Soft Boiled Eggs with Grilled Cheese Soldiers
 
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Recipe written to serve one person. This can easily be scaled up to feed more.
Serves: 1
Ingredients
  • water
  • 2 slices of sandwich bread
  • butter, softened
  • 2 slices of cheese (American, Cheddar or your favorite melty cheese).
  • 2 eggs
Instructions
  1. Fill a medium pot with about ½" of water. Put it on the stove and bring it to a boil.
  2. Heat a skillet on medium heat. It's ready to use when you hold your hand over it and you can feel the warmth.
  3. While you're waiting for the water to boil, butter one side of each slice of toast. Butter all the way to the edges. Make sure the bread is well coated with butter, but don't put on a thick layer.
  4. Put the slices of cheese on the the non-buttered side of one of the slices of bread. Put the other slice non-butter side down on top of the cheese. (So now you have a cheese sandwich with the butter side out).
  5. If the water has come to a boil, gently put the eggs into the water. Cover the pot and turn the heat to low. Cook for 6½ minutes. When the eggs are done, remove from the heat. Take off the lid and run the eggs (still in the pot) under cold water. This is going to help stop further cooking. Set the eggs to the side.
  6. The skillet should be ready too. Put the sandwich in the skillet. It should sizzle a bit. Use a spatula to press the sandwich into the pan. Let it sit for a few minutes, until the bread turns a gorgeous golden brown. When one side is brown, flip the sandwich over to the other side and press it down into the skillet using your spatula. You may need to turn the heat down a bit for the second side as it's likely to cook faster. (Depending on how how your skillet it, this can take between 6-12 minutes).
  7. When the grilled cheese is brown on both sides and the cheese is melted, remove it from the heat. Put it on a plate and cut it into four long strips.
  8. Put your soft boiled eggs into egg cups and put them on your plate alongside the grilled cheese.
  9. Use a spoon to tap the egg on the side near the top. You need to break the shell a bit so you can peel off the top of the shell and top of the egg. You want to open it enough to expose the yolk inside.
  10. Serve immediately Enjoy dipping the soldiers into the eggs!
Recipe by Cooking is Messy at https://www.cookingismessy.com/2016/03/20/soft-boiled-eggs-grilled-cheese-soldiers/