I’ve been in an egg rut lately. I’m eating a lot of them, as I usually do, but I’m finding the rotation of fried-scrambed-poached-boiled to be getting a bit dull.
Thankfully, Andy Baraghani has shown up with these chile-oil eggs that burn right through the monotony, a recipe that gives you fried eggs with runny yolks, bubbled whites and crisp edges, cooked in oil with garlic, paprika and red pepper. Use these eggs and that beautiful oil to top toast, rice or other grains, pasta, beans, green salad, kale, asparagus, yogurt or a combination of any of the above. (I’m partial to eggs topping a bowl of beans with a dab of yogurt and a handful of arugula or herbs.)
Keep scrolling for that recipe and four others for the nights ahead. (And don’t let me deter you from perfecting your scrambled or boiled egg techniques. We’ve got the best.)
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I’m also making:
Shakshuka with feta; sheet-pan chicken with shallots and grapes; chocolate-chocolate birthday cake.
1. Olive Oil and Chile-Fried Eggs
These eggs from Andy Baraghani are part of his guide to choosing the best olive oil, which is extremely helpful if you’ve ever stood in front of a wall of oil bottles at the store with a big question mark hanging over your head. (The guide also includes this oil-poached tuna and an olive oil and honey-miso salad dressing. Andy is so chic.)
2. Parmesan-Crusted Chicken
Golden chicken cutlets without the whole drippy dredging process and oil-splattered stove — Lidey Heuck is out here actively working to make your weeknight life better. Bake these cutlets on a wire rack for maximum crispness, and serve them with lemon wedges and something green on the side (pasta, too, if you don’t mind washing an extra pot).
3. Tofu and Broccoli
Could this sweet-and-savory dinner be the gateway recipe that persuades my children to love tofu? It’s from Sue Li, so you know it’ll be delicious. I will report back.
4. Spiced Ginger Shrimp With Burst Tomatoes
This is one of those great, simple Melissa Clark dinners: seared cherry tomatoes with shrimp tossed with an aromatic spice mix. Garam masala, baharat, five-spice, suya spice, xawaash, Tajín, curry powder — all excellent choices here.
5. Sizzled Scallion Rice With Sardines
TikTok and brands like Fishwife have made sardines cool in the U.S. in recent years. Not that longtime sardine lovers needed that validation — we’ve always known that they are an intense little treat, meaty and rich, best matched with ingredients with sharp, bright flavors. This five-star scallion-and-chile-flecked dish from Ashley Lonsdale is a perfect example.
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