Eggsactly what I wanted
After the bad mojo was banished with the ethereal brioche I just didn’t feel like cooking. Its not that I didn’t want to eat, it’s just that I didn’t want to cook. On Monday I made a big pot of veggie soup and it was really good and satisfying. We ate that for 3 nights and then it was gone. Thursday found me craving a poached egg. Poached eggs are truly a perfect food…simple, satisfying, delicate, and good served alongside almost anything. Salad and bread are the usual standbys but since I’ve got quite a magnificent stockpile of potatoes I went with hash browns instead. Eggs are thought of as breakfast food here in the States but I think they make an excellent quick dinner.
Hash browns are simple to make and require only a good cast iron skillet, 1/2 a stick of butter, 4 red potatoes, scrubbed, and sliced with their skin on, salt, pepper, and a medium onion, sliced. The secret to perfect hash browns is to cook them on medium high heat and don’t add the onions until the potatoes have been in the skillet for about 10 minutes. Oh, don’t forget to salt those spuds well right after you put them in the pan, and then salt the onions too when they go in. Don’t over-stir or flip or whatever you do…the potatoes need to form a crisp, brown crust before you dislodge them. Ummmm, delicious brown, buttery, crispy, chewy, potatoes.
Poaching an egg is simple too. Bring salted water to a boil, reduce heat so it’s just a moderate simmer, add a dash of white vinegar, then crack your egg into the pan and let it sit until it’s done. Fish it out with a slotted spoon and enjoy.
The eggs were sourced from DreamFarm and the potatoes and onions from Vermont Valley. This post is part of the CLICK: show us your eggs food photography event. Check out the other entries here and vote for your favorite.
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eggs and potatoes are true comfort food. thanks for participating in CLICK.
Too much work for breakfast - absolutely perfect for a light supper!
That is exactly what I want just now! But soup it is, I will keep this for another night, might have to have baked beans too!
I come visit you a lot and hope others will too, so I have added you to my favourite food and drinks list on my blog.
Bee…thanks for CLICK it’s a great event.
Kaiez…add a glass of wine…it makes me feel french!
Holler, I just don’t get the bean thing at breakfast. Thanks for the linky love.
I could eat this anytime of the day–love runny yolks :)
You’ve got me craving eggs now! I think I need to do a breakfast post soon… or an eggs for dinner post…
Looks like my classic “heart attack” breakfast. It’s been so long, but I do love poached eggs and hashed browns, a good smokey bacon
You know, Goon hates hash browns. Weird huh? Even when he orders all day breakfasts from pubs, her’ll give the hash browns to me.
I can never manage decent poached eggs unless I havea whisk to give the water a good swirl beforehand. How do you manage it?
JEP, I have a love-hate thing with eggs…I love them until I hate them.
Brilynn, eggs for dinner is so easy.
Ed,I’ll take mine with a mimosa.
Ros, that’s silly of goon…does he other potatoes, besides mash?
Poaching eggs, I slow the simmer down so the water is still, the vinegar helps, and it might be the incredibly fresh eggs.