So I was mowing my lawn the other day (I know, I'm so suburban even though I live just outside of downtown.) And I got a strange smell. I smelled chopped scallions. Suddenly I realized that my yard was spotted with wild onions. And being the total honkey that I am, I knew nothing of their significance within Native American culture. So being on okie, and knowing a good many native americans, I asked. And I was told about something truely wonderful: wild onions and eggs. I grabbed the onions that I pulled out of my yard and gave the recipe a try.
Basicly, take the white of the onion and cut it paper-thin. Then blanch then in a small amount of water in a skillet until the water is gone.* Then crack some eggs in and scramble. My results were pretty rocking. It was pretty hard to not season it with anything but I was told that salt was enough. But when I tasted it, I realised once again that simplicty is beautiful.
So check your yards because there is a beautiful treasure out there right now. Go get them while they are in season. NOW!
* Note: at this point in the recipe, some people add some rendered bacon fat. I think this might take away a little bit from the clean simplicty of the dish.
Cook free.
Cook well.
Cuisine pour Le Vie!
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