Thursday, December 30, 2010

Fried egg sandwich

This was a recipe that I whipped up. Archana loved it. Hope you like it too!

Ingredients:

1 English muffin (I use Trader Joe's Extra Sour Sourdough English muffins)
1 egg
Red onion rings/strips
Tomato slices
Chopped cilantro
Mayo
Tomato ketchup
Sambal oelek (you can get this at Safeway, Cost Plus World Market etc)
Salt & pepper

Directions:

Toast the english muffins.

Fry the egg. Heat a skillet to medium heat and spread some olive oil. Break the egg onto the skillet, keeping the yolk intact. When the top has started to cook and is not too runny, use a spatula carefully to pry the egg off, and flip it over. Cook to the consistency you like - I like mine to be not overdone, and the yolk to be still a little runny.

Spread mayo on both sides of the muffin. Place the fried egg on one slice of muffin. Add some red onion rings/strips and tomato slices to taste. Spinkle some salt and pepper to taste.

One the other slice of muffin, add some chopped cilantro to the spread mayo. Drizzle tomato ketchup and some sambal oelek to taste.

Close the sandwich and cut it in half.

Enjoy!

PS - I don't have any photos, unfortunately. I will update the post when I do have some pictures, later.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Veggie Quesadilla

Here's a spicy flavorful kick to the veggie quesadilla. Archana and I tried this a couple of days ago, and it turned out great!

Ingredients: Makes 2 quesadillas

2 Mission Tortilla wraps - Jalapeno Cheddar (I've also tried Garden Spinach Herb and that's pretty good too)
1/2 medium sized onion, diced
1 large tomato, diced
1 jalapeno, sliced into thin rounds
a handful of cilantro, coarsely chopped
1 clove garlic, chopped
salt and pepper to taste
shredded cheese - I used a blend of Sargento 4 cheese mexican and Trader Joe's Jalapeno Jack.
4-5 table spoons black beans (I used Bush's Seasoned black beans)
2 table spoons pickled jalapeno juice (just the juice for the sourness as I was adding fresh jalapenos)
2 table spoons lemon/lime juice
a pinch of sugar if you'd like to even out the sour ingredients
2-3 table spoons extra virgin olive oil

Heat the olive oil in a skillet in medium heat. Saute the onions until golden brown. Add the garlic and give it a quick stir. Add the jalapenos and continue to stir it for a minute. Add some salt and pepper to taste. Add the tomatoes and let cook. Add the black beans and cilantro and continue to cook it. Add the jalapeno and lime juices and stir to incorporate them. If you like, add a pinch of sugar. Cook till the mixture is relatively dry.

In another skillet on medium heat, heat the tortilla. Flip and continue to heat the other side. Add a handful of the shredded cheese as desired. Add half of the above mix and fold the tortilla. Flip it over a couple of times, and cook it to the desired level of tenderness/crispness.

Continue with the other tortilla.

Serve hot with some chips and guacamole/salsa on the side.

If you try it out, let me know what you think!

Cheers,
Sridhar