Eggs, and how to love them.

[ERCougar]

Trick to cook the white without having to flip the egg. Add a tablespoon of water on top of the egg and cover while cooking (this obviously works in a small frying pan, not a griddle).

Who puts butter on eggs?

[CJF]

Great thread idea. First of all, anyone who overcooks the yolk is nuts. That is wrong, wrong, wrong.

I prefer over-easy. I start out with olive oil or peanut oil. Don't skimp on the oil. Add a little salt and fresh ground pepper and then if I have used enough oil (this is a good way to test!) I like to flip the eggs in the air straight from the pan to turn them over without using a turner. You have to have a nice gentle touch to ensure the yolks don't break. Another 30-60 seconds and then finish on the plate with a dash of tabasco, cholula, or tiger sauce. Simple and great.

Sometimes I do scrambled. I like to mix in a big scoop of chopped hatch green chiles. The secret to good scrambled eggs is to not overcook. Stop when they are still soft. Also, a handful of grated sharp cheddar is good, but you should not add it until the very end. Toss on the cheese, give it an extra stir or two and then move it to the plate. That way the cheese is melted, but still distinct from the eggs. Serve with salsa and/or guacamole.

Dang it, I am hungry now.

One of my favorite Atkins diet meals is scrambled eggs just as you described topped by ground chorizo, good salsa, a bit of sour cream and a whole lot of guacamole. Freaking delish.

[clackamascoug]

All of the above sound delicious. What I've been doing lately is crisping a couple of corn tortilla's in olive oil, take out the tortilla's, crack a couple of eggs into the olive oil, put a slice of American Cheese onto the tortilla, put some Sambal Olek on top of the cheese, flip my egg and let it cook for a few more seconds, and toss the egg onto the tortilla and cheese. The crispier the tortilla the better for me. Quick - Easy - and Delicious.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Great thread idea. First of all, anyone who overcooks the yolk is nuts. That is wrong, wrong, wrong.

I prefer over-easy. I start out with olive oil or peanut oil. Don't skimp on the oil. Add a little salt and fresh ground pepper and then if I have used enough oil (this is a good way to test!) I like to flip the eggs in the air straight from the pan to turn them over without using a turner. You have to have a nice gentle touch to ensure the yolks don't break. Another 30-60 seconds and then finish on the plate with a dash of tabasco, cholula, or tiger sauce. Simple and great.

Sometimes I do scrambled. I like to mix in a big scoop of chopped hatch green chiles. The secret to good scrambled eggs is to not overcook. Stop when they are still soft. Also, a handful of grated sharp cheddar is good, but you should not add it until the very end. Toss on the cheese, give it an extra stir or two and then move it to the plate. That way the cheese is melted, but still distinct from the eggs. Serve with salsa and/or guacamole.

Dang it, I am hungry now.

[Flystripper]

Leftover thanksgiving stuffing fried with an over easy egg on top... Freaking delish

[San Juan Sun]

When have a good leftover ham, slice up large chunks and mix with green chile. Add to scrambled eggs.

You're welcome.

[pellegrino]

I go 3 eggs over easy with two pieces of toast, chop up the eggs a bit and make a gooey yolk mess, then make a sandwich with everything. Add yellow chile peppers on the side. Breakfast of champions. I'm already excited for brek tomorrow!

that's right, go big or go home. Put a touch of honey on each slice of toast and see how you like it.

[LiveCoug]

I don't even know if I can make it to breakfast tomorrow. I may have to break my "never eat after 10:48" rule and cook up some eggs!

[TripletDaddy]

I approve of this method. I usually flip, but just long enough to make sure the whites have been cooked. If the yolk is hard, or if it breaks on the flip, I'm disconsolate.

My wife purposely breaks the yolks and uses a spatula to flip the eggs. Both of those things are huge no nos. Years ago when we were first married we actually had an argument about this.

[PaloAltoCougar]

phippo, while the quiche you descrbed seems awesome, you're palate is totally screwed up. Eggs in any form rock! My latest craze has been cooking two eggs sunnyside up with the whites just barely cooked and the yolks as raw as can be, then putting them over two slices of buttered toast, braking the yolk and sopping it all up with the toast. So good, sooooo filling.

I always have a slice or two of buttered toast standing by to serve as yolk mops after the eggs are gone. Delicious.

[TripletDaddy]

phippo, while the quiche you descrbed seems awesome, you're palate is totally screwed up. Eggs in any form rock! My latest craze has been cooking two eggs sunnyside up with the whites just barely cooked and the yolks as raw as can be, then putting them over two slices of buttered toast, braking the yolk and sopping it all up with the toast. So good, sooooo filling.

I go 3 eggs over easy with two pieces of toast, chop up the eggs a bit and make a gooey yolk mess, then make a sandwich with everything. Add yellow chile peppers on the side. Breakfast of champions. I'm already excited for brek tomorrow!

[pellegrino]

phippo, while the quiche you descrbed seems awesome, you're palate is totally screwed up. Eggs in any form rock! My latest craze has been cooking two eggs sunnyside up with the whites just barely cooked and the yolks as raw as can be, then putting them over two slices of buttered toast, braking the yolk and sopping it all up with the toast. So good, sooooo filling.

[Surfah]

Over easy, salt and pepper. Preferably over a bed of rice. Side of SPAM or Portuguese sausage too.

[LiveCoug]

nothing better than cutting into an over easy egg and seeing all the delicious yolk running out. Yum.

[Moliere]

I prefer scrambled. I typically cook my bacon and then scramble fry the eggs in the bacon grease.