I basted an egg this morning! I always had a vague idea of what basting means, and I always order my eggs basted, because I like a runny yolk but a cooked white. I finally figured out how to do it at home... and it's ridiculously easy. Here's how it's done:
1. Heat a small fry pan on medium-high heat, and then add a bit of fat. I used bacon fat, which I saved the last time I made bacon, but you can also use butter.
2. Crack an egg into the pan. I included some shell... but that's prolly not the best way to do it.
3. Sprinkle the egg with salt and cracked pepper.
4. Once the white starts to firm up and turn bright, pour in 3 tablespoons of basting liquid. I used water, which is totally fine, but you can also use something more flavorful, like chicken broth.
5. Shake the pan a little to distribute the water, and then clamp a lid over the whole thing. Adding the water to the hot fat will cause the fat to spit like crazy--plus, the water will steam cook the egg.
6. Wait, I don't know, a minute and a half? Two minutes? Take the egg off the heat when it's done how you like it.
7. Eaaaat it.
I made a little breakfast sandwich with the egg and these whole wheat rounds I bought at Costco. And some shredded cheddar. Aaaaand some bacon. Mmm!
Yeaaaahhhh buddy.
For dinner, I used the whole wheat rounds again and made little toaster oven pizzas: pizza sauce, goat cheese (also a Costco purchase), mushrooms, and some chopped-up Kalamata olives I had in my fridge. Before:
After (I added a little more pizza sauce on top between the photos):
Delicious, low-cal dinner that was totally satisfying without making me feel overly full and gross.
