A Rosa first...
Aug. 11th, 2008 10:45 amToday, she taught me a recipe that her daddy makes (which is sort of funny, as I'm the one who first taught him to cook. This is not my way of making eggs, though, so I don't know where he got it. Not from his mother: Rosa says she can't do it right.)
So we made this thing, her instructing me through the steps, and me asking questions.
Me: Do you want grease in the pan?
Her: Not oil, but grease, yes.
Me: What kind? Bacon grease, butter, oil, what?
Her: No, no grease. Just put them in.
So she poured them in. And they did not stick.
Her: Now stir them with the spatula.
Me: *stir*
After they were mostly cooked but still sort of liquidy-edged, she told me to turn off the pan.
Me: But they're not done yet.
Her: They'll cook on their own now.
Sure enough.
I used toast, but she wanted bread. "It's really good with mayonnaise on the bread." So we put mayo on our bread.
Me: Should we put ham or cheese with it?
Her: Cheese.
Me: What kind? Colby jack, swiss or american? (The current contents of the cheese drawer.)
Her: American.
And that's it. No salt, no pepper, no herbs, just eggs and cheese on bread. With mayo, of course. Surprisingly good, too.
Egg sandwiches à la Ray, as told by Rosa |
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You whisk up the eggs and milk in a bowl. Lots of milk. The milk makes them fluffy. (She stirred the eggs with a fork and showed me: "This is the color they should be. Not quite white." Lumps of egg white remained but all the yolks were blended in.) Pour them into a pan and push them around, toward the middle, and around the sides. Turn them off and let them finish on their own. |
So we made this thing, her instructing me through the steps, and me asking questions.
Me: Do you want grease in the pan?
Her: Not oil, but grease, yes.
Me: What kind? Bacon grease, butter, oil, what?
Her: No, no grease. Just put them in.
So she poured them in. And they did not stick.
Her: Now stir them with the spatula.
Me: *stir*
After they were mostly cooked but still sort of liquidy-edged, she told me to turn off the pan.
Me: But they're not done yet.
Her: They'll cook on their own now.
Sure enough.
I used toast, but she wanted bread. "It's really good with mayonnaise on the bread." So we put mayo on our bread.
Me: Should we put ham or cheese with it?
Her: Cheese.
Me: What kind? Colby jack, swiss or american? (The current contents of the cheese drawer.)
Her: American.
And that's it. No salt, no pepper, no herbs, just eggs and cheese on bread. With mayo, of course. Surprisingly good, too.