3 minute poached egg sandwich

Poached Egg Sandwich

1 chicken egg

2 pieces bread, Pan Americana

4 tsp Thousand Island dressing, made fresh

Eden Cheese, thinly sliced

Butter for spreading

Procedure:

1. Poach egg. Fill a pot with water half full. Add a teaspoon of white vinegar to help set the egg. Crack an egg in a small bowl. When the water is briskly boiling gently slide the egg into the water. After 5 minutes lift the egg with a slotted spoon then gently slide into a plate. The yolk should be firm, you can tell by its light yellow color. (Normally a poached egg should be runny but since I’m making a sandwich I cooked it a little longer.

2. Pat-dry the egg and set aside. Slather both sides of bread with butter then toast for 3 minutes. Meanwhile grab a bar of Eden cheese and thinly slice 2 2” by 2” pieces.

3. After toasting the bread arrange sandwich. Spread a thick Thousand Island dressing on a piece of bread. Put the cheese and then egg on top of the bread. Spread Another Thousand Island dressing on top of the egg then add cheese. Place the other bread on top of everything. Slice into half. Serve warm.

There’s a loaf of bread. There’s cheese. There are some fresh eggs from the backyard. Why don’t I make a sandwich? Genius!

candied sweet potatoes

Candied Kamote (Sweet Potatoes)

4 pieces kamote, sliced into 1 cm thick

1 cup brown sugar

¼ cup combination of oil and clarified butter for frying

PROCEDURE:

1. Wash the kamote. Peel then slice making sure they remain dry. Work as fast as you can to prevent the kamote from oxidizing.

2. Heat oil-butter combination. Once smoking hot fry kamote few pieces at a time. After achieving a slight brown and crispy kamote return all into the pot again.

3. Empty sugar into the pan. Allow to melt and caramelize. Stir only once. Remove from heat once every kamote is coated evenly, about 5 – 8 minutes. Serve immediately.

There are times when I wake up early, 4 am early. Usually I just enjoy a hot cup of coffee or hot cocoa with marshmallows. Sometimes I cook. One morning I spotted a bag of red sweet potatoes in the kitchen. So by the time everybody were awake there it was a plate of candied kamote piping hot and ready.

yay!

finally