How do you like your eggs?

[Noemi]

For some reason, I found myself thinking about Julia Roberts in Runaway Bride (yeah I know, bust my taste in movies now;)) earlier while I was mentally going over my grocery list. I remembered how she didn't know how she liked her eggs and that her preference changed depending on the guy she currently was...anyway...

I often go for scrambled with a pinch of salt and pepper and a little milk for that fluffy texture. How do you like your eggs? Do you have any special recipe that is different from the usual things we do with eggs?

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[Big Daddy's House]

Scrambled, hard-boiled or over easy with the yolks broken a cooked.

[natt12321]

I was unaware until recently that in the states there were different terms for fried eggs and that you can pretty much order your fried egg like you can order a steak (i.e. how well it is cooked).

Anyway the point of that annecdote was that I like my eggs 'sunnyside up' which to me is just a fried egg, here that's what you get... but if I don't feel like having the grease then scrambled egg would be my second choice, same as noemi, seasoned with a bit of milk.

[Liketobake]

over easy, boiled or scrambled :P

[Semigourmet]

over easy with HOT runny yolks, over hashed browns or dipping toast in it!! NUMMY!! Or scrambled with chives, garlic powder, paprika, salt and pepper!!

[Big Daddy's House]

I also like mine made into a Western omlette.

[Semigourmet]

I also like a country type omelet: with bacon, diced potatoes, onions and cheese!!

[Noemi]

I also like a country type omelet: with bacon, diced potatoes, onions and cheese!!

This is one of my favorites, but I add a bit of garlic to the mix.

[samue1eb]

I only like my eggs as an ingredient in a recipe. Never carried for eating them by themselves.

[Darkginger]

LOVE eggs! Fried eggs with runny yolks, hardboiled eggs with mayo, devilled eggs, poached eggs on a bed of spinach topped with cheese, softly scrambled eggs with Limerick ham or smoked salmon. I like hens' eggs, duck eggs, goose eggs and turkey eggs - and of course quails' eggs with a little celery salt!

The best eggs are those from our own chickens, which free-range all day - beautiful golden orange yolks and nice firm whites, and of course VERY fresh.

[Noemi]

Hi Noemi
I am newbie here and enjoy my time at cooking forum. Anyway, I like fried egg and half boiled egg. I also like egg's curry.
Thank you for your question.
Have a nice day!

Hi mithunchowdhury! I am also new here. :) By half boiled do you mean soft boiled? I like that sometimes, too, esp. with toast. Egg curry sounds good - well, everything curry is good. ;)

Darkginger - you're lucky to have fresh eggs all the time. I live in the city and have to do with eggs from the supermarket. I haven't had goose and turkey eggs. How are they different in flavor? As for quail eggs - love em hard boiled with salt!

[tigerlilly]

Poached and over easy MUST have a runny yolk not even partly cooked!!, scrambled soft, omelette and hardboiled. NEVER EVER BROWN in any way or they get thrown out!!

Last night dinner

http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp48/msmofet/Food%20Two/042611_eggs_tots_biscuits.jpg

[Big Daddy's House]

Dag, that looks good!!

[Darkginger]

Darkginger - you're lucky to have fresh eggs all the time. I live in the city and have to do with eggs from the supermarket. I haven't had goose and turkey eggs. How are they different in flavor? As for quail eggs - love em hard boiled with salt!

Turkey eggs are very similar to hens' eggs - perhaps slightly smaller, but I doubt you'd notice the difference if one was served to you. Goose eggs are like duck eggs, but the yolk is massive, and very rich. 1 goose egg is the equivalent of 2 or 3 hens' eggs - I think they have a more eggy flavour, which is great if you really like eggs, but might be a bit too much if you prefer bland eggs.

[tigerlilly]

All this egg talk I just had to make some this morning!!

