Six minutes, an ice bath, and a plate that makes the morning feel like yours.

There are those mornings when you move through the kitchen without even thinking. Laundry goes in, coffee gets poured, kitchen herbs get watered, and water comes to a boil. And then there’s the egg and the six minutes, and the moment you slice it open and the yolk stays soft and golden, just barely set.

THAT is a jammy egg and once you know, you know because it’s so delicious. Put jammy eggs on anything. Toast, asparagus, sweet potato, hash browns – whatever you’d like.

The technique is genuinely simple. Boil water, have a timer ready, and get the ice bath ready. Thirty seconds too though, the yolk will firm up. SIX minutes is the number. The ice bath stops the cooking immediately and allows the shell to be removed easily.

This is the kind of breakfast that requires almost nothing and gives back something disproportionate. A handful of berries, a kiwi, half an avocado fanned out on the plate. Flaky salt over everything. A drizzle of good olive oil, or chili oil if the morning calls for a little heat.

This is what I make when I want breakfast to feel beautiful without any real effort. Fresh berries, kiwi, and half an avocado. The colors alone are enough to slow you down.

Yield: serves one or two

Jammy EGGS

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The kind of breakfast that makes a slow morning feel intentional. This is what I make when I want breakfast to feel beautiful without any real effort. Fresh berries, kiwi, half an avocado. The colors alone are enough to slow you down.

Ingredients

• 3-6 large eggs
• Ice and cold water for the bath
• one avocado
• 2 kiwi
• 1/2 cup or more of berries

Instructions

1. Bring a small pot of water to a full boil. Gently lower eggs wit a spoon. Set a timer for 6 minutes.
2. While the eggs cook, fill a bowl with ice and cold water.
3. As soon as the timer goes off, carefully transfer the eggs to the ice bath. Allow to sit for 2 or 3 minutes.
4. Peel carefully. The whites will be set, the yolk soft and jammy.
5. Halve the eggs and arrange on a plate with kiwi, berries, and avocado.
6. Optional: I always add course salt.

Notes

Start with room temperature eggs. Cold eggs will crack when they hit the boiling water. The ice bath is a must to stop the cooking immediately. Even a few seconds will overcook your jammy eggs. Six minutes is the number but keep in mind that eggs can differ in size. If your eggs a extra large, you might need to boil an additional 30 seconds.