Even when I make this for more than one dinner in a row, I can never remember how long it takes to broil. Here's what happens. The egg mixture will puff and brown on top and I think it is done and pull it out because of my fear of burnt eggs. Then I notice there is still a lot of liquid egg on top under the brown part, sigh, reset the broiler and put the pan back in. When the egg is puffy and nothing moves--meaning I've got a solid now, not any liquid left--I take it out, admire how pretty it is, invert it on a plate, cut it into sixths (my Pizza Hut training comes in handy here) and eat it with some rice and vegetables. So good and delicious!
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Egg Puff
Of late, I've been eating this delightful concoction for dinner. It is essentially the same ingredients as scrambled eggs (3 eggs scrambled, a bit of fat for the pan and some salt and pepper) but tastes so very, very different.
Here's what I do: I scramble the eggs, salt and pepper together while my smallest cast iron skillet is heating on the stove. Then I add some fat (I'm currently partial to sesame oil) to the pan and swirl it around and let it heat for a bit. Then I add the eggs. I don't stir the eggs, but instead rotate the pan after a bit because my burner doesn't cook evenly. Often this is a time for me to pine for a gas stove. After it looks like the bottom is set (but not burnt! Burnt eggs are dreadful!) I take the pan over to the toaster oven, set it to broil and let it get to broiling.
Even when I make this for more than one dinner in a row, I can never remember how long it takes to broil. Here's what happens. The egg mixture will puff and brown on top and I think it is done and pull it out because of my fear of burnt eggs. Then I notice there is still a lot of liquid egg on top under the brown part, sigh, reset the broiler and put the pan back in. When the egg is puffy and nothing moves--meaning I've got a solid now, not any liquid left--I take it out, admire how pretty it is, invert it on a plate, cut it into sixths (my Pizza Hut training comes in handy here) and eat it with some rice and vegetables. So good and delicious!
Of course, if I fried up some potatoes before adding the egg mixture, or put some greens in there I would have a fritatta, but that is somehow not as transcendent as three eggs scrambled, then puffed.
Even when I make this for more than one dinner in a row, I can never remember how long it takes to broil. Here's what happens. The egg mixture will puff and brown on top and I think it is done and pull it out because of my fear of burnt eggs. Then I notice there is still a lot of liquid egg on top under the brown part, sigh, reset the broiler and put the pan back in. When the egg is puffy and nothing moves--meaning I've got a solid now, not any liquid left--I take it out, admire how pretty it is, invert it on a plate, cut it into sixths (my Pizza Hut training comes in handy here) and eat it with some rice and vegetables. So good and delicious!
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Perfect for meatless Lent. We might give this a try. I just made a collard, brussel sprout, mushroom fritatta. Yum! Barbie used to make fritattas for us at least once a week for dinner. So they always bring back memories.
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