Eggs On Potato Chips

Name: Eggs On Potato Chips
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon clarified butter (also known as ghee or a mixture of 1/2 T vegetable oil and 1/2 T butter); 1 small onion, finely chopped; 1 small garlic clove, minced and then mashed into a paste with 1/4 tsp. kosher salt; 1/2 teaspoon finely shredded fresh ginger; 2 -3 2 -3 Thai chiles or 2 -3 serrano chilies, finely chopped; 1/2 cup roughly chopped fresh cilantro; 4 cups potato chips (from a just-opened bag - 4 handsful); 4 eggs; kosher salt or sea salt

9 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

1 tablespoon clarified butter (also known as ghee or a mixture of 1/2 T vegetable oil and 1/2 T butter)
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 small garlic clove, minced and then mashed into a paste with 1/4 tsp. kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon finely shredded fresh ginger
2 -3 2 -3 Thai chiles or 2 -3 serrano chilies, finely chopped
1/2 cup roughly chopped fresh cilantro
4 cups potato chips (from a just-opened bag - 4 handsful)
4 eggs
kosher salt or sea salt

Directions

1

Heat butter in a sturdy, well-seasoned medium frying pan, preferably cast iron, over medium heat.
2

Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and just beginning to brown.
3

Stir in garlic paste, ginger, and chiles.
4

Stir for a moment or two, then add cilantro.
5

Crumble in chips, tossing or stirring the contents of the pan to combine them thoroughly.
6

Make 4 ?nests? in the surface of the potato-chip mixture-they don't need to be perfect hollows-and crack an egg into each.
7

Pour 1 tablespoons water down the inside edge of the pan to generate some steam.
8

Cover skillet tightly and reduce heat to low.
9

Let eggs steam just long enough to set whites (6 to 8 minutes; gently touch one with a spoon to see if it's done the way you'd like).
10

Season to taste with salt and turn out onto waiting plates.