MetaChat - How do you want your eggs?

Poached eggs please, on toast.

posted by misteraitch 23 September | 00:25

Eggs benedict, fer sure.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 23 September | 00:26

Fried, with chips.

posted by pompomtom 23 September | 00:26

I'd like a spinach and feta cheese omelet with a side of sliced tomatoes and some crispy bacon, please.

posted by BitterOldPunk 23 September | 00:29

Over easy, on a waffle.

posted by spork 23 September | 00:32

I have texture issues with eggs (specifically, the whites: so slimy! So rubbery!) so I always have them hard-boiled and eat only the yolk. If the egg is done right, the yolk is a cheerful yellow and a consistent texture all the way through. If not, it's covered in a sulfurous green coating or has a surprise gummy center, which brings me back to "so slimy."

posted by jamaro 23 September | 00:35

Scrambled medium....which one CANNOT get in the average NYC diner. Order scrambled and one gets a half-cooked folded omlet.

posted by brujita 23 September | 00:40

Poached, with Wostershire sauce, a side of crispy bacon, fried mushrooms, hash browns, tomatoes, a big glass of fresh blood orange juice, and a big mug of Irish Coffee. The yolks are nicely runny, and are drizzled over the crusty toasted vienna loaf.

posted by jonathanstrange 23 September | 00:48

Over easy, with very runny yolks, on top of steamed fresh asparagus and a side of crispy thick-cut bacon and buttery toast.

Or fried with chips.

posted by scody 23 September | 01:01

Hard, broken, on a burger with bacon and lettuce.

posted by eamondaly 23 September | 01:02

Poached, over fried trout, on a bed of spinach, with hollandaise.

posted by taz 23 September | 01:06

Oh, wait... I'm about to make eggs? Then frittata with onion, peppers, tomato, feta, and/or some other cheese. Too much work for the other.

posted by taz 23 September | 01:09

An omelet, with cheese, green peppers, onions, and salsa.

posted by grouse 23 September | 01:20

taz - My hypothetical eggs magically cook themselves, and do the dishes after.

Well, I guess the shells do the dishes - not the eggs themselves once they've been consumed, cos, obviously, they'd be in my belly then, and that would just be weird.

posted by jonathanstrange 23 September | 01:25

I've been trying to perfect the poached egg recently. Also trying different vinegars to see how it affects the taste.

posted by gomichild 23 September | 01:29

Holy Easter Bunny, I do love eggs. Any way you folks want to make them sounds wonderful to me. I'll even do the dishes after.

posted by lilywing13 23 September | 01:43

Fried, over-easy, crunchy bits around the edges and runny yolks. With bacon, natch.

posted by dg 23 September | 02:15

My favorite way lately, was as some soft-fried (basted), with some julienned pork, on a VietNamese rice plate served at a local restaurant, with a side of veggies. OMG, barely legal, I'm sure, due to the "cook it until it's dead" ideas here. But even the leftovers, which wouldn't pass the "should I eat this" AskMe question, were fabulous, especially with the drizzle sauce.

posted by lilywing13 23 September | 02:23

scrambled in a blender with salt, pepper, oregano, chives, minced garlic, onion powder &c. barely cooked cooked and served with asiago and this sauce. Also, bacon, cuz duh.

posted by trondant 23 September | 02:37

oh, forgot whipping cream in the blender - gets them all fluffy.

posted by trondant 23 September | 02:37

huevos rancheros

posted by netbros 23 September | 02:51

Meatloaf and brownies.

posted by Ardiril 23 September | 03:04

Omelette: Big chunks of potato, curls of onion and shredded pieces of ham. Just perfect.

posted by seanyboy 23 September | 04:24

Florentine, please.

posted by ethylene 23 September | 05:31

Sunny side up, on thick-cut toast with sauted spinach, onion, mushrooms, tomato, fresh dill, lots of salt and pepper and pan-fried potatoes. And coffee and orange juice.

