Chorizo and Soft-Boiled Egg breakfast

The Single Serving

    I have become a real big fan of chorizo in the past few months (as you can see, many of the past recipes have it as an ingredient). I used real pork chorizo this time, as opposed to last time I used turkey chorizo (Lentil-Kale-Chorizo-Winter Stew). There wasn't enough of the flavor I was looking for with the turkey option, and I found that using the real deal this time made a world of difference. I got this recipe originally from the BBC but I hate green beans, and the original called for that.  Feel free to spice up this with another crisp green, but I couldn't think of another vegetable. Also, I am trying to cut out unnecessary carbs, so the baby potatoes were out. This recipe was designed to be much fancier but alas, I am not trying to impress anyone with anything besides taste.

Confession- the first time I tried to make this, my egg exploded. Turns out I didn't know how to boil an egg (please don't judge me too hard). So I called my Nana, and she told me what to do. Worked like a charm. 

Three ingredients- that's it!

Poke a hole in the egg so it doesn't explode

Slice the chorizo

Fry the chorizo

Boil the egg correctly

Both sides fried

Run egg under cold water so it stops cooking

Perfect little brunch for one!

mmmmm soft-boiled eggs, meat, and coffee

Chorizo and Soft-Boiled Egg  Recipe:

     Ingredients-

     1 egg
     half a link of chorizo
     drop of white vinegar
  

     How To-

Boil the egg-  Poke a hole with a needle into the top of the egg. Using only cold water, start boiling the water. Place the egg in the pot and add a drop of vinegar (helps with the egg not exploding). When the water starts boiling, for a soft-boiled egg (as shown), start the timer for 5 minutes. Remove egg when timer goes off and place under cool water so it doesn't keep cooking.

While the egg is boiling, slice up the chorizo and place the links in a frying pan on medium heat. About a minute or two on each side will give it a nice fried flavor. When both are done, shell the egg by gently rolling it on a hard surface and peeling. Slice up and place with chorizo. Serve with a steaming cup of joe!

Enjoy!

Thoughts:

I think these two ingredients stood on their own without the original green beans and baby potatoes. It was filling and tasty and perfect on a Sunday morning. 

Egg & Broccoli Rice Pilaf

I think this was Nana's at some point- I'm not sure if she gave it to me because I relate to Martha or the Bitch....hmmm

     Tonight, I am racing a deadline at work for an archaeological conference presentation I have to make in January (see my presentation abstracts here).  I also forgot to take meat out last night.  Thus, I found a box of Trader Joe's rice pilaf/orzo and I had some frozen broccoli florets and a egg.  Feel free to use real broccoli here, I just prefer only the florets  and the cheapest least wasteful way to do that is to buy them frozen. Since it's very hard to open a box of rice (or similar product) without using the whole thing, I did get leftovers of the pilaf from this recipe- however the other ingredients are geared for ONE SERVING.

I really love Kikkoman Soy Sauce; too bad it's not medicine

Butter is melted, rice and seasoning are stirred, water is added

Pot is brought to a boil and then let to simmer, covered

Delicious pilaf

In retrospect, I remembered I always add garlic salt and lemon juice when I cook broccoli (it might be the only way I know)

Splash lemon juice and pour the garlic salt generously

One scrambled egg coming right up

The Single Serving

Drizzled in soy sauce

Egg & Broccoli Rice Pilaf Recipe:

     Ingredients-

 2 tbs, Butter

2 cups, Water

1 box, preferred brand of Rice Pilaf

1 tbs, Lemon Juice

1 tbs, Garlic Salt

1 Egg

1/3 cup, chopped broccoli

Splash of Soy Sauce

     How To-

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium low heat.  Add the contents of the rice box (rice and seasoning) and stir well. Slowly bring this to a boil, and add the water.  Let simmer for about 20 minutes or until the rice has absorbed all the water. About 10 minutes into the pilaf cooking, start on the broccoli.  Add the chopped florets to a separate skillet on medium heat.  Douse with lemon juice and garlic salt. Let broccoli cook for 5-7 min, occasionally stirring and adding a pinch more garlic salt.  Put the broccoli in a plate and scramble the egg in the same pan.  Both meals should be done cooking simultaneously. Mix up with soy sauce and serve!

Thoughts:

This was really unexpectedly delicious. I thought it would be a decent meal thrown together at the last minute. Yet despite the few ingredients, the flavors were very explosive. Would easily make again.  Plus, protein from the egg.