Which Came First, the Chicken or the Egg?

Pan Seared Chicken and Deep Fried Egg over Creamed Spinach

OMG, this dish was so tasty! The oozing yolk over the chicken and creamed spinach was so indulgent! I devoured this within minutes of making it and it didn’t take that long at all!

No recipes, this was from pure scratch and impulse.

Creamed Spinach: Place one bag of washed spinach in hot water and keep in just until wilted. It should have a bright green color. Meanwhile scaled some heavy cream in a small pot. Take the spinach out and place between two similar bowls and press, this will squeeze the water out! Meanwhile, while the heavy cream is scalding, saute some garlic and shallots in some olive oil. Add the spinach, then add some of the scaled cream. Salt and Pepper to taste. Place enough cream to your liking.

Pan Seared Chicken: I used chicken thighs. Why? It’s the most flavorful part of this chicken in my opinion. Pat dry with a paper towel and salt and pepper. Place some olive oil in a pan and when it gets hot, place chicken thigh(s) skin first in the pan. Don’t t0uch it for like 2 minutes! Take a peek, if it is golden brown, flip the thighs, cook for a a minute  and place into a pre-heated 400 degree oven for about 10-12 minutes.

Deep Fried Egg: So the trick here is to boil an egg for about 5 minutes in boiling water. Bring your water to a boil, then add your eggs to the water and start your 5 minute countdown. When the five minutes are up, pour out the hot water and fill your pot with cold water. You might have to dump and refill with cold water two or three times. Now let the eggs rest. There will be some residual cooking which will harden the whites, but keep the yolk nice and soft. Let cool. Meanwhile beat one egg in a bowl, place some flour in another and then panko breadcrumbs in the last. Peel your eggs CAREFULLY! Remember the are still kinda soft. If they are too soft, you might have to cook them longer or do another batch. I made 4 eggs and only 1 came out whole! :) Now here comes the fun part, dip the egg in flour – coat well. Then into the egg, then into the panko. Place in deep hot oil for about 1 minute until golden brown. Take out your egg and let drain on paper towel. You will notice that it is crispy on the outside!

For plating, place your creamed spinach on your plate, take your chicken out of the oven, make sure it has an internal temp of 165 and then place on top of spinach. Take your deep fried egg and place on top and then break open and let the yolk just run over the chicken into the creamed spinach!

YUM!!!

My inspiration for this meal was a show on the Cooking Channel called Chuck’s Day Off. He made it with Quail instead of Chicken! Watch his show. Awesome, simple food! Plus he’s cute too! :)