Thursday 4/28/11

Breakfast – Over easy eggs (nice runny yolks), Taylor ham (pork roll nicely browned), sliced tomato and toasted and buttered English muffin.

http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp48/msmofet/Food%20Two/042811_eggs_taylor_ham.jpg

[Liketobake]

Tigerlilly your food look delicious! I too love runny eggs!:P

[tigerlilly]

Tigerlilly your food look delicious! I too love runny eggs!:P

Thank you LTB!

[Whoopie Pie]

Scrambled when I'm lazy, poached with slightly cooked yolk on buttered toast if not being lazy.

My grandmother used to make us "eggs on toast" which was an egg cooked in her stove top "poacher" and served on buttered toast. She wasn't a fussy cook and when she would butter the toast, she was so rough that she would tear the bread often buttering her hand, LOL. That was my favorite breakfast growing up, when I make it, it takes me back, I just need to get a poacher like hers to complete the experience!

[Semigourmet]

Nice story Whoopie! I could almost see your grandmother slathering the butter very roughly onto the poor bread that she was tearing up. LOL thanks for sharing.

[Noemi]

All this egg talk I just had to make some this morning!!

Thursday 4/28/11

Breakfast – Over easy eggs (nice runny yolks), Taylor ham (pork roll nicely browned), sliced tomato and toasted and buttered English muffin.

http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp48/msmofet/Food%20Two/042811_eggs_taylor_ham.jpg
Darn! Saw this photo again (it's in another thread, yes?) and I have to say, you really know how to get one all hungry. :)

[tigerlilly]

Darn! Saw this photo again (it's in another thread, yes?) and I have to say, you really know how to get one all hungry. :)

Thank you and sorry LOL

[tigerlilly]

2 Egg Omelet (Chopped fresh - onion, mushroom, baby spinach ground sea salt & ground peppercorns sautéed in butter till nicely carmelized then 2 scrambled eggs with a tad of water added), sliced vine tomato, red seedless grapes and a cuppa Joe. (After I took the picture I divided the food in ½ to share with hubby)

http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp48/msmofet/Food%20Two/050311_spninach_mushrroom_onion_omelet.jpg

[Big Daddy's House]

Looks good!!

[tigerlilly]

Thank you BD

[Big Daddy's House]

You're welcome!

[kakatua]

I eat by boiled.

[abi_csi]

I love poached eggs, I also like fried eggs that are soft in the middle. By the way that omelette looks amazing.

[tigerlilly]

I love poached eggs, I also like fried eggs that are soft in the middle. By the way that omelette looks amazing.

Thank you abi!

[nullifygirls]

While scrambled with chorizo is great, I also enjoy them over easy with a piece of toast to dunk in the yolk.

[Noemi]

While scrambled with chorizo is great, I also enjoy them over easy with a piece of toast to dunk in the yolk.

I never thought of using chorizo in scrambled eggs. I've had some chorizo sitting in the fridge - I think I'll make that for breakfast tomorrow. Thanks for the idea!

[Guts]

the way I like eggs for breakfast might be a little different.. kind of a fritatta. that is it is finished in the oven under the broiler.

I've been using 1/4 teaspoon of cream of tartar and 1/4 teaspoon of water just enough to dissolve the cream of tartar. I put this in a coffee cup along with two eggs and beat them with a fork vigorously to incorporate a little air. I know you get a say cream of tartar and eggs what the heck, cream of tartar is usually used to stabilize egg whites, but if you try this it will make your eggs a little softer and a cake like texture. That's the best way I can describe this method. One morning I made eggs without the cream of tartar and did the same with cream of tartar and my house guests that I tried it on. Said there was a difference between the two. I believe there is a difference using cream of tartar in scrambled eggs and I continue to use it. Give it a try for yourself. Here's how I make my eggs.

In a sauté pan or omelette pan I had about a half a teaspoon of butter and some green onions. Melt butter and sauté onions slightly and add the egg mixture to the pan just heat to medium, without stirring the eggs I let them slightly brown. when cooked, about halfway I put them in the oven under the broiler to finish cooking them. And I take them out of the oven, salt and pepper to taste, and plate. I just turned the pan upside down so I get that nice browned egg facing up from the first cooking on the stove top.

