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An '''egg in the basket''', or '''egg/eggs in a basket''', is a fried ] cooked within the confines of a piece of (often buttered) ], the center of which has been removed. The removed center can be fried and enjoyed as well. The dish is known by many names, including Rocky Mountain eggs and Rocky Mountain toast. | |||
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'''Egg in the basket'''—also known by many other names—is an ] fried in a hole in a slice of ]. | |||
Preparation typically begins by cutting a circular hole in the center of a piece of bread with a cookie cutter or upside down glass. The bread is then ] in a pan with ], ] or ] if the bread itself is not buttered. When browned satisfactorily, the egg is cracked into the "basket" cut into the toast. The egg is then fried to the desired consistency (it can also be flipped several times and fried on both sides). When eaten, the bread and egg yolk mix readily, giving this egg dish its special quality. It is commonly served with ketchup, jam, maple syrup (with a side of sausage & fruit), or cheese. | |||
== Description == | |||
Alternate recipes for those preparing this simple dish who do not have access to a stove call for the bread and egg to be microwaved. Some people say that cooking an egg "in the basket" is easier than cooking eggs alone, because the bread adds stability if the cook wishes to flip the egg. Some people put the cut-out circle of bread back on the finished toast and egg, adding a type of "lid" to the "basket". Others will break the yolk within the "basket" while it is frying, in order to let the bread more evenly absorb the flavor. Yet others will sprinkle grated cheese over the eggs when nearly cooked, then place the pan under the broiler until the cheese is all brown and crispy. | |||
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The dish consists of a slice of bread with an egg in the middle, fried with butter or oil.<ref name="1,001 Foods to Die For">{{cite book|last=Books|first=Madison|title=1,001 Foods to Die For|date=November 2007|publisher=Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ptZgNoobsyUC&dq=%22egg-in-the-hole%22+toast&pg=PA627 | isbn=978-0-7407-7043-2}}</ref><ref name="Science, Math and Nutrition for Toddlers: Setting the Stage for Serendipity">{{cite book|last=Schrank|first=Rita|title=Science, Math and Nutrition for Toddlers: Setting the Stage for Serendipity|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=INfRv6TtL3sC&dq=%22egg-in-the-hole%22+toast&pg=PA52 | isbn=978-0-89334-280-7 | year=1998 | publisher=Humanics Publishing Group}}</ref><ref name="The Working Parents Cookbook: More Than 200 Recipes for Great Family Meals">{{cite book|last=Morgan|first=Jodie|title=The Working Parents Cookbook: More Than 200 Recipes for Great Family Meals|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=saDAH-MKZO8C&dq=%22egg-in-the-hole%22+toast&pg=PA44 | isbn=978-0-8118-3685-2 | year=2004 | publisher=Chronicle Books}}</ref> It is commonly prepared by cutting a circular or square hole in the center of a piece of bread, which may be buttered. The bread is ] in a pan with ], ], ], or other fat. At some point, an egg is cracked into the hole in the bread. When the egg is added to the bread determines how well-done the egg and bread will be relative to each other in the final product. The pan may be covered and the bread flipped while on the heat to obtain even cooking. A ] or ] (with a large enough hole) can also be substituted for the slice of bread.<ref>AEB.org page: " {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090411214238/http://www.aeb.org/kidsandfamily/recipes/FriedEggToast.htm |date=2009-04-11 }}."</ref><ref name="auntibagel">AuntiBagel.com: " {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707185305/http://auntibagel.com/2009/02/15/the-elephant-egg-bagel/ |date=2011-07-07 }}."</ref> | |||
==Pop culture== | |||
This dish was famously featured in the 1941 Betty Grable movie , earning it the name "moon-over-miami" eggs (although it was referred to in the film as "gas house eggs"). | |||
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It later made a notable appearance in the 1987 film '']'', and several recipes for the dish have since been named "". | |||
== Names and appearances in pop culture == | |||
The dish also appeared in the 2005 '']'' franchise as "eggy in the basket". | |||
