Chicken And Soft-Boiled Egg - Almost

With all of the great looking fried chicken posts I’ve read lately, I’m almost embarrassed to post this, but only almost.  I actually like Bojangles chicken and I love their biscuits, even as leftovers, which we had after Bev and Madison brought home a box full the other night.

Bev had fixed a similar breakfast the previous day, but I wanted to do a couple of things differently, such as using my favorite part - the deep fried, crispy skin.  Bev omitted the skin, but I removed and chopped it then fried it a little to render some of the fat and re-crisp it.

The other change was to add eggs, but not my normal and easy fried eggs or even poached eggs, but rather the perfect soft boiled eggs as defined by Pam at For The Love Of Cooking.  I’ve cooked many soft boiled eggs in my life, but never paid enough attention to the detail to get the doneness just right every time, but the biggest difference is opening it. 

Just like my mom, after cooking, the egg was held over the dish, cracked with the side of a spoon, split in half and the white scooped out of each half - the yolk ran out.  Pam, on the other hand, peels hers, being careful not to puncture the white and thereby making a much prettier egg.  Check Pam’s site for specific directions and her beautiful presentation.

But I’ve digressed so back to this meal.  In addition to chopping the skin, I diced the meat and warmed it in the microwave along with the biscuit which was split and topped with a piece of cheddar cheese – while the eggs were cooled and peeled.  This what I ended up with.

Yep, Nothing J

As it turned out, the night before, Madison ate the chicken for a late supper.  Like the above, I often write up my food posts in advance as a guide to cooking the meal and this time it didn't quite work out - the silver lining was that Madison ate well - but I wish she'd at least left me the skin.  Oh well, I'm sure it would have been very good and it will be on the menu the next time but I'll secure a piece of chicken, as our fridge policy is first-come-first-serve unless it's labeled.

Fried Green Tomatoes - Since I've been eating fried green tomatoes as far back in life as I can remember, I was a little surprised by the number of commentors who had not eaten them.  I can imagine their flavor isn't for everyone, but I would encourage anyone to order up a few in a restaurant just in case they might be missing out.

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by Almost Heaven South.

Larry