What is “egg thing” you ask?
Egg Thing is elusive… like a dove.
Egg Thing is a feeling more than a recipe. It’s like homespun wool, perfect precisely because of its imperfections.
Egg Thing reminds me of babushka’s cooking — it comes out a little bit different every time. Cooking Egg Thing is like replicating DNA over and over again. The mutations add up. Sometimes they are disastrous, sometimes miraculous — but they always code for Egg Thing.
The Two Foundational Premises of Egg Thing:
1. The presence of three main ingredients
*mixed veggies
*a cut up veggie burger (but specifically, Morning Star Chik Patties are the most delicious)
*eggs
2. The eggs are always added last, and left slightly wet and yolky. DEAR GOD I WANT EGG THING RIGHT NOW!!
Egg Thing changed my life because:
-It can be made in a single large pan
-It can be made with microwave steamable veggies
-It’s insanely filling, and you can make many portions at once
-It’s a great intro for someone who is new to healthy eating
Here is How I Generally Make My Egg Thing
Ingredients:
1. Bag of Steamed Vegetables (I usually Bird’s Eye Mixed Vegetables)
2. 1 or 2 veggie burgers (I usually use either Morning Star Original Chik Patties OR Buffalo Chik Patties. I highly recommend trying with these)
3. 2–3 eggs (I try to stick with Organic, Cage Free…yada yada)
Optional: Soy or teriyaki sauce. Or any sauce for that matter.
Directions:
1. Steam veggies according to directions on bag. I steam them in the microwave for slightly less than the recommended time.
2. Do whatever you do to your pan to make it not stick. WARNING: Egg thing WILL get sticky. I use a ceramic pan and Organic Coconut Oil Cooking Spray from my beloved Trader Joe’s.
3. If you keep your veggie patties in the freezer, defrost them slightly — just until you can cut through them easily. Cut each patty up into 8 or more pieces.
4. Throw patty pieces on pan on a LOW FLAME! Flip them regularly and wait for them to brown slightly.
5. Add steamed veggies to same pan, turn it up a little bit. Wait a bit for everything to cook.
6. Crack eggs directly into the pan. Scramble things around a bit. My egg thing is finished when the egg is still slightly wet and yolky. This makes things so delicious!!
OPTIONAL: Add salt, spices, whatever you want. Almost anything will taste great. I especially love adding a bit of teriyaki sauce. It tastes AMAZING. I usually use Soy Vey Veri Veri Teriyaki.
Egg Thing tastes great hot or cold.
I usually make enough to last me a few meals.
Let us know how you personalize your egg thing!!
Happy Nomming :)
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Originally published at fatgirlsfitness.com on January 21, 2016.
