Put an Egg on It!

So... we have chickens and are always looking for new ways to use eggs.  I saw this cooking show once--it was Elie Kruger's--and she made this pizza that was basically this:  Crust, olive oil, then spinach.  

You then make a well in the spinach leaves and crack an egg into it.  

Then she put pancetta on top and a little cheese.  

We're vegetarian (except for the fish lately) so I put mushrooms on top instead.  You bake it and the eggs cook perfectly along with the pizza.  If you've never eaten  fresh eggs you have no idea how delicious those soft yolks can be.  

So, after making that style of pizza for a while, 

I thought I'd try some other ways to put an egg on it! 

Peanut sauce pizza with an egg on it!

This one had peanut sauce, mushrooms, and sauerkraut.  OMG it was sooooo good.  If you've never had peanut sauce in place of regular red sauce--seriously TRY it!  It's great!  That idea comes from FONG'S PIZZA in Des Moines which is probably the very best pizza I've ever eaten and there are endless combinations of sauces and toppings.  So good.  The sauerkraut is surprisingly delicious on a pizza--try it if you've never had it.  On this one I just spread the homemade dough (of course) on my rectangular baking stone.  That was just me being "lazy".  I didn't want to bother with making it round.  

I just realized that you can see in the photo the peanut sauce oozing out.  It is seriously making my mouth water.  I remember the taste of this pizza like it was yesterday.  Too much.  Whew.  Moving on...

Here was a frozen pizza that I added artichoke hearts and red pepper flakes and of course,  eggs.  It's funny that I used to marvel at those red pepper flakes on every table in pizza parlors.  I thought "Who would eat these horrible things????"  I was mystified.  

Now, I love them!  

Eggs are not just extra good on pizza--here's a time when I made "Beans & Rice"--a vegetarian staple, so I hear.  

I put an egg on it!

I like to pretend that I'm on a cooking show...

Here's how I made Beans & Rice that one time...

Onion, garlic, celery, carrot, some of those roasted peppers that I had in the freezer (see earlier post) sauteeing in some grapeseed oil.  

Then, I added some mushrooms (of course). 

Some tomatoes...

black beans and chili type spices like cumin, cayenne, etc.  

 

I used a premade blend.  Don't judge.

After it simmered with the spices I added the rice.

I cracked two eggs on top of the mixture and put the lid on!  I'm so excited!

The eggs baste themselves in the steam.  So pretty!

 

 Sour cream on the side is delicious!  

Tonight we put an egg on this freschetta pizza---->

It was so boring.  

Supposed to be spinach, mushroom, garlic.  

First things first--add more mushrooms.

And more spinach...

 Oops I broke one of the eggs.  

Oh, well.  It just looks stupid.  It won't taste stupid.

Don't forget the extra cheese!  Now since there are more toppings than the "box" knows about I added a couple of extra minutes to the baking time.  

Go until the eggs are done, 

the cheese is golden brown, 

and before the crust burns to a crisp.  

You'll feel it.

OK, I nearly burned the crust to a crisp, but let me tell you this was one fine pizza considering the tiny bit of effort involved.   

So good.  

Put an egg on it!