What’s Egg in a Box?

We’re two sisters in New York who believe that the extra rice you get with Chinese food takeout can have a new life. If you’re like us, you get far too much rice with your delivery—much more than you can eat. Being a good conservator, you save it in the fridge, but it inevitably gets stale and thrown out. We got to thinking one evening that if we only added an egg to the rice, the leftovers would become a nutritious meal for a hungry person, and Egg in a Box was born.

Our idea is simple. Next time you have an extra box of rice, throw in a hard boiled egg and drop it off wherever you’d leave leftovers (replate it) — or eat it yourself. ...

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This box makes sense: smaller than a cup of coffee, but enough to fuel a vegetable and tofu dish.  At the top of our to-do list is researching drop-off points for boxes.

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How to Boil an Egg

> Put eggs in a small sauce pan.
Optional: poke eggs with a pin to allow steam to release.
> Cover with water and heat water.
> Let water boil and then turn down to a simmer.
> Keep eggs in simmering water for 7-9 minutes.
> Run cool water over eggs and let sit for 3 minutes.
> Store for up to one month in the fridge.

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We love the beauty of sauces we don’t know how to make ourselves. The wonderfully clean and simple presentation of the Chinese food box. And the protein found in an egg. Do you?

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