Description
The art of cooking perfectly crispy fried eggs is much easier than you think! When paired with vibrant parsley pesto and hearty beans, this is a delicious and satisfying meal that’s perfect for any time of day.
Ingredients
Units
For the eggs
- 30g grated parmesan
- 2 eggs
- 1 tbsp oil
- Small knob butter (optional)
For the beans
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 tin butter beans
- 1 cup stock (veg or chicken) or water
- Pinch of chilli flakes (optional)
- Drizzle of olive oil
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
For the parsley pesto
- 1 lemon (zest for pesto, 1 tbsp juice for beans)
- Handful of fresh parsley (about 15g/half a bunch)
- 20g grated parmesan for the pesto
- 3–4 tbsp olive oil
Salt and pepper as needed
Instructions
- Begin by zesting the lemon and set the zest aside for later.
- Heat a frying pan over medium heat with a little oil. Add a garlic clove and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds to 1 minute.
- Add drained and rinsed butter beans to the pan along with stock or water. Simmer until the liquid is slightly reduced and the beans are warmed through. Squeeze in lemon juice, season with salt, pepper, and add chili flakes to taste if using. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl, make the parmesan lemon pesto. Finely chop fresh parsley and combine with the lemon zest (set aside earlier), grated parmesan, and olive oil. Adjust consistency with more olive oil if needed. Season to taste and set aside.
- Rinse out the pan used for cooking the beans and return it to medium heat. Heat for a few minutes.
- Once the pan is hot, add a tablespoon of olive oil and a small knob of butter.
- Scatter grated Parmesan cheese in the centre of the pan, forming a pile slightly larger than the size of your eggs. Crack eggs on top of the parmesan pile.
- Cook until the bottom of the eggs starts to crisp. Cover the pan with a lid to gently steam the yolks to the desired doneness.
- Remove eggs from the pan and set aside.
- Plate up the beans on two plates.
- Top the beans with parsley pesto and the fried eggs.
- Garnish with more parsley pesto if desired.
- Serve immediately.
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Breakfast