Fried egg ± anchovy toasted sandwich

Name: Fried egg ± anchovy toasted sandwich
Prep time: 18 min
Total time: 18 min
Yield: Makes 4
Ingredients: 1 handful watercress, plus extra to serve; 4 Fried eggs; salt flakes; ½ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg; ½ teaspoon worcestershire sauce; 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh chives; ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper; freshly ground black pepper; finely grated zest of ¼ lemon; 12 anchovy fillets (Ortiz or other good-quality brand); 60 g (2 oz) unsalted butter, softened; four 10 cm (4 in) pieces Turkish bread, cut lengthways

Preparation info

Makes
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

Chefs Eat Toasties Too

By Darren Purchese

Published 2017

About

Some things just work so well together, and eggs and anchovies are in that category. They are especially good in this posh egg on toast. The anchovy butter is delicious by itself on toast, as well as for many other dishes – try rubbing a chicken with it before roasting!

Ingredients

Bread

four 10 cm (4 in) pieces Turkish bread, cut lengthways

Fish course
Sandwich
Pescatarian

Method

Preheat a grill (broiler) to hot and toast both sides of the eight pieces of Turkish bread. Chop four of the anchovy fillets finely. Combine these with the butter, pepper, lemon zest, chives, cayenne pepper, nutmeg and worcestershire sauce.
Spread the anchovy butter on four slices of bread and top each one with a fried egg and two anchovy fillets. Arrange some