Sausage, Pepper, and Onion Frittata

Sausage, Pepper, and Onion Frittata

Sounds really good, a twist on the favorite of Sausage, Peppers, and Onion. Link to the shortcut is listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Breakfast, Lunch, Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 250 grams Italian sausage, OR make from a shortcut
  • 8 eggs
  • 1 large onion, halved, thinly sliced
  • 2 bell peppers, your choice of color, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 Mozzarella Cheese, shredded or cubed, optional
  • 2 teaspoons fresh oregano leaves, chopped, optional
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your broiler. In a large oven proof skillet (cast iron would be ideal), heat 1 tablespoon of the oil. Cook the sausage over high heat, breaking it apart with your spatula into 1 inch pieces or so, until browned, about 5 minutes. Remove to a plate.
  • To the same pan, add the remaining oil. Cook the onion and peppers over medium heat, scrapping up any brown bits from the bottom of the pan, until very soft and caramelized, about 10 minutes.
  • While the onion and peppers are cooking, in a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs with salt and pepper to your liking until the yolk and whites are very well combined.
  • Add the sausage back to the pan, season with salt and pepper to your liking and spread out in an even layer. Reduce the heat to low and pour the eggs over the sausage and vegetables, making sure the pan is evenly coated with eggs.
  • Cook until the sides are set and there’s just a shallow layer of uncooked eggs on the top, 5 minutes. Sprinkle the mozzarella and oregano over the top, if using, and transfer the pan to the broiler. Cook for 2 minutes, until the top is cooked and beginning to lightly brown.
  • Remove from the oven and allow the frittata to sit in the pan for 5 minutes before slicing. Cut into wedges and serve alongside a simple salad as breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

Notes

Low cost, if making the sausage from ground chicken, even less cost.
Shortcut: Italian Sausage.
Adapted from an internet recipe.
Moroccan Eggs

Moroccan Eggs

Also known as Shakshuka. This can be a breakfast, lunch, or dinner dish. I will have to try this version.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Breakfast, Lunch, Main Dish
Cuisine Mediterranean
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 can whole tomatoes, drained, reserve juice, and chopped
  • 6 spring onions, sliced
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon honey, if needed
  • 3 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
  • 4 eggs
  • 4 cloves garlic, smashed and minced
  • pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions
 

  • Pour the olive oil into a small to medium non stick or cast iron pan over medium heat. Cook the spring onion until softened, then add the garlic, cayenne, and cumin. Next add the tomatoes, salt and pepper, and a bit of tomato juice from the can as well if you desire. Add the honey if the tomatoes are not sweet enough to your taste. Simmer for 15 minutes until the mixture thickens a bit.
  • Once mixture is thickened, crack one egg in each quarter of the skillet. Spread the whites with a fork so that they cover the surface more evenly if you desire. Cover with a lid (I use a glass lid so I can see what is happening) for about 2-3 minutes to set the eggs to your liking. Serve garnished with cilantro and warm fresh bread on the side.

Notes

Low cost, under $1 per serving, easily.
Provided courtesy of good friend, Stephen Connell.
United States.
Green Eggs & Ham

Green Eggs & Ham

Just for fun, and to mark the milestone of reaching 1,000 recipes, Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs & Ham. When I reach 2,000 recipes I may make a recipe for One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish. It is just Deviled Eggs and ham slices.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Servings 2 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 4 hard boiled eggs, peeled
  • sliced ham, as needed
  • mayo, as needed
  • green food coloring, as needed

Instructions
 

  • Cut eggs in half lengthwise and scoop out yolk and place the eggs on a plate and the yolks in a bowl, mash yolks with a fork and add a spoon or two of mayo and a squirt of mustard and mix that up, you are looking for a creamy consistency just like deviled eggs. Eggs are in half, yolks removed and mashed, just before the mayo went in.
  • Add green food coloring to the yolk mixture a few drops at a time and mix until the desired color is achieved.
  • Mix a few drops of food coloring into 1/4 cup water in a small bowl. Roll up 1-2 slices and pierce with a toothpick. Dip into the water with food coloring, drain excess, place on plate. Serve.
  • The idea for this was inspired by this children's book.
Bacon Egg & Cheese Fried Rice

