which is better? fried or scrambled eggs?

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Over easy, between slices of bread, so that when you bite into it, yolk sprays all over the kitchen table.

― Vermont Girl (Vermont Girl), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 10:42 (twenty-one years ago)

poached eggs with sorrel are good, too.

― toby (tsg20), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 10:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Fried, over easy, with hash browns and toast for sopping up the beautiful runny yolks, and a shit ton of GRITS. Too much black pepper on everything. Me drool now.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 12:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh holy shit, you know what I almost forgot all about?:
http://www.kidsregen.org/recipes/0302/images/quiche.jpg

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 12:29 (twenty-one years ago)

fried, on crunchy brown toast, with sweet chilli sauce and chopped coriander if I'm feeling poncey

Other wise Fried, runny yolked, crispy bottomed on pappy white with loads of butter and salt.

or, dream egg buttie (as I've said before) - sandwich toaster which doesn't cut the bread in half but does seal the bread, push first slice into receptacle and break in egg, put lid on and close toaster for 3 minutes and 12 seconds. Result = crispy bread surrounding a perfectly runny yolked egg - absolutely gorgeous.

Can I find such a toaster? can I hell (probably a good thing)

― Porkpie (porkpie), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 12:34 (twenty-one years ago)

It depends. Fried over easy with bacon and toast, but scrambled with biscuits and sausage. Last night was an omelette with cheddar and smoked turkey, mwah. I love 'em every way except overcooked.

xpost: Nickalicious OTM on the grits. They go great either with fried or scrambled (with cheese).

― Rock Hardy (Rock Hardy), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 12:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Scrambled or omelette is the only way for me and they have to be drier than an arabs sandal.

― Velveteen Bingo (Chris V), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 12:40 (twenty-one years ago)

My dad used to do this thing where he would cut a hole in the middle of a slice of bread and fry an egg in that whole (while also frying the bread), he called it (creatively enough) egg-in-a-hole. God them things were good.

xpost ha ha

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 12:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Toad-in-a-Hole! They're great, and you can fry the discs of bread on the side for extra sopping power. Kids love 'em and grownups don't get over 'em. They're a bit of a mess though, because you have to butter both sides of the bread before they go in the skillet.

― Rock Hardy (Rock Hardy), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 12:48 (twenty-one years ago)

woah woah woah, don't call that Toad in the hole, it's a poor poor representation of TitH. ooh I need to sit down, I'm palpitating

― Porkpie (porkpie), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 12:53 (twenty-one years ago)

???

When you're through palpating, explain?

― Rock Hardy (Rock Hardy), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 12:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Mmm, sorrel.

The salad was baby radishes, their leaves, French beans, various dark salad leaves, tiny whole cherry tomatoes and big chunks of poached egg in a warm but unobtrusive dressing which had red wine vinegar in, I think.

We also rocked a choice of langoustines/aïoli or foie gras/sourdough toast then baked turbot/roast beef then summer pudding/extreme sneeze factor chocolate tart* with 'normal' cream or Jersey clotted cream. All served in a family-style lunch for eight in that special room up the front. Ed had a crap day at work that day and really sulked if I tried to tell him about the lunch for three days or so as he's never been there.

Ma bouche was amused to say the least.

― suzy (suzy), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 13:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Fried for a quick breakfast of just the egg(s), with pepper. It seems more filling than the same quantity of eggs scrambled for some reason.

Omelette with lots of yummy cheese and herbs if it's a weekend.

Great eggs I have known: the HUGE, thick, baked omelettes at the Original House of Pancakes here in Madison. I swear they must combine the forces of two omelettes all Transformer-stylee. Also, the frittatas at Trocadero in Milwaukee with avocado, creme fraiche and possibly little slices of bacon.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 13:20 (twenty-one years ago)

I almost got toad-in-the-hole at Enid's the other day for brunch, but changed my mind and got biscuits and veggie gravy instead (with 2 eggs, over medium).

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 13:31 (twenty-one years ago)

toad in the hole is sausage in batter (yorkshire pud style batter, not fish style)

― Vicky (Vicky), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 13:33 (twenty-one years ago)

over easy or sunny side up.

― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 13:35 (twenty-one years ago)

over impossible

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 13:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Mmmm, the Eggs Benedict at the Dipsea Cafe in Mill Valley, with their own gravlax instead of bacon. OHMYGODITSGOOD. On a later visit they added a grilled portobello mushroom in there but that ruined it -- the mushroom flavor overpowered the rest. I seem to recall they had very good home fries too.

― Rock Hardy (Rock Hardy), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 13:38 (twenty-one years ago)

I think going out to breakfast is better than sex or music.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 13:39 (twenty-one years ago)

My favorite is scrambled eggs cooked really hard, so that they start to get a little brown even. But a lot of times I'll order eggs over hard when we eat out, because of PHEER that the restaurant won't scramble my eggs hard enough.

