Two Eggs On A Bed

I shouldn't be saying this on a food blog but you know how the best ideas strike you in those parts of the house where you have zilch access to a pen and paper? Or any typing-saving device? Yeah. Similarly, the best recipe inventions hit me on the head a few minutes before I am running off to work or when I am seriously far away from the comforts of my own kitchen.


Sucks.

But I try and do my best anyway. I am pretty awesome that way :p


This here, folksies, is a similar invention which was made in a tearing hurry on a working weekday. I call it Two Eggs In A Bed. While that might make you think of, er, interesting things, let's just stop at saying the results are delicious. Or at least, so says the egg-eating husband.


Make these. Because it is the right thing to do. And because I say so. I am the ultimate voice of reason. At least, I say so.

Name: Two Eggs On A Bed

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cooking Time: 7-10 minutes

Recipe Source: That part of me that gets sudden awesome ideas in the middle of the most inconvenient situations.

Serves: 1 person because you will be a greedy hog and refuse to share after one bite.

You need:

2 eggs (obviously)

2-3 whole spring onions, with the greens, chopped fine

1 green chilli, chopped fine

Parmesan or mozzarella cheese shavings (as many as you fancy but don't go overboard, yeah? Remember, I warned you)

Salt

Pepper

A dash of butter

Here's how you make it:

- Heat a frying pan, add a dash of butter. Once it melts and sizzles, add the chopped spring onions and green and chillies and saute.

- While the greens wilt, beat an egg lightly till bubbly. Bubbly is so weird now as an adjective for beaten eggs especially because you know there are a million Punjabi women called Bubbly. And a million more women otherwise who have Bubbly as their nickname. I just conjured up the weirdest image in my mind yo. Oh, add a dash of salt and pepper to this.

- Now pour the beaten bubbly (giggle!) egg on to the bed of spring onion greens. Which reminds me, create a bed on the frying pan with your spring onions. Pat them down flat in a way that they are all level and you can't see gaps that expose the pan below. Gotcha? Then pour the beaten egg on.

- Cook on low heat, covered.

- Flip when set, gently. I said gently again. I have by now said the word twice so don't look at me if you break it coz you were careless.

- Now lay out those parmesan or mozzarella shavings. Quickly crack the second egg onto the cheese. Season with salt and pepper lightly, cover, continue to cook on low heat. Four minutes I guess, maybe less.

- Open. The egg on top will have set and the whites will have melted into the gooey cheese. On a bed of spring onion greens and eggs. Two eggs on a bed. Capiche? Make please. There is no other way to live happily if you do not.