Mmm breakfast.

posted by goo 23 September | 06:16

over easy. with sausage. and a cup of coffee.

posted by jonmc 23 September | 06:33

chicken eggs?

posted by chewatadistance 23 September | 06:43

Eggs with a hat. Or in a basket. Or however you want to refer to them, so long as the yolk is runny and the toast is crispy.

posted by rhapsodie 23 September | 07:02

Mmmmmm, florentine. With smoked salmon.

posted by elizard 23 September | 08:03

Over easy with ham and a waffle.

posted by gaspode 23 September | 08:38

My favorite way lately, was as some soft-fried (basted), with some julienned pork, on a VietNamese rice plate served at a local restaurant, with a side of veggies. OMG, barely legal, I'm sure, due to the "cook it until it's dead" ideas here. But even the leftovers, which wouldn't pass the "should I eat this" AskMe question, were fabulous, especially with the drizzle sauce.

This, please. With some hot sauce.

posted by altolinguistic 23 September | 09:24

coddled with fresh herbs on sourdough toast.

Or as nog. With whiskey. Yum.

posted by crush-onastick 23 September | 09:28

Baked into a brownie, cake or some sort of similar baked good.

posted by mullacc 23 September | 09:31

Scrambled with melty cheese and slightly runny, with buttered toast and OJ.

posted by sperose 23 September | 09:37

Thick slice of white bread with a circular hole cut out of the center (using a drinking glass or jelly jar), Drop the bread in a butter pan and fry the egg in the empty void, and fry the cut out center next to it until the yolk is just thickening.

posted by plinth 23 September | 09:38

Swimming in butter and served on the bare back of a nubile *whoa there*

posted by Wolfdog 23 September | 09:57

plinth. . .I had a gf who called that "egg in a hole"

posted by danf 23 September | 10:05

tamago nigiri!
ooo, and tea-smoked.
ooo, and poached so that the centers are just barely set and served with ramen.
ooo, and chawan-mushi. and a florentine omelet with tomato.

I'm going to die of cholesterol poisoning.

posted by casarkos 23 September | 10:12

bread pudding. custard. creme brulee. mmm. eggs plus cream is so good.

posted by small_ruminant 23 September | 11:46

I'll have a 3-egg bacon cheddar omelette with coffee, a big ol' glass of OJ, a side of wheat toast and some rosemary red-jacket home fries, please!

posted by lonefrontranger 23 September | 11:53

Small amount of olive oil, 2 cloves of garlic sliced very thin, teaspoon of Thai chili garlic, crack 2 eggs, put on lid and cook verrry slowly until cooked but yolks and whites soft as poached. Salt and pepper.

One slice of Health Nut bread, nutty and chewy toast. 3 slices of bacon cooked in the microwave, incredibly crisp. Glass of hot, milky, sweet tea with cardamom.

posted by nickyskye 23 September | 12:22

If they are any eggier than french toast, I don't want any, thanks.

posted by jessamyn 23 September | 13:28

MMMM, the absolute best way is to use eggs in chocolate soufflé - all nice and warm, just out of the oven....yum!

Course, cheese soufflé is purdy nice now too y'all!

posted by mightshould 23 September | 15:00

Huevos diablos. Some with pickle relish and Miracle Whip (à l'Ouest-Moyen), some with curry spices and onion. Under the right circumstances, I could eat... all of them.

posted by notquitemaryann 23 September | 17:46

All of these sound mighty fine, especially taz's eggs with trout and hollondaise.

Thick slice of white bread with a circular hole cut out of the center (using a drinking glass or jelly jar), Drop the bread in a butter pan and fry the egg in the empty void, and fry the cut out center next to it until the yolk is just thickening.

plinth. . .I had a gf who called that "egg in a hole"

Yes yes yes! And if you serve it with the little toasted round atop the egg, it's "eggs with a hat." I learned to make that when I was tiny, and I still have it for breakfast every month or two.

But tonight, I'm having eggs poached in spicy black beans with garlic and tomatoes. Mmm.

posted by Elsa 23 September | 19:29

nrglflrglomgomg, how did I not know these dishes existed?

drooooooooooollllllllll.

posted by casarkos 23 September | 20:25

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