― eat fudge banana swirl (Nick A.), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 13:40 (twenty-one years ago)

I think going out to breakfast is better than sex or music.

I'd say it's a very close second, edging out music.

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 13:40 (twenty-one years ago)

going out to breakfast after sex is the most classic thing ever

― stockholm cindy (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 13:41 (twenty-one years ago)

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 13:42 (twenty-one years ago)

OMG I feel so corny in retrospect though. We used to feed each other. Not gross regurgitating-like-birds style, but, you know, off each other's plates and stuff.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 13:43 (twenty-one years ago)

scrambled eggs rulez - esp with some thyme and cottage cheese mixed in.

― dyson (dyson), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 13:44 (twenty-one years ago)

yes, what Vicky said, TitH is a fantastic concoction, batter (nice with some mustard in it)- crispy and browned on top, gooey and fuul of sausage goodness on the bbottom, and gorgeous fat plum sausages nestling around it. Loads of onion gravy to pour all over too.

definitely not an egg and a piece of bread.

― Porkpie (porkpie), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 13:45 (twenty-one years ago)

A poached egg on spinach may be my favorite tapas ever.

― j.lu (j.lu), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 14:09 (twenty-one years ago)

eggs are wonderful. i love them scrambled, but only if done right (ie how i do it, because i make the best scrambled eggs in the world). i usually order omelettes out because most places don't scramble properly.

― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 14:39 (twenty-one years ago)

fried for sure, but eggs in general are ace

― Ste (Fuzzy), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 14:44 (twenty-one years ago)

How do you do it, Lauren?

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 14:45 (twenty-one years ago)

No one knows.

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 14:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Mmm, herby omelette.

― Madchen (Madchen), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 14:48 (twenty-one years ago)

my secret scrmbled egg ingrdnt: CUMIN!!

yes.

I agree w/most of the things on this thread. (altho isn't a non-French omelette a "Western" omelette, or is that something else?) (and aren't scrambled eggs still FRIED, technically i.e. whack them in a pan w/butter. that means fried to me.)

I'm interested to know if lauren's technique can be described in words.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 14:51 (twenty-one years ago)

May also register my displeasure at the buggering of 'Toad in the Hole'. Eggs indeed...

― Chewshabadoo (Chewshabadoo), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 14:54 (twenty-one years ago)

it's really simple, but you need time and patience (both usually in short supply in restaurants). beat the eggs really well with a bit of cream or whole milk and add salt & pepper to taste. melt some butter over low heat (a gas range works much better than an electric one) until it's gently sizzling, then pour in the eggs. drop some small pieces of soft cheese (brie, taleggio, farmer's, queso blanco, etc). let them set a bit, then stir well but not briskly. keep stirring slowly and frequently until the eggs are cooked but not hard - they should be soft and creamy. it usually takes me about 20 -30 minutes to make a batch for 3-4 people.

xpost - cumin is yum. a pinch of tumeric is a good addition, too, but not with this recipe.

― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 15:00 (twenty-one years ago)

scrambled eggs should take 4 minutes and no more. 20 minutes??!?!?!?!?

― Porkpie (porkpie), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 15:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Freshly grated nutmeg in your scrambled eggs, not cumin (nor cum in.)

― Mooro (Mooro), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 15:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Ponce

― allba (Mooro), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 15:09 (twenty-one years ago)

it's worth it. trust me.

xpost

― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 15:09 (twenty-one years ago)

nowt but maldon salt, freash black pepper and plenty of good butter for me, ta

― Porkpie (porkpie), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 15:09 (twenty-one years ago)

My method takes 20 mins also for that many eggs.

― Mooro (Mooro), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 15:10 (twenty-one years ago)

I cannot make a good C on E or C in O or C in Y joke.

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 15:10 (twenty-one years ago)

absolute madness - 20 minutes for scrambled that is

― Porkpie (porkpie), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 15:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Its worth it to avoid the dreaded syneresis

― Mooro (Mooro), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 15:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Scrambled, every Sunday morning.

― adam. (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 15:14 (twenty-one years ago)

TALEGGIO

suddenly my life has meaning and purpose again

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 15:21 (twenty-one years ago)

i stand by my recipe (mark bittman's recipe actually). the slow-cooking method works magic on eggs.

― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 15:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Surprise spice that works ridiculously well with scrambled eggs: cinnamon. Just a wee bit. Totally fucking awesome.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 15:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Also - savoury (the herb).

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 15:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Soft-Boiled rules.

― Michael White (Hereward), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 16:03 (twenty-one years ago)

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