Now, about today's real juice... (no, not fruit jucie or veggie juice, and NO not battery juice... *roll eyes*
Food is the forever theme here, had a simple challenge this morning to make use of overdue residents of fridge land to make brunch for one. And the rules states to be nothing to meaty, cos i have been feasting whole week and cant really take in so much meat any more. Then i have been warned by the royal chef that today's lunch is gonna be tomato based pasta. So there goes my option to make
Spaghetti aglio e olio - out the window. :(
So, i took one step at a time... checking on what i have:
- Leftover frozen diced uncooked bacon (*Priority to clear)
- Cucumber (*Priority to clear)
- Tomatoes(*Priority to clear)
- Egg (*Use sparingly, only left 4)
- Canned whole mushrooms (*Use sparingly, royal chef may need for pasta lunchie)
- Long overdue dried oregano
- Daiso Rice Vinegar
- Garlic
Here goes the delayed telecast of thought events log.
1. Leftover frozen diced uncooked bacon tossed into cold pan, the turn on fire to smallest and lid it.
2. Minced garlic to quantity of my desire, and set aside.
3. Pan had heated up, bacon had defrosted and there is liquid from the melting of frost & bacon fats.
4. Throw in the minced garlic and keep it lid on.
5. Open canned whole mushrooms, diced half for my use and remaining sliced for royal chef.
6. Pan open lid to mix around a little, make sure bacon is cooked (regardless steams or fried).
7. Throw in the diced mushrooms and put lid back on.
8. Diced the tomatoes and throw into pan, with oregano + salt & pepper.
9. STIR & MIX.
* Everything seems pretty much cooked... Seems like missing a star lead huh? *
10. Flatten all the stuff into level plain and crack egg on top, add a table spoon of water to side of pan, giving some liquid for steaming top of egg with lid covered. Turn off fire if egg whites has settled, if egg yolk or some white still like under done, keep lid on and let the remaining heat in the pan too cook them.
* Err... cucumbers??? diced salad again? boring... blah... need something to tingle... tangy!
11. Cut 1 jap. cucumber into 4 sections, 2 sections thinly sliced and place flat in plate. Pour little rice vinegar to form small shallow ponding to cover half the height of the green slices, and add sugar to balance the sour. Check plate should not have liquid more than a teaspoon sized.
*No salt in this pickling, cos bacon is salty and the pan has been seasoned with salt & pepper already!
12. Remaining section to cut into small dice pieces, take half and put on top of pickled cucumber in plate; keep the rest for other uses.
*Non pickled cucmber can add additional crunch & refreshing taste, and can help to lightening the tangy from pickled cucumbers when mixed it all up.
13. Once egg is done, transfer everything on top of the cucumber mixture with the egg in the centre. Fill the mushrooms, tomatoes, bacon, garlic around the egg.
14. Serve & enjoyed.
15. The creation of CUCUMBER HASH WITH AN EGG.
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