Jack's heartbreak eggs

Name: Jack's heartbreak eggs
Total time: 600 s
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 eggs (free-range if poss!); leftover fried potatoes + leeks; 2 slices bread (my mum's wholemeal used here)

Malou Herkes @malouherkes

London

My brother is home for Christmas and as he's suffering from a bit of heartbreak and not making time to cook or eat, I made him some eggs for breakfast. I found some leftover cubed potatoes and leeks from Boxing Day and put those in the pan too which he liked very much.

This is a very simple recipe...not a recipe really but a reminder to use up leftovers and to make time to cook to eat, or at least to eat, if it cheers the soul a little 😘

Ps. I cooked the egg yolks too long for Jack's liking, which reminded me I had forgotten to turn the heat down after crisping up the bottoms, and cover the pan so they could cook slowly, so I'll add that here.

This is a very simple recipe...not a recipe really but a reminder to use up leftovers and to make time to cook to eat, or at least to eat, if it cheers the soul a little 😘

Malou Herkes @malouherkes

London

This is a very simple recipe...not a recipe really but a reminder to use up leftovers and to make time to cook to eat, or at least to eat, if it cheers the soul a little 😘

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Ingredients

10 minutes

1 serving

2eggs (free-range if poss!)
leftover fried potatoes + leeks
2 slicesbread (my mum's wholemeal used here)

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Steps

10 minutes

1

Put a frying pan on a medium-high heat with a splash of oil.
2

Once hot, crack in the eggs, season with sea salt and black pepper, and cook for about a minute so they get a bit crisp underneath.
3

Turn the heat down a little. You can add some leftover cooked potatoes and leeks, or even Brussels sprouts or any Christmas veg leftovers. Chuck in some turkey, go mad!
4

Cover the pan and cook gently until the whites are opaque and the yolks cooked to you (or your brother's) liking.
5

Eat immediately on buttered toast.

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Malou Herkes @malouherkes

on December 27, 2021 11:45

London

A passionate home-cook, food writer and lover of leftovers. Inspired by forgotten, frugal dishes. Writing at: https://theforgottenpantry.substack.com/