Bacon Egg & Cheese Fried Rice

Sounds good, can be changed at will to make it a different dish each time, such as two fried sunny side up eggs instead of the omelet, with and without cheese, etc.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 2 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 5 strips bacon, cut into 1/2 in pieces
  • 1 small onion, diced
  • 4 cloves garlic, smashed and minced
  • 3 cups cooked rice, leftover rice would be perfect
  • 3 spring onions, chopped, white and green
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • 1 cup Mozzarella Cheese, shredded
  • salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions
 

  • Cook the bacon in a pan until crispy, remove from the pan leaving the fat in the pan.
  • Same pan, add the onion and garlic and cook in the bacon fat until translucent, about 1 minute. Add the cooked white rice, bacon and chopped spring onion (reserve a tablespoon of spring onion and bacon for garnish). Mix together, then add the butter, soy sauce, salt and pepper to taste. Mix together, then set aside.
  • Mix eggs and milk together in a small bowl. Heat another pan with a splash of oil. Add the egg mix to pan. Sprinkle mozzarella on top and cover with a lid until cheese is melted and the flat omelet is cooked through.
  • Place the fried rice on a plate, and add the egg omelet on top of the rice. Garnish with the reserved spring onion and bacon. Dig in and enjoy.

Notes

With the cheese, this is about $1 per serving, without cheese, much lower cost.
Variants: Replace the omelet with two sunny side up eggs, add chopped bell pepper, use ground beef, pork, chicken, or even breakfast sausage in place of the bacon, you get the idea.
Provided courtesy of good friend, Stephen Connell.
United States.
Mie Goreng

Mie Goreng

Adapted from an internet recipe.
This is an Asian dish, a mix of Indonesian, Malaysian, and Singaporean, as they all make very similar dishes. Vermicelli noodles topped with an egg, sounds good! On my to cook list.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Asian
Servings 2 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 200 grams vermicilli noodles, (7 oz)
  • 3 teaspoons sesame oil
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 Bird's Eye Chili, minced
  • 3 teaspoons fresh ginger, grated
  • 1 bunch bok choy, sliced
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 2 eggs

Instructions
 

  • Soak vermicelli noodles in cold water for a minimum 20 minutes.
  • Add 2 teaspoons of oil to a wok on medium-high heat and sauté the garlic, chili and ginger until aromatic. Stir in the bok choy for 1 minute before adding the noodles and the soy sauce. Cook for a further 2-3 minutes, or until noodles are soft but still hold their shape. Remove from the heat.
  • In small frying pan, or in an open space in the same wok, add the remaining oil and fry the eggs sunny side up.
  • To serve, portion noodles into a bowl and top with a sunny side up egg. Enjoy.

Notes

Low cost per serving.
Perfect Hard Boiled Chicken Eggs

Perfect Hard Boiled Chicken Eggs

Been making hard boiled eggs like this for years.
Yep, as easy as this sounds, I thought I would add this. This is the only method I use and it works every time. This applies to chicken eggs only, not duck or quail, links for those are listed in the Notes section.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 13 minutes
Cuisine American
Servings 0

Ingredients
  

  • chicken eggs, older eggs are better, room temp

Instructions
 

  • The amount of eggs is up to you but I normally make batches of 6, 9, 10, and 12 hard boiled eggs at a time, the main thing is a single layer in the pot.
  • Place room temperature eggs in a pot and cover with cold water to about 1 inch above the eggs. Place on high heat and when the water starts to boil, jiggling the eggs around, also called a rolling boil, turn off the heat, leave on the same burner, and cover for 13 minutes without lifting the lid.
  • At the 13 minute mark, drain the water then put the pot under the tap (on the edge of the sink so it can drain, or in the sink) and turn on the tap and let it run for about 5 minutes to cool the eggs.
  • Now turn off the water and let the eggs sit in the water for about 15-20 minutes, drain, peel under running water. Showing 6 eggs ready for a chicken salad.
  • Showing no green inside around the yolks. This is right after they were cooled and peeled under running water. If you refrigerate the eggs in the shell, you may have green when you peel them.

