Boiled Eggs and Tea

Is it just me or has anyone else noticed that boiled eggs and tea is a great combination?

The eggs really seem to bring out the flavour of a nice cup of cha.

Regards
Steve

 

I'm not a fan of tea myself, but I love eggs...yum!!

you shoul;d try some soft boiled eggs mashed up in a bowl with a small bit of butter...then scoop it on some toast!

 

a fried egg sandwich: 2 free range eggs from the farm at the end of the village, some 'plastic' white tescos bread that won;t fall apart when you spread real butter on it and loads of salt and pepper. break the yolk and squish it around inside the sandwich mmmmmmm.
not that keen on soft boiled eggs but hardboiled ones cooled and eaten on a picnic with a dab of mayonaise, salt and pepper are lovely.

not sure about the eggs and tea though sounds dubious to me but if you say so steve.

 

It certainly is. Another great combination is fish and chips, a pot of strong tea, and sliced white bread.

 

Julian - I rather like the old Red Dwarf Special - Fried egg sandwich with chili sauce and chutney. Also works if you substitute the chili sauce with english mustard.

 

Gotta agree with you; I absolutely 100% must have a cup of tea when enjoying boiled/fried/poached eggs.

 

Talking of poached eggs, do you use those little plastic cuppie things (4 in a pan of water) and how do you stop the eggs sticking to them?

I think we should know.

I've previously done the 'crack an egg and just drop it into a saucepan of boiling water' method of poaching but it's a bit messy.

 

I invested in some non-stick ones after getting fed up with spending ages de-egging the plastic ones.

 

Wipe a bit of butter round first! Tastes good too.

 

... or a drop of sunflower oil.

i bought an egg timer from lakeland plastics, it's an egg-shaped plastic paperweight is the way i'd describe it. you boil that with your eggs, and the timer darkens gradually from the outside, and there's a gradation that indicates soft / medium / hard. completely removes any guesswork based on time. perfect results (i like half way between soft and medium).

 

you should try some soft boiled eggs mashed up in a bowl with a small bit of butter...then scoop it on some toast!

This is only allowed if you are poorly, off school, in bed but recovering slightly, and mum brings it upstairs for tea.

 

Robert, that sounds like exactly what I need (but never knew I needed).

This presumably is the Lakeland Plastics site. Can you point to the egg timer?

Cheers
Steve

STOP PRESS: I've found it!

 

Yummy!

Boiled, fried, omelette....

eggs eggs eggs!

Yummy yummy yummy

 

what else could I expect from a scouser...

 

Perfect poached eggs:

Bring water to the boil, put your cracked egg in a tea-cup,
add a teaspoon or a drop more of white vinegar to your water, then stir the water in the pan round until you get a vortex in the middle. Drop the egg into the vortex, and hey presto you get a magic poached egg. No need for fancy plastic poachers

 

Well that's the theory ok, but never works for me. I still get a mess.

 

Sounds a bit poncey I know, but you've got to have a really fresh egg, I always get free range ones from a farm near where I live, so they're great. Come with feathers an' all.

 

It's true, fresh eggs 'stay together' better, the white doesn't spread out anywhere near as much. We get our eggs free range from a local farm also, and I've never needed to use special tools, although I do add drop of vinegar to the water.

 

the other thing is don;t keep your eggs in the fridge.
isaac, not tried that - sounds fantastic though - will have to give it a go next time i feel like cheating. any particular chilli sauce or chutney recommendations?
cheers


julian.

 

I think you will find its not the boiled egg and tea so much as the toast that accompanies it. That is to say tea and toast is particularly good.

However the tea has to be such a temperature that you can drink it in a few gulps.

But certainly favourite breakfast is a rather greedy 4 bits of toast and 3 eggs, with at least a pint of tea.

Lovely.