I know Easter is long gone, and I did eggs recently, with these delicious suggestions, but I LOVE eggs, and something egg-related I keep seeing lately is bugging me, so you're going to have to put up with some further yolk talk, and I'll try to keep it brief.
Eggs, there are rules, one of those rules is that eggs used should be at room temperature, which of course they should; eggs are complex and delicate and cooking them from cold will impact upon the end result, plus eggs are really porous, you don't really want them rubbing shoulders with other high-flavour things.
What has been bugging me is that lately, 'advice' has been appearing on how to bring your eggs to room temperature. I would like to counter this, with my advice: do not store your eggs in the fridge. I keep mine on a counter-top, I've never stored eggs in the fridge, I've chilled them once or twice for recipe purposes, but my default egg position is out in the kitchen.
Now I don't know if this eggs-in-the-fridge thing is new, or if I've just noticed it, but I get my eggs from a local chicken keeper, and there are no storage instructions, and the eggs don't go near a fridge prior to me getting them.
I get a bit cranky when I see that boxes now have 'refrigerate after purchase'.
And buy your eggs free-range, local, and as fresh as you can get.
Better still, buy a chicken or 3 and have the BEST eggs ever.
Eggs, there are rules, one of those rules is that eggs used should be at room temperature, which of course they should; eggs are complex and delicate and cooking them from cold will impact upon the end result, plus eggs are really porous, you don't really want them rubbing shoulders with other high-flavour things.
What has been bugging me is that lately, 'advice' has been appearing on how to bring your eggs to room temperature. I would like to counter this, with my advice: do not store your eggs in the fridge. I keep mine on a counter-top, I've never stored eggs in the fridge, I've chilled them once or twice for recipe purposes, but my default egg position is out in the kitchen.
Now I don't know if this eggs-in-the-fridge thing is new, or if I've just noticed it, but I get my eggs from a local chicken keeper, and there are no storage instructions, and the eggs don't go near a fridge prior to me getting them.
I get a bit cranky when I see that boxes now have 'refrigerate after purchase'.
And buy your eggs free-range, local, and as fresh as you can get.
Better still, buy a chicken or 3 and have the BEST eggs ever.
Read on for one of my favourite sandwiches, Eggy Butty extraordinaire (invented title fresh from my own brain).
Egg onion and tomato sandwich. I like everything to be home-grown and home-made for this, but appreciate that isn't always possible, but, for the best sandwich, bake your bread, collect your eggs, make your mayo, and grow your mustard & cress and your tomatoes. Failing that, just do some of these things yourself, and pilfer from a dear friend or family member for the rest. Or, if you must, buy the best you can from a local producer. It is worth it.
You will need:
2 slices of you favourite bread, buttered lightly
1 hard boiled egg, chopped and mixed with a scant tsp mayonnaise and some salt and pepper
1 fresh tomato, thinly sliced
A couple of spring onions, sliced
A small handful of sprouted mustard and cress
Seasoning
You will need:
2 slices of you favourite bread, buttered lightly
1 hard boiled egg, chopped and mixed with a scant tsp mayonnaise and some salt and pepper
1 fresh tomato, thinly sliced
A couple of spring onions, sliced
A small handful of sprouted mustard and cress
Seasoning
Arrange sliced tomato on a slice of bread | 
Scatter with Mustard & Cress sprouts | 
Add spring onion to egg mix and spread this on top. |
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