I didn't know much about micro wave ovens but I had seen the "Radar Range" on "The Price is Right" or some such TV show and thought that it must be the one to have.
One thing I had heard about micro wave ovens was that you couldn't cook eggs in them. Well, I was young and knew pretty much everything there was to know about pretty much everything there was to know, so I set out to show the world that you could, in fact, cook an egg in the micro wave.
After a few minor explosive events...(it's amazing how one little egg can cover so much of the inside of one of those ovens)... I experienced success. The following recipe (instructions on cooking the now world famous "Egg McMooney") is the result of my experiments.
WHAT YOU NEED: (every recipe should start with this...kinda like the "some assembly required" instructions do)
- A microwave oven
- A toaster
- A cereal bowl (cereal bowl should be about as big around as a piece of bread...you'll see why when we get to the end)
- A small plate that can cover the top of the cereal bowl without falling off (this cuts down on the cleanup of the inside of the microwave)
- A cutting board
- Another small plate (like your typical bread & butter plate)
- A paper towel
- A knife
- A spoon
- One large egg (raw not cooked...duh)
- One slice of bacon
- One mushroom (or two if one is real small)
- A brick of cheddar cheese (I like "Old" but you can even use "Marble")
- Salsa (I like it "HOT"...but you might not)
- One slice of low fat cheese (like you would put on a hamburger)
- Two slices of bread
- A dinner plate upon which to serve what's coming (to eat off of might be more clear)
- An oven mit or a dish towel
WHAT YOU DO:
- Using #8 (a knife) cut up #11 (the one slice of bacon) into small "bite sized" pieces on #5 (the cutting board) (it's easier to cut cold bacon than molten bacon...at least on the fingers holding the bacon...and the cutting board will save your counter top)
- Put the "bite sized" pieces of #11 (bacon) on #6 (another small plate)
- Put the #6 (another small plate) with the bite sized pieces of #11 (bacon) into the #1 (microwave oven) and cover it with #7 (a paper towel)
- Cook in #1 (microwave oven) for about a minute and a half (two minutes for the squeemish)
- While this is cooking, break the shell of #10 (one large egg) and put the innards (not the shell) of #10 (the egg) into #3 (cereal bowl)
- Take #12 (mushroom(s)) and using #8 (a knife) cut it/them into tiny little pieces on #5 (the cutting board) - (it's probably a good idea to wash the #12 (mushroom(s)) before you cut them up...you know what they grow them in ....right?) and throw all of the tiny little pieces into the #3 (cereal bowl) with the innards of the #10 (egg). (From this point on we'll refer to this developing concoction as "fix'ins")
- Take the #13 (brick of chosen cheese) and using #8 (knife) cut off a chunk...like about as much as you'd like to eat right then and there...on the #5 (cutting board)
- Then using the same #8 (knife) and the #5 (cutting board) cut the chunk of #13 (chosen cheese) into "itty bitty bite sized chunks" and throw all of them into #3 (cereal bowl) with the rest of the fix'ins (At this point you will probably want to cut off another chunk of #13 (chosen cheese) and just eat it...)
- Take about a table spoon or two of the #14 (salsa) and pour it into the #3 cereal bowl with the fix'ins
- By this time your #11 (bacon) should be well done...using #18 (oven mit or dish towel) take it out of the #1 (microwave), take all of the "bite sized" pieces of #11 (bacon) and put them in the #7 (paper towel) and soak up the excess grease. Then throw all of the #11 (bacon) pieces into the #3 (cereal bowl) with the rest of the fix'ins. (you can now throw the greasy #7 (paper towel) into the trash.
- You now have all of the ingredients (fix'ins) in the #3 (cereal bowl)
- Using the #9 (spoon) mix all of the ingredients until they are a complete mess...make absolutely certain that the innards of the #10 (egg) are completely encompassing all of the other ingredients and that everything is completely gooey from the innards of the #10 (egg)...then you know it's ready to go.
- Put the #3 (cereal bowl) with all the fix'ins in the #1 (microwave oven) and cover the #3 (cereal bowl) with the #4 (small plate) - cook on high power for about 3 minutes
- While all this is cooking in the #1 (microwave) take the #16 (two slices of bread) and put them in the #2 (toaster) and toast them. (Your egg and your toast will be done about the same time...amazingly)
- When the # 1 (microwave) dings indicating that the cooking is done - and your toaster pops up indicating that the #16 (two pieces of bread) are toasted to perfection:
- using the #18 (oven mit or dish towel) take the #4 (small plate) off the top of the #3 (cereal bowl) and put it in the sink or dishwasher if you have one (careful, it's stink'n hot)
- using the #18 (oven mit or dish towel) take the #3 (cereal bowl) out of the #1 (microwave oven) and set it on the counter (careful here too...just as stink'n hot)
- take your #16 (two pieces of bread) now toasted to perfection out of the #2 (toaster) and place them on the #17 (dinner plate)
- using the #18 (oven mit or dish towel) pick up the #3 (cereal bowl) and using the #9 (spoon) loosen the now cooked ingredients from the #3 (cereal bowl) and slide them onto one of the #16 (two pieces of bread) now toasted to perfection.
- take the #15 (one slice of low fat cheese) and place on the steaming concoction before taking the other piece of #16 (two pieces of bread) now toasted to perfection and place it on top of the entire assembly making what appears to be a sandwich.
- Using the #8 (knife) cut the sandwich any way you like
You now have a world famous (at least in my little world) Egg McMooney. Enjoy!
SUBSTITUTIONS:
You can use a bagel instead of #16 (two slices of bread)
You can use ham instead of #11 (bacon) and you don't have to cook it so that saves time and mess.
You can use a cheese grater if you have one to grate the #13 (chosen cheese)
You can use a microwave dome to cover what you are cooking in the #1 (microwave oven) if you have one.
Try this recipe...it has been a staple around our house for the last 30 years...just ask anyone...really...
Once you've tried it...leave me a comment and tell me what you think...good eh?
7 comments:
wow. you have some time on your hands, hey?
:)
I miss Egg McMooney Saturday mornings. The experience is even sweeter if you wake up to the SMELL of somebody else making it. As you come down the stairs, your mouth starts to water and your tummy rumbles impatiently.
Delecious... and now... Nicola has the instructions. YEAH!!!
James
HEY like I like want one like right now, maybe wash it down with like a guiness or somthing like that coool right!!!!!
But seriously they are sooooooo good
JDM
I have been making the egg McMooney's at my house for many years. Every time we have guests stay with us, they make sure there is at least one day where I make the eggs. Everyone loves them.
Here is how I like to make my eggs.
1. Always use 2 different types of meat. Right now I like bacon and a spicier meat like Pepperoni. Mmmmm Pepperoni....
2. I like to put some Franks Red Hot Sauce in mine. It adds flavour and spice but it doesn't make it too hot.
3. I always have mushrooms, grated cheddar cheese and sometimes, I end up using 2 eggs if my bowl gets too full.
4. 2 pieces of brown toast with a slice of floppy cheese and viola, a breakfast for champions.
Then a huge glass of milk as a chaser.
My mouth is watering just thinking about it.
Thanks for the recipe Dad. I will print it off and stick it on my fridge.
Later.
Justin
I love all the detail. I like the way you think :)
Wow....leave it to a man to write a recipe....lol. This is the only egg I will still eat to this day....super good, and I made one for Kenny....he likes them too....should become a regular morning tradition in our new home as well!
Hey, we McKearneys enjoy the McMooney on a regular basis. We thank you on a regular basis for introducing them to us.
D4mckearneys
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