For a flavorful kick, I often turn to White Mausu’s peanut rÄyu, which offers a milder taste compared to Lao Gan Ma’s crispy chili oil. This ingredient complements a dish featuring creamy, lemon-infused beans and eggs exceptionally well. To save time, I recommend using jarred white beans. For a convenient breakfast option, consider preparing the spinach and beans the night before, chilling them, and then reheating in the morning before adding the eggs when the beans are hot.
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 2-3
Ingredients:
– 2 tablespoons neutral oil
– 2 onions, peeled and sliced
– 2 garlic cloves, peeled and grated
– 200g baby spinach, roughly chopped
– 570g jar of white haricot or butter beans, drained and rinsed (400g net weight)
– 2 heaped teaspoons red miso paste (white miso can be used as well)
– 150ml single cream
– Juice from ½ lemon
– Salt (optional)
– 2 eggs
– 2-3 tablespoons White Mausu peanut rÄyu, to taste
Begin by heating the oil in a large, heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add the sliced onions and stir-fry for about five minutes, or until they start to turn golden around the edges. Next, incorporate the garlic, reduce the heat to low, and partially cover the pan, allowing it to cook for an additional five minutes to soften. Add the spinach and stir-fry for one minute until just wilted, then mix in the beans.
Dissolve the miso in 50ml of boiling water and stir this mixture into the beans and spinach. Then, add the cream and allow the dish to simmer for a minute. Lower the heat and mix in the lemon juice, tasting and adjusting the salt as necessary—I usually skip adding salt since the miso is sufficiently salty.
Create two indentations in the bean mixture and crack the eggs into them. Cook for two minutes, then cover the pan and let it cook for another two minutes, ensuring the egg whites are fully cooked while the yolks remain runny. If you prefer your yolks a bit firmer, extend the cooking time by one to two minutes.
Finally, drizzle the peanut rÄyu over the dish and serve immediately.
