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Soft Boiled Egg with Buttery Toast "Soldiers"
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Soft Boiled Egg with Buttery Toast "Soldiers"

Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 6 minutes
Total Time 11 minutes
Servings 1
Author Pam - For the Love of Cooking

Equipment

  • Small Saucepan
  • Soft-Boiled Egg Holder or Ramekin

Ingredients

  • 1 egg
  • 1 piece of bread, toasted
  • Butter, to taste
  • Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste

Instructions

  • 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.
    Side Note: if you use a jumbo-sized egg, cook for 6 minutes & 30 seconds.
  • While the egg is cooking, toast a piece of bread in a toaster, slather it with butter, and cut it into thin sticks (aka soldiers).
  • When the six minutes are up, immediately run the saucepan and egg 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 boiled egg dish and serve with the buttery toast soldiers and the egg top.
    Side Note: If you don't have the soft egg dish, you can peel the egg completely (carefully) and serve it in a ramekin.