Notes

Eggs are low cost, 5 Baht per egg.
Shortcuts: Perfect Hard Boiled Quail Eggs, Perfect Hard Boiled Duck Eggs.
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Seared Spring Onions with Poached Eggs

Seared Spring Onions with Poached Eggs

Sounds good and easy. On my to try list.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 2 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 2 eggs
  • 2 bunches spring onions
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
  • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
  • salt and pepper

Instructions
 

  • Mince 1 whole spring onion, green and white parts, transfer to a bowl and whisk in 2 tablespoons of the olive oil and lemon juice. Season to taste with salt and pepper, set sauce aside.
  • Put the remaining spring onions on a plate. Drizzle with remaining olive oil and toss to coat. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Heat a large cast iron grill pan or skillet over medium-high heat. Cook scallions, turning occasionally, until tender and slightly charred, about 5 minutes. Divide scallions between plates.
  • Pour 1/2 cup water into each of two 1 cup microwave safe coffee cups, or small Pyrex dishes. Crack 1 egg into each cup, making sure it's completely submerged. Cover each with a saucer. Microwave only one coffee cup or Pyrex bowl (1 egg) at a time on high until white is set but yolk is runny, about 1 minute (cooking time will vary depending on microwave).
  • Uncover and use a slotted spoon to transfer the egg to the top of 1 serving of scallions. Spoon on half of the sauce. Repeat with remaining egg and sauce, serve with toast on the side.

Notes

Low cost.
Adapted from an internet recipe.
Mediterranean Egg Salad I

Mediterranean Egg Salad I

Adapted from an internet recipe.
I made this today, 26 Dec 2017, have another hour to chill before I taste it. One ingredient, za'atar, is tough to get here and I was pleased to have a friend of mine in the US send me some, initial taste, very good, taste after 2 hours chilling, perfect, on the go to list, and my Thai wife loved this!
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 10 minutes
Passive Time 1 hour
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Appetizer, Lunch, Side
Cuisine Mediterranean
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon za'atar
  • 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
  • 4 hard boiled eggs, peeled, chopped
  • ½ cup green olives, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro leaves
  • 2 tablespoons red onion, chopped
  • 2 tablespoon pine nuts, toasted
  • salt and black pepper
  • toast, for serving

Instructions
 

  • Whisk together the olive oil, za’atar, and lemon juice and add the rest of the ingredients.
  • Toss with the eggs, olives, cilantro, onion, and pine nuts, and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cover and place in the fridge to chill for an hour or two.
  • Serve on toast.

Notes

Low cost.
Hard Boiled Eggs in Thai Curry

Hard Boiled Eggs in Thai Curry

Adapted from an internet recipe.
Sounds really good, may have to play around with the types of curries but I am thinking Massaman Curry would be perfect. Eggs can be chicken, duck, or even quail.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Thai
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 12 hard boiled eggs, peeled or 36 quail eggs
  • ½-1 cup cooking oil, for frying
  • 1 link Chinese sausage, diced
  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil
  • 1 tablespoon red curry paste
  • 2 stalks lemongrass, bruised and knoted
  • cups coconut milk
  • ½ cup cherry tomatoes, halved
  • fresh Thai Basil, chopped, leaves from 2 sprigs
  • steamed rice, for serving

Instructions
 

  • Heat the cooking oil in a large pan over medium high heat, when the oil is hot, carefully add the eggs and gently turn them as they cook to golden brown and crispy. Remove to a paper towel lined plate and set the eggs and pan used aside.
  • In another large pan, or pot, heat to medium heat and add the diced sausage, stir often, let the some of the fat render out and cook until starting to brown and get almost crispy. Remove the sausage to a bowl and set aside.
  • Same large pan or pot used for the sausage, add the coconut oil and heat up, add the curry paste and cook until fragrant, about 2-3 minutes.
  • Lower the heat and add the coconut milk and 1½ cups of water, lemongrass, and tomatoes. Stir and bring back to a boil, then lower the heat to a simmer until the tomatoes are tender and wilted, about 5-7 minutes.
  • Add the eggs to the pan or pot and the basil, simmer until the eggs are heated through.
  • Serve over steamed rice and garnish with the crispy Chinese sausage and fresh chopped Thai basil if desired.

Notes

The eggs would cost about 60 Baht, the link of sausage about 25 Baht. For 6 servings, this is about 37 cents per serving.
Yellow Pickled Eggs

Yellow Pickled Eggs

Adapted from an internet recipe.
These sound really good. The original recipe called for a jar of hot peppers in brine, I live in Thailand, I will just add some Bird's Eye chilies to the pickling and call it good.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Servings 12 pickled eggs

Ingredients
  

  • 12 hard boiled eggs, peeled
  • cups water
  • 1 cup white wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons pickling spice, whole cloves removed
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
  • 6 Bird's Eye Chilis, sliced lengthwise, with seeds

Instructions
 

  • Add the eggs to a large jar or container. Mix the remaining ingredients together in a large bowl, then pour over the eggs. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 days. Enjoy.