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RECIPES FROM THE ICE |
The Royal Navy over the years has come up with some very strange but excitingly delightful dishes.
Over the course of our deployment, I will be sharing with you, a few of our `secret’ recipes.
The ingredients I use in my recipes are rough quantities. The reason why the quantities are approximate is because scales are ineffective at sea! As the ship sways from side to side - so do the scales! So what is the key to making your dish perfect? Experiment!
Don’t be afraid to make a mistake because we all do from time to time: from the baby naval chef, right up to the majestic Roux Brothers.
LCH Tim McCullagh |
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CHEESY HAMMY EGGY
The first dish I wish to teach you is probably the most popular and famous dish to any modern sailor. It’s known commonly as ‘Cheesy Hammy Eggy’
Ingredients-
White bread- 4 slices
Cheddar Cheese- 200-250g
Dijon mustard- 1 dollop of!
Wafer thin ham- 4 slices (enough to cover the bread)
Eggs- 5 in number
Equipment
Grill
Grilling tray
Metal spatula
Frying pan & touch of oil
Heat proof cloth
- Start of by toasting one side of the bread
- Grate cheese into a bowl, add mustard & 1 egg. Mix well
- On the un-toasted side of bread layer the ham to cover right up to the edges
- Spread the cheese mixture over the top of the ham, again right to the sides.
- Begin frying 4 eggs whilst starting stage 6
- Toast Bread/ham/cheese under the grill till the cheese is bubbling & lightly browned
- Serve fried egg on top of toasted cheese & ham
- Congratulations you’ve just made a Cheesy Hammy Eggy!
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