[Microwave] Egg and Cheese Sandwich

[theinfamousj]

Why would you cook an egg in a microwave? Because children sense when you are involved in a time-sensitive task that requires your concentration and attention and seize the opportunity. But with a microwave, you're not (involved in a time-sensitive task that requires your concentration and attention) and all you sacrifice is that small bit of flavor from the Maillard reaction you're also not engaging in. Your move, children!


Materials List:

• 2 slices of sandwich bread
• mayonnaise
• 1 large (or larger) egg in its shell
• furikake/rice seasoning, any flavor you choose
• 1 slice of sandwich-sliced cheese; I recommend Swiss but follow your bliss
• 1 microwave safe bowl
• 2 forks
• 1 microwave splatter cover [substitute: a microwave safe plate that can fit over the bowl]

Procedure:

1. Crack your egg into the microwave safe bowl.
2. Using one of the forks, scramble the egg a bit.
3. Add furikake to taste (I recommend 1/3 tsp for your first time and then adjusting up or down from there as determined by your tastebuds), then scramble until the furikake is evenly distributed among the egg.
4. Put the fork aside to wash, it is now possibly salmonella contaminated. Cover the bowl with the splatter shield. If using a plate, rather than covering it in the tightest orientation, flip the plate upside down so that there's more opportunity for steam to escape.
5. Put the bowl with cover into the microwave and microwave on high for 45 seconds.
6. While the microwave is doing its thing, use the second fork to slather the interior face of each slice of bread with mayonnaise. Try to end up with as clean a fork as possible.
7. Place the sandwich cheese against one of the mayonnaised bread faces.
8. When the microwave is complete, carefully remove the bowl from the interior. The bowl will be hot thanks to all the moisture in the egg which has come off as superheated steam.
9. Using your former-mayonnaise fork, gently pry the egg up from the bottom of the bowl and slide it on top of the cheese.
10. Cover with the second bread, mayonnaise face touching the egg. Your sandwich is complete, but you're not finished.
11. Immediately attend to the bowl and hand wash out the egg leavings using a sponge or scrubby. No need to use soap if you intend to use a dishwasher, but the egg residue will be a problem if left to sit and solidify. Problem avoided! High five! Okay, now you are finished!

But where is the seasoning? It is the furikake. Sure, that stuff is sold for rice but it works wonders to perk up this simple egg sandwich in such a way that you won't even miss that pesky old Maillard reaction after all.

Bibliography time! There actually isn't one. Someone on Reddit mentioned that they microwave eggs and that is all it took for me to experiment and come up with a pretty foolproof procedure to get "the bologna slice" of microwaved egg. I've been using this procedure for the past decade in dozens of homes and their microwaves and 45 seconds has never failed to cook the egg thoroughly without overcooking it. This one is 100% me, not just improved by me.