There are many names for the dish, including bullseye eggs, eggs in a frame, egg in a hole, eggs in a nest, gashouse eggs, gashouse special, gasthaus eggs, hole in one, one-eyed Jack, one-eyed Pete, Buckeye toast, one-eyed Sam, pirate's eye, and popeye.<ref name="waywithwords">{{cite web|url=http://www.waywordradio.org/names-for-egg-in-toast-dish/|title=A Way with Words - Names for an Egg in Toast Dish|date=17 November 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seriouseats.com/2009/06/egg-in-toast-what-do-you-call-it.html|title=Egg in Toast: What Do You Call It?|author=Serious Eats|date=22 June 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Eggs in a Nest inspired by Lots of Stuff|url=https://www.bingingwithbabish.com/recipes/2017/8/22/egginanest|access-date=2020-06-27|website=Binging With Babish|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>Stein, "The Kids' Kitchen Takeover", Workman Publishing Co., 1975, {{ISBN|0-911104-45-3}}</ref> The name ] is sometimes used for this dish,<ref name="waywithwords" /> though that name more commonly refers to sausages cooked in ] batter. | |||
The dish is also known as Guy Kibbee eggs, due to its preparation by actor ] in the 1935 Warner Bros film '']''. In the film, Kibbee's character refers to the dish as a one-eyed Egyptian sandwich. It is also called ] eggs, from the actress’ preparation of gashouse eggs in the 1941 film '']''. It is prepared by both ] and ]'s characters in the 2005 film '']'', the latter referring to it as eggy in the basket. Other film appearances include '']'' (1987) and '']'' (2016). | |||
Musician ] said in 1965: "''I love'' "egg-in-the-hole". ''It’s about the only thing'' ''I can cook, but it is great. You pinch out the center of a piece of bread, butter it, place it in a frying pan and put a raw egg in the hole. The entire thing cooks together and is very, very tasty.''" <ref name="bw">, ''thebeachboys.forumsunlimited.com, topic: "The Beach Boys Reveal..."''</ref> | |||
On television, the dish is prepared in a 1987 episode of '']'', with the title character using his revolver to shoot the hole in the bread.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=Sledgepoo |series= Sledge Hammer! |network=ABC |date= February 14, 1987 |season=1 |number=19}}</ref> In a 1996 episode of '']'', character ] refers to it as "eggs with the bread with the hole in the middle, à la me!"<ref>{{Cite episode |title= The One Where Eddie Moves In |series= Friends |network=NBC |date= February 22, 1996 |season=2 |number=17}}</ref> In a 2016 episode of '']'', it is prepared with ].<ref>{{Cite episode |title= My Little Monkey |series= Lucifer |network=Fox|date= November 7, 2016 |season=2 |number=7}}</ref> Other television appearances include '']'' (1993),<ref>{{Cite episode |title= Space Quest |series= Frasier|network= CBS|date= September 23, 1993|season= 1|number= 2}}</ref> ] (2013),<ref>{{Cite episode |title= Ariel |series= Once Upon A Time |network=ABC |date= November 3, 2013 |season=3 |number=6}}</ref>'']'' (2019),{{cn|date=February 2022}} '']'' (2019),{{cn|date=February 2022}} '']'' (2022).{{cn|date=February 2022}} and ] (2022),<ref>{{Cite episode |title= Best of Enemies |series=Resident Alien|network=SYFY|season=2|number=15}}</ref> | |||
Musician ] composed the song "Eggy in a Bready II" in honor of the dish. The song was recorded by Crow's band ] for their 1994 release '']''. The lyrics of the song outline the ingredients and implements necessary for preparing the dish. | |||
Author ] wrote numerous times of his fondness for the dish, which he referred to as hot-house eggs.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Dahl |first1=Roald |title=D Is for Dahl}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Dahl |first1=Roald |title=Roald Dahl's Even More Revolting Recipes}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Dahl |first1=Felicity |last2=Dahl |first2=Roald |title=Memories with Food at Gipsy House |date=November 1, 1991}}</ref> | |||
==Other names== | |||
*Birds in a Nest | |||
*Bulls-eye | |||
*Egg in Bread | |||
*Egg-in-a-frame | |||
*Egg-in-a-hole | |||
*Egg-in-a-Nest | |||
*Egg in the Window (bread circle placed over yolk represents curtains) | |||
*Egg Toast | |||
*Eggy in a Bready | |||
*Eggy Toast | |||
*Egyptian Eggs | |||
*Frog in a Pond | |||
*Gas House Eggs | |||
*Hole in One | |||
*Hobo Egg | |||
*Hole-in-the-Wall | |||
*Moon-Over-Miami | |||
*Moonstruck Eggs | |||
*One-Eyed Jack | |||
*Pop-Eye Egg | |||
*Rocky Mountain Eggs | |||
*], a name shared with another dish | |||
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Egg in the basket—also known by many other names—is an egg fried in a hole in a slice of bread.
