Joe's Special

By naqgal90

This recipe was created at Original Joe's on Broadway in San Francisco many year ago. Although we did not create it, it so perfectly fits the tenor of this book that we felt we must include it. This makes a hearty breakfast, lunch, or dinner. A simple, complete meal in one skillet.

Ingredients

• 1 lb. any lean ground meat
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 pkg. frozen spinach, chopped (or fresh spinach, chopped, if you have it)
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 6 cloves garlic, crushed, peeled, and diced
• 1/2 lb. fresh white mushrooms, sliced
• 4 eggs
• salt and pepper to taste
• Worcestershire to taste

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

In a large cast-iron skillet, brown the meat in oil. While the meat is browning, prepare the frozen spinach according to package directions and drain. If using fresh spinach, simply steam it until it wilts.

Remove browned meat from skillet and set aside. Pour off excess fat from the skillet. Throw in onions, garlic, and mushrooms and saute until onions are translucent. Throw meat back in skillet.

Add drained spinach and mix well, stirring continually, over medium to low heat.

You are now in a holding pattern if you want to be. Cover, turn heat to low, and make sure everybody's ready to sit down.

Uncover, turn heat to high, and when everything starts to sizzle, crack and throw in the eggs. Turn and stir with spatula until eggs have just set. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and Worcestershire to taste. Place skillet on table and let everybody dig in.