Posh Beans on Toast

"Enough with the restaurant reviews already," you must be saying, dear reader, "where's your creativity?!"

Yes it's true, I have been indulging and dining out on the reg while MT is here and neglecting my beloved stove. But I have made a handful of memorable menus along the way to share as well!

First up is a take on the comfort-food and budget-conscious classic: Beans on Toast. When I was living in the Dubs, invariably as pay-day came closer (only once-a-month for you americanos spoilt with the bi-weekly!) we'd (CMc, SM, Nosh cough cough...)be feasting on some form of sliced bread/tinned beans/egg/potato combo for lunch and possibly dinner until the money train rolled in once again for drinks on me at VCC! Followed by weeks of empty pockets-magee.

But I digress.

So after visiting Brother Hubbard and dining on their baked beans, I decided to try this side of the Atlantic for a re-creation. Here you have it:

Any Day But Payday Beans on Toast

Poached poverty eggs & beans on/with toast

Serves 2
1 can/tin beans (I used fava, but kidney/pinto/broad would also work well), drained
2 handfuls chopped cherry/heirloom tomatoes (or 1 can chopped if you're really beyond the pale)
1/2 onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, smashed & chopped (or 2 tsp garlic powder)
1 tbsp olive oil
2 eggs
2 tbsp feta cheese
1/2 cup plain/ Greek yogurt
1/2 lemon, squeezed (optional)
2 servings toast, any way, any how (I got a french loaf but this is up to you!)
Salt & pepper to taste

In a medium saucepan, heat the oil and sweat the onion with garlic. Once fragrant, chuck in the tomatoes and add the beans before lowering to a simmer.

Setting it up right

Simma. Don. A. 

Fill a deep frying pan with water and heat to a boil. Crack each egg separately into a small dish and ladle into the water to poach. Poach for about 4 minutes each then scoop out with a slotted spoon. This is how you poach an egg perfectly. Thank you KCH for that life lesson.

Up close and personal

Meanwhile, while things are bubbling/simmering/poaching, mix the feta cheese with the yogurt, lemon and some S&P to taste. Leave aside.

Check the beans & tomato saucepan and season as necessary. Once satisfied, ladle a healthy portion (about half) into a bowl and spoon some of the feta mixture on top. Place one of the perfectly poached eggs on top alongside some dipping toast. Sprinkle with salt & pepper and dig in!




Enjoy... payday ain't so far away now is it?

Memories from past paychecks spent at the VCC