I’m back to regular programming with today’s post on a nifty breakfast idea.
I first heard about Egg In The Basket from a Friends episode. Joey used to make this for Chandler all the time. After he moved out, Chandler’s new roommate Eddie ends up making him some sort of new egg dish, and this irks Joey to no end.
I love Friends – and I love eggs! So I was curious about trying to make this. Found out that it’s also called an Egg In The Hole or Egg In The Window.
So, here goes.
Take a piece of sliced bread and butter both sides. Find a glass or cup whose mouth is just wide enough to hold an egg.
Use the glass to cut out a hole in the buttered slice of bread. At this point you can eat the cut-out, but I thought it would be good to include in the dish, so I saved it.
Melt a bit of butter in a non-stick pan and place the two bread pieces in it. Break an egg into the hole (carefully!). Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Do the dishes, watch the news, twirl around in your living room while you wait for the first side to brown.
Peek underneath the bread to check if it’s turned golden and flip the whole thing over. I thought this would be great with Spam, so I threw a slice in the pan as well.
Once the whole thing is browned evenly on both sides (you’ll see that I was too impatient to wait for the other side to really brown!), chop up some tomatoes and use your now-crispy bread cutout to garnish.
Yummy, fun and easy. You can get creative too – top with parsley or chives, grated cheese or a hollandaise sauce for your own twist on the classic Eggs Benedict. Here’s wishing you luck on your own eggsperiments!
May 6th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
Helly would love this. I think this is something i could actually make. Maybe I’ll make this tonight!
May 6th, 2008 at 10:28 pm
That looks like so much fun! I attempted to do this but massacred the egg. DOH!
Is that a Corell plate?
May 6th, 2008 at 10:46 pm
YES, I love egg-in-a-hole (is that what it’s called?)!!! You can also use med-sized cookie cutters to cut out fun shapes from the bread.
I recommend star- or heart- shaped cutters.
May 7th, 2008 at 2:19 am
thanks for the idea! i’m going to make that!!!
May 7th, 2008 at 5:06 am
Thank you for sharing this! I’m gonna try it out and surprise the hubs. He loves friends and he likes the season with eddie in it.
May 7th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
Ah! I love it when people drop by and leave me nice blog notes!
Jen
- Did you or didn’t you?
Toni
- Another egg, another morning! You’ll get better at it, I’m sure. And yes, that is Corelle’s “Provincial Blue” pattern. I noticed yours on your blog too! Yours is the “Rosemarie” pattern. I heart Corelle.
Helly
- I thought about you when I made that eggy thing. Didn’t think about your neat cookie cutter idea! Must try it.
ms firefly
- With your able, crafty hands, I’m sure you’ll swing this!
Gracey
- Good luck on surprising the hubs with your own eggsperiment! Let me know how it goes when you do.
May 8th, 2008 at 1:51 am
hahahah! i was just reviewing a nancy drew book and this same recipe came up. how serendipitous!
May 8th, 2008 at 10:54 am
hi j.
while reading, i thought that the one you’re supposed to use for the egg was the round piece. i would have eaten the important part. haha.
great idea. will try cooking once i finish fixing my room.
May 8th, 2008 at 5:30 pm
Amee
- Good luck on trying your hand at this (invoke Tita Celine’s powers before you do!) And good luck on the room!
May 13th, 2008 at 6:12 am
“see ya pal!” (eggs a la eddie)
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