Illness of varying degrees has been plaguing me this month. I am now on the mend though (I hope) and seriously craving protein.
I've been re-reading A Song of Ice and Fire this month, partly because I love it and partly as I haven't had the energy to read something new. I really needed a series that was essentially an old friend this month.
So when I was reading before lunch today and came across Tyrion eating 'Dornish eggs' described as a "dish of onions, cheese, and chopped eggs cooked with fiery peppers," I thought mmnn yum! So I did my own version adding a bit of kale, some olives and scrambling rather than chopping the eggs.
Dornish Eggs:
serves 2
Ingredients:
4 medium free range eggs, beaten
1/2 an onion, chopped
1 green chili (add it to your taste, I made mine about medium spicy, but the book suggests they are rather spicy as Sansa burns her mouth)
1 red pointed pepper sliced
small handful grated mild cheddar
10 pimento stuffed olives chopped in half
handful of kale
1 tsp olive oil
salt and pepper
Method:
- Season the beaten eggs to taste with the salt and pepper and put to the side.
- Heat the olive oil in a frying pan and add the onion, chili and pepper.
- Cook over a medium heat until onion becomes translucent.
- Start to heat the beaten eggs in a small pan over a medium heat stirring periodically to scramble.
- Add the olives and the kale to the frying pan (I like mine to still have quite a lot of bite, if you prefer yours softer then add earlier and cook longer)
- As the eggs are starting to take form add the cheese and mix well.
- Once the eggs are done add them to the frying pan and mix well.
Its great served with a dash of sweet chili sauce, some ham and salad, plus its delightfully quick and tasty.
Obviously all creative rights of A Song of Ice and Fire and its characters belong to George R.R. Martin
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