Comments on: Tuesday dinner: eggs and salad http://oeconomist.infotrope.net/2009/09/16/tuesday-dinner-eggs-and-salad/ A domestic miscellany Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:41:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kake http://oeconomist.infotrope.net/2009/09/16/tuesday-dinner-eggs-and-salad/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Kake Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:50:45 +0000 http://oeconomist.infotrope.net/?p=86#comment-105 I'm also enjoying leeks at the moment. Tonight I made a sauce from thinly-sliced leeks sauteed in olive oil, a bit of sliced fennel, a glug of red wine, a can of chopped tomatoes, and a sprinkling of smoked chilli powder. Adjusted the umami with soy sauce, the sweetness with jaggery, and the sharpness with Chinese vinegar. Worked really well, both with the grilled black pudding I had with it earlier and the toast I'm finishing it off on right now. Another good tip for scrambled eggs is that if you think you've gone slightly over the optimal cooking time, you can quickly throw in a spoonful of fridge-cold dairy product to stop it cooking further. Creme fraiche works, so does the runnier kind of cream cheese. I’m also enjoying leeks at the moment. Tonight I made a sauce from thinly-sliced leeks sauteed in olive oil, a bit of sliced fennel, a glug of red wine, a can of chopped tomatoes, and a sprinkling of smoked chilli powder. Adjusted the umami with soy sauce, the sweetness with jaggery, and the sharpness with Chinese vinegar. Worked really well, both with the grilled black pudding I had with it earlier and the toast I’m finishing it off on right now.

Another good tip for scrambled eggs is that if you think you’ve gone slightly over the optimal cooking time, you can quickly throw in a spoonful of fridge-cold dairy product to stop it cooking further. Creme fraiche works, so does the runnier kind of cream cheese.

]]> By: Linaelyn http://oeconomist.infotrope.net/2009/09/16/tuesday-dinner-eggs-and-salad/comment-page-1/#comment-104 Linaelyn Wed, 16 Sep 2009 07:52:36 +0000 http://oeconomist.infotrope.net/?p=86#comment-104 My first boyfriend taught me that trick with scrambled eggs! We were both eleven years old, I think. (He may have been twelve?) Last night my partner made a Dutch Baby pancake as part of supper, and after we served the pancake out onto plates, I wondered if the residual heat and butter in the oven-heated iron skillet would cook four fried eggs for the family. It worked like a charm, no additional heating necessary. I love the look of your salad here. My first boyfriend taught me that trick with scrambled eggs! We were both eleven years old, I think. (He may have been twelve?)

Last night my partner made a Dutch Baby pancake as part of supper, and after we served the pancake out onto plates, I wondered if the residual heat and butter in the oven-heated iron skillet would cook four fried eggs for the family. It worked like a charm, no additional heating necessary.

I love the look of your salad here.

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