Soft Boiled Eggs With Saltines - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 eggs
6 -8 saltine crackers, approximately
butter (optional) or margarine (optional)
fresh cracked black pepper

Preparation

Bring a pot of water to boil and carefully lower the eggs into the water. Once water boils again, boil the eggs for approximately 3 1/2 minutes. (The eggs should be slightly runny but not hard-boiled.)
Drain. Use a clean towel to handle the eggs and gently tap in half. Scoop out the egg using a spoon and place into a small bowl. Repeat.
For each soft-boiled egg serving, I would guess that we used about 3-4 saltines. If you wish you can lightly butter the saltines, in which case you would break the crackers up with a knife. For unbuttered saltines, crush the saltine crackers lightly with your hands and place in the bowl with the shelled eggs.
Using a fork, mix well; breaking up the eggs into small pieces. Season to taste with cracked black pepper and serve immediately.