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The Perfect Egg

Source of Recipe


From "Mad Hungry: Feeding Men and Boys" by Lucinda Scala Quinn



List of Ingredients



• ½ tsp unsalted butter
  
• 1 large egg
  
• 1 tsp water
  
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  






Instructions



1. Heat a small cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat.
   
   
2. Add the butter and swirl it to coat the skillet. Immediately crack the egg into the skillet. Add the water to the pan; reduce the heat to medium-low, cover and cook for 1 minute.
   
   
3. Remove the egg from the pan immediately. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and serve.
   
   Makes 1 egg.