Description
The dish consists of a slice of bread with an egg in the middle, fried with butter or oil. It is commonly prepared by cutting a circular or square hole in the center of a piece of bread, which may be buttered. The bread is fried in a pan with butter, margarine, cooking oil, or other fat. At some point, an egg is cracked into the hole in the bread. When the egg is added to the bread determines how well-done the egg and bread will be relative to each other in the final product. The pan may be covered and the bread flipped while on the heat to obtain even cooking. A waffle or bagel (with a large enough hole) can also be substituted for the slice of bread.
Names and appearances in pop culture
There are many names for the dish, including bullseye eggs, eggs in a frame, egg in a hole, eggs in a nest, gashouse eggs, gashouse special, gasthaus eggs, hole in one, one-eyed Jack, one-eyed Pete, Buckeye toast, one-eyed Sam, pirate's eye, and popeye. The name toad in the hole is sometimes used for this dish, though that name more commonly refers to sausages cooked in Yorkshire pudding batter.
The dish is also known as Guy Kibbee eggs, due to its preparation by actor Guy Kibbee in the 1935 Warner Bros film Mary Jane's Pa. In the film, Kibbee's character refers to the dish as a one-eyed Egyptian sandwich. It is also called Betty Grable eggs, from the actress’ preparation of gashouse eggs in the 1941 film Moon Over Miami. It is prepared by both Hugo Weaving and Stephen Fry's characters in the 2005 film V for Vendetta, the latter referring to it as eggy in the basket. Other film appearances include Moonstruck (1987) and The Meddler (2016).
On television, the dish is prepared in a 1987 episode of Sledge Hammer!, with the title character using his revolver to shoot the hole in the bread. In a 1996 episode of Friends, character Joey Tribbiani refers to it as "eggs with the bread with the hole in the middle, à la me!" In a 2016 episode of Lucifer, it is prepared with Hawaiian bread. Other television appearances include Frasier (1993), Once Upon A Time (2013),The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2019), Atypical (2019), Search Party (2022). and Resident Alien (2022),
Author Roald Dahl wrote numerous times of his fondness for the dish, which he referred to as hot-house eggs.
See also
References
- "The Ambiguous History of 'Egg in a Hole'". 19 February 2016.
- Books, Madison (November 2007). 1,001 Foods to Die For. Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-0-7407-7043-2.
- Schrank, Rita (1998). Science, Math and Nutrition for Toddlers: Setting the Stage for Serendipity. Humanics Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-89334-280-7.
- Morgan, Jodie (2004). The Working Parents Cookbook: More Than 200 Recipes for Great Family Meals. Chronicle Books. ISBN 978-0-8118-3685-2.
- AEB.org page: "Fried Egg in Toast recipe Archived 2009-04-11 at the Wayback Machine."
- AuntiBagel.com: "The Elephant Egg Bagel Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine."
- ^ "A Way with Words - Names for an Egg in Toast Dish". 17 November 2012.
- Serious Eats (22 June 2009). "Egg in Toast: What Do You Call It?".
- "Eggs in a Nest inspired by Lots of Stuff". Binging With Babish. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- Stein, "The Kids' Kitchen Takeover", Workman Publishing Co., 1975, ISBN 0-911104-45-3
- "Sledgepoo". Sledge Hammer!. Season 1. Episode 19. February 14, 1987. ABC.
- "The One Where Eddie Moves In". Friends. Season 2. Episode 17. February 22, 1996. NBC.
- "My Little Monkey". Lucifer. Season 2. Episode 7. November 7, 2016. Fox.
- "Space Quest". Frasier. Season 1. Episode 2. September 23, 1993. CBS.
- "Ariel". Once Upon A Time. Season 3. Episode 6. November 3, 2013. ABC.
- "Best of Enemies". Resident Alien. Season 2. Episode 15. SYFY.
- Dahl, Roald. D Is for Dahl.
- Dahl, Roald. Roald Dahl's Even More Revolting Recipes.
- Dahl, Felicity; Dahl, Roald (November 1, 1991). Memories with Food at Gipsy House.
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