Sometimes you just want an egg, but don’t feel like getting out the pan, dealing with all that, for just one egg.
Behold, the Microwegg.
Detailed Version
You will need:
- One mug.
- One or two eggs.
- Butter or your favorite butter-like substance.
- A fork.
- A microwave.
- Seasonings/mixins.
- Something to be a lid. (more about this later)
Get all your things out and on the counter in front of you so you have them. You can leave the microwave where it is.
By seasonings/mixins, I mean like salt & pepper, or if you’re feeling spunky, a wee bit of diced onion and green pepper. I haven’t tried this with cheese, but just guessing, shredded cheese would work, a solid slice of American would cause problems.
Use your fork, and slice/scoop off a little knob of butter into the mug. Like, the size of the last joint of your pinky finger. Microwave that for abouuut 10 seconds. Swirl it around the mug a bit.
Crack the egg into the mug, toss the shell. Wash your hands, raw egg can be bad.
Use the fork to whip up the egg if you want scrambled egg. Just poke the yolk once if you don’t want it scrambled. But if you don’t at least poke the yolk, it could explode in your microwave.
Mix in your mixins. Rinse the fork real good of the raw egg, whether or not you mixedin.
Put the mug into the microwave, and put a lid-like thing on it. No plastic wrap, no foil. Nothing tight; you need it to be able to vent a little. A scrap of paper towel would work. Today, I used a paper plate with a hole poked in with the tines of my handy dandy fork.
Microwave for 30 seconds. Stir the egg and chop it up a bit. Microwave 15 seconds more. Done! (Timing depends a bit on the power of your microwave, and how done you want it, but be careful not to overdo it; it’ll get rubbery and nasty.)
Funny thing to see is the way the egg pulls up and into a little ball! This will happen less if you put in a bunch of mixins (not that it matters!).
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