next step depends on how well done one likes their scrambled eggs. I like my well done, not wet.
Once I saw the eggs were almost well done, I took the pan off the heat and kept stirring the eggs for a few seconds. I then put the pan on a cool surface.
On the side, I had prepared two slices of sourdough bread by spreading mayonnaise on both sides. I then spooned the hot eats onto the bread and added more freshly ground black pepper. Immediately after this, I took a slice of Swiss Cheese and laid it in the warm frying pan. I let it soften for a about 30 seconds and then put it on top of the scrambled eggs.
I cut the resultant creation in half and sat down to enjoy it. I have to admit I was very pleased with the result. The only thing which I might change the next time I make this sandwich is that I will use 2 eggs instead of 3.
Try it!
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Post by timothylane on Jul 26, 2019 10:36:08 GMT -8
Sounds good. I had bacon-and-egg or fried egg sandwiches when I was young on rare occasion. I've also had various fast food breakfast sandwiches, such as the Burger King croissandwich (probably my favorite). One breakfast they occasionally serve here in a croissant sandwich with a sausage patty and a slice of cheese. No eggs, but I have them added on the side. Very nice. (The beverages are orange juice and hot tea, just as they are for every breakfast I have here. In fact, I have hot tea with every meal here.)
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Post by Brad Nelson on Jul 26, 2019 10:38:05 GMT -8
It does indeed sound good.
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Post by kungfuzu on Jul 26, 2019 10:51:08 GMT -8
I have become an "expert" in eggs. There are so many possibilities for delicious dishes and I enjoy trying out new things. One can rarely go wrong. Maybe that's why I chose eggs as my field of expertise.
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Post by Brad Nelson on Jul 26, 2019 10:56:24 GMT -8
Eggactly.
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Post by kungfuzu on Jul 26, 2019 11:01:31 GMT -8
Ugggh. I'll see you and raise you half a dozen.
One of the hazards of Eggspertise in eggs.
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Post by Brad Nelson on Jul 26, 2019 11:57:00 GMT -8
There was a young fellow named Humpty
Who fell earthward onto his rumpty
It sure hurt like hell
The yolk and the shell
But Kung had him for breakfast, ’twas scrumpty.
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Post by timothylane on Jul 26, 2019 12:01:38 GMT -8
Well, I hope Humpty was hard-boiled. Otherwise KFZ would probably find it rather troublesome and messy getting the egg into the pan.
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Post by kungfuzu on Jul 26, 2019 12:42:16 GMT -8
Thanks, for my laugh of the day.
There once was a fabulous egg Could match him with fowl's wing or leg When scrambled delicious Soft boiled quite nutritious With bacon for him I would beg.
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Post by timothylane on Jul 26, 2019 12:51:53 GMT -8
I don't like runny yolks, so I prefer my eggs hard-boiled, hard-fried, scrambled but not runny, or as an omelet. Those are quite enough options. At the nursing home they're generally scrambled, with occasionally an omelet or a hard-boiled egg. Elizabeth would scramble them with cheese, mushrooms, and sometimes ham added. (She knew my tastes, and fortunately shared them reasonably well.)
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Post by kungfuzu on Jul 26, 2019 13:10:20 GMT -8
I can take runny yokes or hard yokes, but I cannot eat a fried egg when even a little bit of the white is not cooked.
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Post by Brad Nelson on Jul 26, 2019 17:04:21 GMT -8
A conservative should like hard-boiled, all things considered.
I usually scramble mine. Nothing fancy. When the night before I’ve had a good hike or bike, I get pregnancy-like cravings for protein the next morning. So scrambled eggs it is. Three x-large ones. I really should do something fancier than just a dash or two of Tabasco. But you know how it is.
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Post by timothylane on Jul 26, 2019 17:53:35 GMT -8
Well, I don't know about that conservative preference for hard-boiled. Dashiell Hammett was certainly well out in left field, and I suspect most of the other writers were as well. You really show the seamy side of life. Not denying that many of these are good stories, admittedly. Mickey Spillane may have been an exception (Ayn Rand was a big fan).
Oh, wait, you're still talking about eggs. Yes, I definitely prefer hard-boiled eggs to soft-boiled. I think 3 eggs may have been what Elizabeth generally used when we had them (usually once a week). Or was it 4? It's been a while, and of course it was for 2 people. I do recall that when we had bacon, she took 3 strips and cut them each into 3 pieces, giving me 5 and herself 4.
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Post by kungfuzu on Jul 26, 2019 19:28:04 GMT -8
For those who like a bright yellow yoke in their hard-boiled eggs, do the following:
1. Place eggs in pan and cover with water till water is about an inch over the eggs.
2. Place pan on burner and bring to a roiling boil.
3. Take pan off the burner and place on cool surface.
4. Place lid on pan to cover eggs and water and let sit.
5. After waiting 12 to 13 minutes, pour off hot water and rinse eggs in cool water. I will sometimes use ice water for this.
You will have beautifully boiled eggs without the unattractive grey-green color surrounding the yokes. And there will be no sulfurous smell.
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Post by Brad Nelson on Jul 27, 2019 8:22:02 GMT -8
There once was a gentleman boiler
Who cooked his own eggs without broiler
He said 3-minute eggs
Are for Cretins and feggs
For eggacting ways, he was a toiler
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Post by timothylane on Jul 27, 2019 8:53:55 GMT -8
I seem to recall that when I boiled eggs (a very long time ago), it was a lot longer than 3 or even 5 minutes. I also recall a Blondie cartoon in which Dagwood decided he wanted a 4-minute egg. It didn't say what the results were.
Fortunately, when they serve hard-boiled eggs here, they remove the shells before serving them. A lot of people here would probably have a hard time peeling eggs.
And then there are deviled eggs, which I rather like. My mother presumably made them herself, but as an adult I bought them at a store. That didn't happen very often, since there were other things I had as higher priorities on picnics -- which were rare anyway, mostly being FOSFA club picnics in the culvert underneath Newburg Road in Tyler Park. It had the virtue of being secure from rainfall. Except one time when the rain was so heavy that the water cascaded down the steps from the high end to the low one. It was an interesting sight (we called it "the cascades of Tyler Park"), and keeping out of the water wasn't easy. (Except for Sue Young. She was dancing around in the water.)
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Post by kungfuzu on Jul 28, 2019 7:19:03 GMT -8
I opened a flask of Brunello
He turned out a wonderful fellow
Hints of cherries and roses
That tickled our noses
What's more he was wonderfully mellow.
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Post by Brad Nelson on Jul 30, 2019 8:58:26 GMT -8
Written before, during, or after imbibing?
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Post by kungfuzu on Jul 30, 2019 11:23:16 GMT -8
Long after, in fond memory thereof.
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Post by Brad Nelson on Jul 30, 2019 12:08:05 GMT -8
I finally did get around to eating breakfast this morning. The were slightly Kungian-influenced. I scrambled some eggs and rolled them up in a wheat burrito. Included were a few healthy dashes of regular Tobasco sauce, as usual. The Kungian aspect was that I did not stop there. No, I did not dice up some fresh tomatoes. No, I did not take some thin slices from an avocado or add in diced onions. No bits of a green bell pepper. But I did add some salsa. That gave a quick tomato flavor to it and a little heat as well. (Tobasco is more flavor than heat.)  |
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