Turning Childhood Egg Dishes into Grown Up Dishes with Tabasco
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| Tabasco comes in a size and strength to suit everyone! |
When I was younger eggs were not my favourite food, in fact following a
rather unfortunate accident with a rotten bird’s egg I hated them! For years I
wouldn’t touch an egg in any form but time heals and makes the brain forget and
gradually I got back into eating eggs for breakfast and brunch.
rather unfortunate accident with a rotten bird’s egg I hated them! For years I
wouldn’t touch an egg in any form but time heals and makes the brain forget and
gradually I got back into eating eggs for breakfast and brunch.
I still can’t stand any runny yellow yolk in my eggs but two of the
recipes I have grown to love are listed below along with a little bit of
Tabasco sauce to help them grow up into more adult meals.
I have been challenged by Tabasco sauces to give my breakfast/brunch egg
dishes a bit of a perk up and hopefully you will reach for the Tabasco sauce
next time you fancy ‘going to work on an egg’.
I was a Girl Scout (Girl Guide in the UK) and on our annual camping trip
and due to lack of cooking methods we would use a frying pan over a small
camping stove to cook the egg and the toast at the same time. I made this over the years for my children
and we called it ‘A Camping Egg’ and I am sure other people have different
names for it.
and due to lack of cooking methods we would use a frying pan over a small
camping stove to cook the egg and the toast at the same time. I made this over the years for my children
and we called it ‘A Camping Egg’ and I am sure other people have different
names for it.
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Basically heat up your frying pan and add only a
little butter.
Basically heat up your frying pan and add only a
little butter.
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Using a small circular or heart shape cookie cutter cut the middle
out of a slice of bread.
Using a small circular or heart shape cookie cutter cut the middle
out of a slice of bread.
· Spread some butter on the whole piece of bread
(temporarily put the circle back into the middle of the slice).
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Place the bread, butter side down in the frying pan
(without the middle circle) and place the middle circle alongside it also
butter side down.
Place the bread, butter side down in the frying pan
(without the middle circle) and place the middle circle alongside it also
butter side down.
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Crack a medium egg into the middle circle of the
slice of bread and cook until the yolk is cooked to your liking. I personally
like it very well cooked.
Crack a medium egg into the middle circle of the
slice of bread and cook until the yolk is cooked to your liking. I personally
like it very well cooked.
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Add a splash of Tabasco sauce (my current favourite
is the Smoke Chipotle)
Add a splash of Tabasco sauce (my current favourite
is the Smoke Chipotle)
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Turn over the bread with the egg in the middle and
cook the other side for 1-2 minutes.
Turn over the bread with the egg in the middle and
cook the other side for 1-2 minutes.
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Serve on a place and place the cut out circle of
bread back in place!
Serve on a place and place the cut out circle of
bread back in place!
And you have a fried egg and a piece of toast all in one.
A second recipe that I like to do, especially if I have weekend guests,
is to
is to
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Preheat the oven and lightly spray the insides of a
6 or 12 cup muffin pan.
Preheat the oven and lightly spray the insides of a
6 or 12 cup muffin pan.
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Place one or two slices of streaky bacon (smoked is
particularly nice) in each muffin well.
Place one or two slices of streaky bacon (smoked is
particularly nice) in each muffin well.
·
Put a spoonful of wilted and seasoned spinach into
each muffin well on top of the bacon.
Put a spoonful of wilted and seasoned spinach into
each muffin well on top of the bacon.
·
Crack an egg on top of the spinach, lightly season
and add a drop or two of your favourite Tabasco sauce on top.
Crack an egg on top of the spinach, lightly season
and add a drop or two of your favourite Tabasco sauce on top.
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Cover the tops with the overhanging bacon slices
and bake in the oven for about 8-10 minutes (again depending on how runny you
like the yolk of your egg)
Cover the tops with the overhanging bacon slices
and bake in the oven for about 8-10 minutes (again depending on how runny you
like the yolk of your egg)
· Carefully place two or three egg ‘muffins’ on each
plate and garnish with a slice of tomato on the side. (you could also sprinkle
a drop or two of the same Tabasco sauce you used on the eggs if you like).
plate and garnish with a slice of tomato on the side. (you could also sprinkle
a drop or two of the same Tabasco sauce you used on the eggs if you like).
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If you like you can drizzle some hollandaise sauce,
Greek yoghurt or a tahini sauce over the eggs just before serving.
If you like you can drizzle some hollandaise sauce,
Greek yoghurt or a tahini sauce over the eggs just before serving.
Basically adding Tabasco sauce to any of your favourite egg recipes will
give them a really grown up flavour.
give them a really grown up flavour.
I like the idea of the cut out heart in the middle. I am huge fan of tabasco and even take it on holiday with me to spice up my food.
I am getting more and more addicted to it, going to the States in a couple of weeks and they have more varieties so excited to try them!
We call these Holy Eggs & they are a favourite cooked over a campfire, never added Tobasco to them though. Will have to give that a go!
Janie x
I seem to put Tabasco on everything these days!!
I like your egg toast recipe, very cute and perfect for hubbies' birthday this month. I love tabasco and could put it on everything.
It's cute when you put the heart shape back on and then they lift it to reveal the fried egg!