You don’t really need a recipe as such for this one, but I just wanted to share the most comforting sublime little supper for when you’re poorly.
Chucky eggs.
Just soft boiled, shelled and mashed hot with lots of butter, salt and pepper.
(To cook eggs so they're done but still soft inside - bring a saucepan of water + a pinch of salt to the boil, then carefully lower in the room-temperature eggs and boil for seven minutes precisely, then remove from heat and immediately plunge into cold water to stop them cooking further)
Someone made them for me years and years ago when I was sick - mashed in a cup to eat with a teaspoon, and served with buttered toast and, oh, it just made me feel so looked after.
Today I made them in a little bowl instead of a cup and - only because I didn’t feel well enough to go to the shop for bread - I had them with some oatcakes, which worked beautifully.
When you’re not feeling well or just like you need a bit of extra love … you really need to make chucky eggs!
