How do you like your eggs in the morning?

Time poor?
Microwave happy?
I hear you my radiation friendly amigo.

Scientists are forever hyping the benefits and importance of eating breakfast, and eggs are motherflippin’ awesome, but who has time to combine these two facts into a kick ass start to the day? Not a slack-jawed, Mi Goreng junked up uni student like yourself, that’s for sure!

And not me either… Until I discovered god’s top-secret short cut that is.

The microwave egg.

What you’ll need:

- Eggs
- Toast
- Mug or Bowl
- Additions: BBQ/Tomato Sauce, Shredded Cheese, Tomato or any other vegetable that gets you going.

Step 1.
Crack one bad boy egg into a mug/small bowl. Any shape will do, just remember the wider the base, the shallower and thinner your end result will be. And make sure the mug isn’t plastic or metal either. …idiots.

Step 2.
Place egg-mug into microwave. This is where the variables come in. Starting the egg off with two 20 second turns is usually pretty safe. However this does vary depending on microwave wattage, so if you want to be safe try 20 seconds once, 15 or 10 seconds the next couple of times, then drop down to 5 second bursts until your egg is done.

REMEMBER TO CHECK YOUR EGG after each spin around the old m-wave.

Step 3:
You can tell the egg is done when the white is opaque white but the middle is still runny. Now tip this yolky bad boy onto toast or a sambo, smoosh evenly over the bread with your fork and enjoy!

Variation:
For scrambled eggs, simply crack two or more eggs into small bowl.

Add milk/ salt/ pepper/ cheese/ other herbs and goodies to personal taste, and follow same heating instructions.

Scrambled eggs can be left a little longer heating in the microwave, as there’s less chance of them “popping” (read: exploding all over your face…graphic). Just remember to keep your fork handy to re-scramble the egg after each heating.

Voila! An oil free, no-mess alternative to poached and boiled eggs. Delicious AND nutritious. Your mum can thank me later