You Can't Cry Over Rotten Chicken

I've been awaiting tonight's dinner (Zereshk Polo va Morgh- Barberry Rice with Chicken) for days now! I love the sweet and sour taste of the barberries and the saffron sprinkled rice. And I especially love it with onion braised chicken.
Which is why I was SO disappointed when I opened my package of chicken thighs this afternoon and almost keeled over. The chicken smelled worse than the chemistry lab in high school. I can STILL smell the horrid scent of rotten eggs. BLECH.

So now what do we do for dinner? Spaghetti? Nope. Pizza? Had it last night. Chinese? Nah. Go to bed hungry? Bite your tongue!! With this thought, I went online and found a recommendation from my buddy Krista. She had posted a recipe for a Steak and Egg Panini.

Yup, you heard me right. Steak and egg panini. Thin slices of medium rare rib eye steak topped with buttery soft scrambled eggs and covered in mozzarella. Oh my gravy!! We immediately set out to buy, cook and slice up the steak. We made soft scrambled eggs and then panini'd the whole thing.

The original recipe is from the Williams-Sonoma Kitchen and serves 6. I adjusted it for the Madanipour-Schumacher Kitchen and now it serves 2.

Ingredients:
1 small rib-eye steak, about 8 oz.
Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
3 eggs
a splash of milk, cream or half and half
1 Tbs. chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
2 Tbs. unsalted butter, melted
4 slices sourdough bread
2 slices mozzarella cheese

Directions:
1. Preheat an electric panini press

2. Season the steak with salt and pepper.

3. Place the steaks on the panini press. Close the lid and cook for 3 to 5 minutes for medium-rare.

4. Transfer the steak to a cutting board, cover loosely with aluminum foil and let rest.

5. In a bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, parsley, salt and pepper.

6. In a nonstick fry pan over medium heat, warm 1 Tbs. of the melted butter. Add the egg mixture and, using a silicone spatula, stir frequently until soft curds form, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove the scrambled eggs from the heat.

7. Cut the steaks into strips.

8. Brush one side of each bread slice with the remaining 1 Tbs. melted butter. Lay 2 slices, buttered side down, on panini grill, and arrange 1/2 the steak slices on each one. Top each with 1/2 the scrambled eggs and 1 cheese slice. Top with another bread slice, buttered side up. 9. Place sandwiches on the panini press and close the lid. Cook until the sandwiches are nicely grill-marked and the cheese has melted.