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Manjiri Chitnis

Asparagus Soldiers and soft-boiled eggs

A childhood favourite and one of the many things my darling Daddy rustled up for me and my sister
Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Servings: 1 Person
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: Continental

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Eggs
  • 2 strips Bacon / Prosciutto
  • Small bunch Fresh Asparagus
  • Sea salt to season

Equipment

  • 1 Saucepan
  • 1 Knife

Method
 

  1. Boil the asparagus after you chop off the woody bit, check if they are done in about 7 minutes, drain water, wash in cold water for a few seconds and leave aside, covered
  2. While the asparagus is boiling, boil the eggs in another pan, do not cover them and cook them for about 4-5 minutes, drain the hot water and add cold water so that you can hold the egg easily and quickly ”behead” the eggs
  3. The beauty of a soft-boiled egg is the runny interior which is prefect for dunking the asparagus soldiers into
  4. Wrap the crunchy bacon strips around the asparagus
  5. I keep some sea-salt aside to add some flavour , I love eggs so I prefer them without any salt sprinkled