Hard-Cooked (Hard-Boiled) Egg MAKES: 1 serving TIME: About 15 minutes Hard-cooked eggs are so convenient and versatile you may want to keep a few ready in the fridge at all times (they keep for a week). They're used in recipes throughout this book, from appetizers to...
Fried Eggs, Sunny-Side Up or Over Easy MAKES: 1 or 2 servings TIME: 10 minutes Correctly cooked, fried eggs are neither tough nor rubbery, but nearly as delicate as poached, with tender whites and a barely cooked yolk. Low heat is the easiest way to achieve this, but...
French Toast MAKES: 4 servings TIME: 20 minutes Originally a way to bring new life to stale bread (it's called pain perduв lost bread in France), French toast can be made with virtually any fresh or stale bread, including quick breads and even tortillas....
Folded Omelet MAKES: 2 servings TIME: 15 minutes These individual omelets are pressed and folded so they make two sealed egg packages you can even eat them on the run. It's important to use thinly sliced or grated fillings in smaller quantities than the traditional...
Everyday Scrambled Eggs MAKES: 2 servings TIME: 10 minutes Very good scrambled eggs can be had in a hurry, provided you donв't overcook them. Adding a little extra liquid helps prevent overcooking (if that liquid is cream, of course, it also lends a luxurious...
Egg Hash MAKES: 4 servings TIME: 45 minutes Usually eggs are served on hash. Here hard-cooked eggs are the hash. The secret is patience: To get the best browning and the least crumbling, you’ve got to let the potatoes and later the eggs do their thing in the pan,...
Chilaquiles Scrambled Tortillas MAKES: 2 servings TIME: 30 minutes Chilaquiles is an authentic Mexican dish that can be prepared many different ways, but in all cases they contain fried tortilla strips softened a bit in eggs or sauce. You can enjoy them simply with a...
Breakfast Burritos MAKES: 4 servings TIME: 20 minutes with cooked beans Just about every fast-food joint now sells breakfast burritos, but few will be as good as yours. Fill them as you would tacos, with ingredients like chopped fresh tomatoes, cilantro, black olives,...
Baked Sweet Omelet MAKES: 2 servings TIME: About 30 minutes The sweet omelet isn't something we see often, but really does make sense in the way pancakes, crepes, and other desserty breakfasts do. Plus, think of all the egg-based desserts, like custards and flans....
Baked shirred eggs MAKES: 1 or 2 servings TIME: 30 minutes This is one of the best ways to cook eggs for a crowd, and there's something about the texture of baked eggs that cannot be duplicated by any other method. Before baking, you can top baked eggs with bread...
