what is an egg fried into a slice of bread called?

Question

this is some kind of a breakfast dish.

Answer 1

We've always called them Peek-a-boo eggs.

It's traditionally a breakfast dish but could be eaten for any meal.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

An egg in the basket, or egg/eggs in a basket, is a fried egg cooked within the confines of a piece of (often buttered) toast, the center of which has been removed. The removed center can be fried and enjoyed as well. The dish is known by many names.

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 fried in a pan with butter, margarine or cooking oil 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. When eaten, the bread and egg yolk mix readily, giving this egg dish its special quality.

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. It is commonly served with ketchup, jam, or cheese.

Answer 4

It is called "Egg in a Frame"

Here is the recipe for it:

You need:

1 slice of Bread
2 Pats of Butter
1 Egg
Spatula
Frying Pan


Cooking:

1.) Cut a hole in the center of the bread with an upside-down
drinking glass.

2.) Then melt one pat of butter in a small frying pan over low heat. Toss in the bread and break the egg into the hole. Don't worry if you break the yolk. Cook until the bread is golden brown on the bottom. (You can peek with a spatula)

3.) Turn the bread (with egg) over, put the remaining butter in the pan and use your spatula to make sure it gets under the toast. Continue frying until the egg looks done, no more than a couple of minutes.

That is it!!

Answer 5

We always called it a Chicken in the Basket. Chicken being the egg and the bread being the basket. I have a friend that calls it Egg Toast.
We remove the center of the bread with a cup. We gently turn from side to side until the hole is made. Then we fry the circle that came out too. yummy.

Answer 6

Read the question morons its not french *******} toast!! around here I've always called it egg in the hole but I'm sure everyone as there own adaptation of it but its definatily NOT french toast. You cut out a circle in the bread and throw it in a frying pan and then fry an egg in the afore mentioned hole and it is mmmmmmm good. Now does that sound like french toast???

Answer 7

My family has always called it "Chicken in a Basket" Make sure you don't overcook the yolk and bread is nice and crisp. We break the soft yolk and then put ketchup on. YUM YUM!

Answer 8

The name depends on where you live. Egg in a basket, toad in a hole, one eyed sailor, hole in one, and bird in a nest are regional names for the same thing.

I call it egg in a basket, personally, since that's what it was on the menu when I worked at a Cracker Barrel. I also call it delicious.

Answer 9

This is a Breakfast Dish, the correct name for this dish is an "One-Eyed Sailor.

Answer 10

In the US, Canada and Australia, it's called Toad in the Hole - in the UK Toad in the Hole is a different dish made with sausages.