Soft Boiled Egg with Parmesan Crusted Soldiers
A twist on the classic British breakfast ‘Boiled Egg with Soldiers’ which normally uses buttered white bread. In this recipe finely grated parmesan is whipped into the butter for an extra decadent umami flavour along with sesame seeds for extra crunch.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 Minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 1 1x
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Stove Top Cooking
- Cuisine: Modern Fusion
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 tablespoons room temperature butter
- 3 heaped tablespoons finely grated parmesan
- 1 medium egg
- 1 slice white toast bread
- Sea salt flakes
- White and black sesame seeds
Instructions
- Bring a small saucepan of water to a boil. Add egg gently to the boiling water and set the timer for exactly 6 minutes.
- Whilst the egg is boiling, heat a frying pan to medium-high temperature. Next, in a small bowl, combine parmesan and butter and whip until smooth.
- Spread both sides of the bread thickly with parmesan butter. Sprinkle generously with sesame seeds. Fry on each side until crispy and golden brown.
- Remove toast from the pan, sprinkle with a little salt and cut into strips for dipping.
- At 6 minutes remove the egg and run under cold water for 10 seconds.
- Place the egg into an egg cup and remove the top with a knife. Serve alongside parmesan soldiers and extra salt.
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