"Mark Allread" > wrote in message
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> notbob wrote:
>> On 2008-03-03, Dale P > wrote:
>>
>>> great. I split them and scoop them out over toast with salt and pepper.
>>> Just like mom's!!
>>
>> Same here, Dale. OTOH, I sometimes just pan-fry the egg over-easy and
>> add
>> to toast. Fastest toast/egg breaky ever. You might try a hot sauce for
>> variation. Cholula Hot Sauce is killer.
>>
>> nb
>
> That's not really a boiled egg, but if you want to start a side-thread
> with other ways to cook an egg... Here's my attempt at usefulness...
>
> Butter a slice of bread and put it butter-side-down into your skillet.
> Use the bottom of a drinking glass to press a dent into the middle of the
> dry side of the bread.
> Crack an egg into the dent, season it, maybe add a sprinkle of grated
> cheese, cover the pan, and turn the heat on to "medium" for a duration of
> time depending upon your stove and tastes.
> The bread toasts while the egg bakes.
> It works with a patty of leftover stuffing from Thanksgiving dinner
> instead of bread, too.

I have done it that way, only cutting a hole in the bread as suggested by
Felice. We have a new cafe in the area that is serving "egg in a nest",
which is a large texas toast type bread with the hole for the egg. The way
it comes out, it must be cooked on the grill, as it is toasted on both
sides. You get two of them and can add bacon. They probably put one of
those covers over it to cook it. Problem is that when they are busy, they
crank them out too fast and the egg is not done. If cooked correctly, it is
great.

I used to make a hamburger benedict type breakfast by first cooking a
hamburger patty with a large dent in it. When the burger was near done I
would put an egg or two (I learned to make the dent big enough for two) into
the dent and put the lid on to steam the eggs done. Served over toast with
hollandaise over the top. It was really good. I have always liked
hamburger and egg. Some times just a couple of over easy eggs, some
hamburger, some salsa, and some hot sauce. YUM.

DP