Perfect fried eggs with no oil.

Guilt free eggs - no oil or fat for cooking with and soooo simple.


You will need:

• A good non-stick frying pan with a solid base. 
• A pan lid - not necessarily the same size as the frying pan but definitely not larger. (A see through one is best but not essential)
• Kitchen roll
• A silicon, nylon or plastic fish slice

• Place the base on a heat source, I always prefer gas, but at university you have to make do with what you have in your flat/house.   
• Let the pan get very hot, put your hand above the base of it, without actually touching, to gauge how hot it is.  When it is ready it would be a good idea to turn the heat down a little.
• Break your egg into the pan and as it starts to cook, wet a piece of kitchen roll with cold water, squeeze gently so that it doesn't drip but retain a lot of the moisture.  Scrunch it up and place it next to the egg in the pan.  I tend to use two pieces rather than one as it works more quickly.
• Cover both the egg and the wet kitchen roll with the pan lid.  In seconds you will have a beautifully cooked egg with the white set, and a runny yolk.

Fridge Bottom Spanish Style Omelette

This is a very filling omelette made with eggs, potatoes and whatever else you can find in the bottom of the fridge, hence the name.

I usually make it with 2 eggs per person but you choose what works best for you.

• If you have an electric grill turn it on now

• Boiled potatoes cut into small pieces
• 1 Onion - diced
• 2 rashers of Bacon cut into small pieces
• and/or Mattesons smoked sausage - not the whole sausage, just some thin slices - the amount depends on the intensity of the smoky flavour you want in the finished omelette.  
• Half a teaspoon of Mixed herbs if you have them
• Eggs
• Oil 
• Salt & Pepper

I sometimes add in:

• small cherry tomatoes
• mushrooms
• a small amount of grated cheese.

but you can add whatever you like - peppers, green beans, pieces of cooked chicken - whatever you want to use up or really like.


The potatoes can be leftovers from the day before, you could even cook extra with this omelette in mind, or you can cook them freshly, just ensure that they are cut into small pieces.

• Heat the oil in a frying pan (the more people you are cooking for the larger the pan you will need)  then add the potatoes, cook them, turning regularly until they are browned and slightly crispy on all sides.
• Add the bacon and ensure that it is all in contact with the bottom of the pan so that it all cooks through
• Add the onions and cook until translucent and soft
• Add the sliced sausage and anything else you wish, with the exception of cheese.
• Sprinkle the mixed herbs over the top and stir in
• Beat the eggs together and add salt and pepper according to your taste
• Pour the  eggs evenly over the ingredients already in the pan,  pull the bottom layer of egg which has cooked on contact back to allow uncooked egg liquid to make contact with the bottom of the pan, this helps to cook more of the egg.
• If you want cheese on your omelette grate some over the top of it
• Carefully place the pan under the grill to brown the cheese (and ensure the top of the egg is cooked)

This is a whole meal in a pan and is delicious but if you wish you can put it with baked beans.

Results

Well the day after the results and I hope you all got what you wanted or needed.  I am glad to say that my daughter did and now the work of persuading her to learn to cook begins in earnest.  Yesterday evening she did cook, she made the Cheesy bacon pasta which was the last recipe posted on here.  It turned out very well and she was surprised at how quick and easy it was to make.