Soft Boiled Eggs with Bacon-Wrapped Asparagus Soldiers
Wouldn’t you know it, I got sick on Mother’s Day weekend with a terrible cold. Thankfully my family took great care of me. I didn’t feel much like eating until today when I woke up craving eggs with bacon. I made soft-boiled eggs, my favorite when I don’t feel well. I made these soft-boiled eggs with bacon-wrapped asparagus soldiers instead of my normal version. What a terrific combination! I loved the asparagus, bacon, and eggs dipped together and this tasty breakfast made me feel a bit better.
Soft-Boiled Eggs with Bacon-Wrapped Asparagus Soldiers
Ingredients:
- 4 Asparagus spears, woody ends trimmed
- 2 slices of bacon cut in half
- 2 eggs
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
How to Make Soft-Boiled Eggs with Bacon-Wrapped Asparagus Soldiers
Wrap the trimmed spears of asparagus with half a piece of bacon each.
Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Place the bacon-wrapped spears seam-side down into the hot skillet. Cook, rolling occasionally until the bacon is cooked through and crispy on all sides and the asparagus is tender, about 10-13 minutes. Place on a paper towel to drain excess fat.
Once the asparagus starts cooking, heat an inch of water in a small saucepan over medium-high heat until boiling. Add the egg, reduce the heat to medium, and cover with a lid. Let the egg cook for 6 minutes then remove it from the stove.
When the six minutes are up, run the saucepan and egg immediately under cold water until the egg is cool enough to be handled. Using a butter knife, crack the top edge of the egg then gently slice the top bit of the egg off. Place the egg in the soft egg dish and serve with the bacon-wrapped asparagus soldiers and the egg top. Serve with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper. Enjoy.
Side Note: If you don’t have the soft egg dish, you can peel the egg completely (carefully) and serve in a ramekin.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 Asparagus spears wooden ends trimmed
- 2 slices of bacon cut in half
- 2 eggs
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste
Instructions
- Wrap the trimmed spears of asparagus with half a piece of bacon each.
- Heat a skillet over medium-high heat.
- Place the bacon-wrapped spears seam-side down into the hot skillet.
- Cook, rolling occasionally until the bacon is cooked through and crispy on all sides and the asparagus is tender, about 10-13 minutes.
- Place on a paper towel to drain excess fat.
- Once the asparagus starts cooking, heat an inch of water in a small saucepan over medium-high heat until boiling.
- Add the egg, reduce the heat to medium, and cover with a lid.
- Let the egg cook for 6 minutes then remove it from the stove.
- When the six minutes are up, run the saucepan and egg immediately under cold water until the egg is cool enough to be handled.
- Using a butter knife, crack the top edge of the egg then gently slice the top bit of the egg off.
- Place the egg in the soft egg dish and serve with the bacon-wrapped asparagus soldiers and the egg top. Serve with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper on the side.
- Side Note: If you don’t have the soft egg dish, you can peel the egg completely (carefully) and serve in a ramekin.
Awesome combo, Pam. They look so tempting!
What a nice combination and so prettily presented. I do hope you are feeling better.
What a fun recipe! These look great. So creative — thanks.
Don’t you just love bacon wrapped asparagus? Great idea pairing it with eggs for breakfast or brunch.
Looks good from here. Can’t remember my last soft boiled egg.
You are definitely a bold and imaginative breakfast cook! I wouldn’t have the patience to make all that for myself — or for anyone else!
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I cook my soft boiled eggs for 3 minutes, not 6! Your bacon wrapped asparagus looks like a wonderful accompaniment to your egg. I hope you’re feeling better, Pam.
Thanks for sharing another awesome recipe as always! Been a long time reader and I found all your recipes
wonderful. Tried a few of them as well but not as deliciously looking like yours. Keep up the great work!