Then I like to put some sour cream and some pico de gallo, fresh salsa on top of the eggs. And that's the way I have been making my eggs lately.

[Guts]

as far as chorizo and eggs. There's two basic kinds of chorizo depending on what part of the country you are in. One looks like a hard salami or sausage that is cut up in chunks or sliced. The Mexican chorizo when cooked looks like a oily red to red brown looking paste when mixed with scrambled eggs it is delicious. served as chorizo and eggs are wrapped with a flour tortilla or put on a Mexican roll served as a sandwich or called a Mexican torta meeting sandwich.

[Noemi]

I only know the Chinese chorizo (which I don't like) and the Spanish (Iberico I think) one (love it). I was going to make scrambled eggs with chorizo the other day for breakfast only to find out the boyfriend ate all the chorizo the night before. :S Will have to make a quick to trip to the grocery store...do you think pita bread will be an okay substitute for flour tortillas?

[Guts]

I only know the Chinese chorizo (which I don't like) and the Spanish (Iberico I think) one (love it). I was going to make scrambled eggs with chorizo the other day for breakfast only to find out the boyfriend ate all the chorizo the night before. :S Will have to make a quick to trip to the grocery store...do you think pita bread will be an okay substitute for flour tortillas?

I think Pita bread would be fine, you could even use a white sandwich roll with a layer refried beans chorizo lettuce, tomato with guacamole and tomato a Mexican torta. 430 in the morning here and I'm ago make some eggs. Like pictured above. I made the pico de gallo yesterday afternoon. So all the flavors of had time to marry.

[Liketobake]

Guts your eggs looks delectable! I have always been a huge fan of eggs prepared in all kinds of ways. I never would have thought it add cream of Tatar to any egg dish. I'll probably give it a try :P

[tigerlilly]

YUMMY eggs Guts!!

[tigerlilly]

I got some pictures tonight.

Heat pan on medium, melt butter, swirl to coat pan, crack eggs into pan.

http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp48/msmofet/Food%20Two/060211_eggs_1.jpg

Make sure eggs move freely, break membrane in whites around yolk and spread so whites fully set and cook.

http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp48/msmofet/Food%20Two/060211_eggs_2.jpg

Flip and turn heat off, swirl eggs in pan.

http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp48/msmofet/Food%20Two/060211_eggs_3.jpg

Flip again onto plate.

http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp48/msmofet/Food%20Two/060211_eggs_tomato_salad.jpg

[Big Daddy's House]

Dag, they look good!!

[Liketobake]

Tigerlilly your eggs look perfect! I never thought of breaking the membrane in the whites, but I'm going to try it! Your eggs look just the way I like mine, but they often don't turn out as nice as the ones in your photos!

[tigerlilly]

Tigerlilly your eggs look perfect! I never thought of breaking the membrane in the whites, but I'm going to try it! Your eggs look just the way I like mine, but they often don't turn out as nice as the ones in your photos!

Thank you BD and LTB!!

Just be CAREFUL you don't get to close to the yolk or you may break it. Let me know how it turns out.

[Big Daddy's House]

You're welcome!

[Lynsaf]

Hey Noemi,

I like mine exactly as you described, with milk, salt and pepper. But one day, I saw a cooking programme on TV, and in that, instead of milk, the person just used water. So I tried. Frankly, the taste is not as...how should I put it...hmm wholesome? But I can't say it's not delicious.
If I'm doing eggs for my daughter's sandwich to school, I'd skip the milk. I imagine it'll last longer?
Oh yes, we always have our scrambled eggs dipped in chili sauce. I guess we're just 'spice' people:p

[Big Daddy's House]

Yes, you CAN use water in place of milk for the scrambled eggs. I've seen lots of TV chefs do that.

[tigerlilly]

I have used milk, 1/2 & 1/2 & water at different times. Water seems to make the egss a bit fluffier.

[Noemi]

Never thought of using pure water, but water-milk sounds great. Will try it next time!

