Grilled Eggs with Pak Choi
Prep
15 mins
Cook
30 mins
Servings
4
Difficulty
Easy
This is one of my favorite weeknight dinners because it comes together in under an hour and feels way more impressive than it actually is. Pak choi is incredibly nutritious, loaded with vitamin C and calcium, and it gets beautifully charred when grilled. The combination of soy sauce, sesame oil, and ginger creates this amazing umami depth that makes simple grilled eggs taste restaurant quality. Best part? You probably have most of these ingredients in your pantry already, so it's budget friendly too. Give this one a try and you'll be making it constantly.
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Ingredients
- 4pak choi
- 6eggs
- 2 tbspsoy sauce
- 1 tbspsesame oil
- 2 clovesgarlic
- 1 piece, thumb-sizedginger
- 1 tsp, optionalchili flakes
- 1 tspsalt
- 1 tsppepper
- 2 tbspolive oil
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat grill to medium-high heat.
- 2
Cut Pak Choi in half lengthwise.
- 3
In a small bowl, combine soy sauce, sesame oil, minced garlic, grated ginger, chili flakes, salt, and pepper.
- 4
Brush the Pak Choi with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
- 5
Grill the Pak Choi, cut side down, for 5 minutes.
- 6
Flip the Pak Choi and crack 3 eggs over each half.
- 7
Drizzle the eggs with the soy sauce mixture.
- 8
Grill for an additional 10-15 minutes, or until the eggs are cooked to desired doneness.
- 9
Serve immediately, garnished with additional chili flakes if desired.
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