Poached eggs on fried sourdough bread

Poached eggs on fried sourdough bread over a bed of greens are so easy to make; this is only for those not afraid of butter. Anyway it's interesting that the cholesterol foods we enjoy have barely any effect on dyslipidemia. Rather it is the refined carbs that are killing us.

So we are using wholemeal sourdough bread; today it's from the deep-freeze.

One of the many joys of sourdough is how well the goodness and flavour can be preserved by freezing.

One of the joys of sourdough bread^[3] is that it freezes perfectly when it has gone a little stale and is readily available for reuse at a later date in soups and stews; in this instance for poached eggs.

Here we have dropped bite-sized chunks into hot butter in a heavy bottomed skillet. Fry them for about five minutes.

We always say that our recipes should be viewed only as a template. Use your own creativity to incorporate what is readily available for your poached eggs on fried sourdough bread; in this instance a few green lima beans and frozen peppadews. Try to eat mainly that which is in season.

Coloured fruits and vegetables have the phytonutrients that characterise functional foods; those which promote wellness and help prevent disease^[6].

Assorted greens and in this instance a few chives add to the colours in your poached eggs on fried sourdough bread; they also provide a richer flavour.

The chili family is rich in a phytonutrient called capsaicin^[7] that oddly is strongly anti-inflammatory.

Peppadews^[4] are piquant without the severe burn of many of their cousins. 

For those wanting to reduce their reliance on red meat for protein, assorted beans will provide many of the amino-acids they are seeking. The egg will complement them and ensure the essential compounds that may be lacking in legumes.

It is important for those wanting to go onto a vegan diet that they understand about essential amino-acids. They are not all readily found in whole grains and legumes; methionine for example.

Adding your poached eggs on fried sourdough bread to a base of kefir or yoghurt is one little variation that may appeal to you; or perhaps not.

You may not have heard of kefir^[1]; it is a natural probiotic that can be simply made in your own kitchen. Those who suffer from heartburn and indigestion will be greatly helped^[2]. Stomach pain may be one of the first signs of impending Parkinson's Disease^[8]. Mucosal erosions allow toxic substances into the body and carried to the brain by the vagus nerve.

Now just ladle your poached eggs and the greens onto the fried sourdough bread soaked in kefir. Research shows that it is not simply the number of bugs in the colon that is important but also the diversity.

Kefir has over 30 different strains as compared to common yoghurt.

It's a myth incidentally that yolks that break are old; these are fresh free-range eggs that I collected from our own hens yesterday.

Note the brightly-coloured yolks; free range eggs have the beta carotenes and three times as much omega 3. Generally they are known as phytochemical foods.

Poached eggs on fried sourdough bread

Poached eggs on fried sourdough bread can be made quickly and healthily. As always tailor it to what is on hand; and those foods that appeal to your family. It took me less than twenty minutes to prepare, including picking the vegetables from the garden.

Both the sourdough bread and peppadews came from the freezer.

We bake sourdough bread daily; it takes only five minutes to prepare the ingredients for the machine. Freeze any that has gone a little stale; unlike the commercial loaf it can be readily used at a later date.

Anti-nutrients

Anti-nutrients make up a complex and controversial subject. Perhaps they are why green beans are so much more palatable and digestible than their dried brothers; they have far less of these compounds that offend some people.

• Nutritional value of green beans
  

Let's talk about hunger discusses how to have fresh, green legumes year-round from the garden. Lima beans^[5] are amongst our favourites.

Freezing broad beans is an interesting subject; they too can provide high-quality vegetable protein year round. They are also virtually the only source of the dopamine precursor; the happy hormone.

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