This might sound cheap or declassé, but after I’ve beaten an egg and used it for an egg wash (say, for a bread or pretzel recipe) it pains me to flush the remainder down the sink. So I eat it. I throw it in the microwave for about a minute, sprinkle some salt on it, and eat it with a fork, just like civilized people would.
(After all, a pre-dinner boost of protein is a good thing, right? It prevents me from biting someone’s head off during A Very Trying Time.)
I did this again the other day. Sarah saw what I did, and asked what I was doing. So I told her about my short cut egg. This was, in fact, the way I used to make egg sandwiches in my university days. It takes exactly two minutes and makes a very cheap meal.
- 1. Break egg in dish, add splash of milk if available (I couldn’t often afford milk so I didn’t always have it on hand.)
- 2. Beat it around with fork.
- 3. Pop into the microwave and nuke until cooked all the way through (this part takes about a minute).
- 4. Slide onto toasted bread. Top with slice of cheese (if available) and/or second slice of bread (if available).
I had a perfect shallow bowl I used just for this purpose. It was one I had, um, borrowed from the university cafeteria and never returned. If I nuked the egg in this dish it ended up round once it was cooked and fit perfectly on a piece of sliced bread.
Sarah was admiring my egginabowl so I gave it to her. She liked it, and declared it to be the best scrambled egg she’d ever eaten (?). What’s more, she made one for herself this morning. Had I known she would have liked it I would have made it two years ago. Or more. Kids are so funny that way, aren’t they?