[ChocolateFrosting]

My favourite are scrambled on toast, soft boiler with soldiers or fried with a runny yolk!! <-- mostly because you can break the yolk and chop 'em up with salt and tomato sauce in a super-tasty hot egg sandwich :P Yum!

[Guts]

spamer

[Big Daddy's House]

spamer




I agreee, Guts, and I'm about to ban him.

He's posted one or more false sigs in every post that he wrote!! And he also post-count gouging to get his post count up rapidly!

[Noemi]

I have used milk, 1/2 & 1/2 & water at different times. Water seems to make the egss a bit fluffier.

I'd forgotten to update you on this - I have tried water several times since I read your tip. You are right - it does make the eggs fluffier! I do still use milk at times as it gives a creamy flavor. Thanks for this awesome tip!

[CookingCourses]

My personal favourite are Poached Eggs (using the cling film trick!)

[tigerlilly]

I'd forgotten to update you on this - I have tried water several times since I read your tip. You are right - it does make the eggs fluffier! I do still use milk at times as it gives a creamy flavor. Thanks for this awesome tip!

You're welcome Noemi.

[holyfood]

I like to eat my legs .Thank you very much for sharing the post.

[Big Daddy's House]

It's EGGS, not LEGS.

[tigerlilly]

http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp48/msmofet/Food%20Two/091411_sausage_eggs_biscuits.jpg

[Big Daddy's House]

Dag, that looks GOOD!! What time is breakfast?

[pam22]

egg is the no.1 dish in our family, we never have to missed eggs in the refrigerator,It always have,whenever,whatever we like it very much even if hard boiled,soft boiled fried,sunny side up or scrambled..or sometimes I put some potatoes small cubes combined in egg,or tomatoes w/ onions on top of scrambeld eggs, or sometimes onions only..That's only the way how we cook eggs.

[Noemi]

I just used eggs in a way that my mom used to do. Do you know the dish called adobo? It's a traditional Filipino dish which is usually made with pork or chicken (or a combination of both. Here's a recipe for adobo (http://recipe-finder.com/recipe/13609837688454485397)). This time, I added a couple of hard boiled eggs into the pot 5-10 minutes before the dish was done cooking. The eggs soaked in the adobo flavor and were mouthwateringly good!

[Oldfrog]

if I cook them...soft scrambled in BUTTER with salsa on top.
If I order them while out, I want over easy and don't break the yolk! ( or I'll send them back)

[Big Daddy's House]

I like the yolks broken so that it's not runny. If it's not broken, I send it back.

[tigerlilly]

Dinner last night:

Fresh asparagus steamed until just tender then sautéed in butter. Eggs scrambled with fresh grated Romano cheese, sea salt, ground pepper and milk added to pan and cooked until set.

http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp48/msmofet/Food%20Two/092011_asparagus_eggs.jpg


If I order over or poached and the yolks are "hard" they go back. If I order eggs any other way and they are come out brown they go back.

[Big Daddy's House]

Dag, that looks GOOD!!

[malissa1578]

Tigerlilly - that looks yummy. I love asparagus. :) I like my eggs sunny side up.

[tigerlilly]

Thank you BD and malissa

[Big Daddy's House]

You're welcome!

[malissa1578]

:) your very welcome

[MrPolarZero]

I like my eggs scrambled with cheese..

[Big Daddy's House]

I like scrambled eggs with rice and a little butter.

[malissa1578]

I like my eggs scrambled with cheese..

My daughter loves her eggs that way :)

[Big Daddy's House]

I sometimes put cheese in mine also, just before scrambling them.

[_GG_]

I have to say, my favourite thing to do with eggs is boil them and put some toast on. Not quite hard boiled, but no runny yolk left and I scoop out the yolk and spread on the toast to make a boiled egg toastie. I don't put butter on the toast and I don't eat the whites as they make me ill.

It's not exactly a foody thing to do, but my goodness I love it.

I do love scrambled, poached and omlettes, but I can only have a few forkfulls or I end up with really bad stomach cramps from the whites.

[_GG_]

Ooooh, I did an experiment on family recently with scrambled eggs. I did a blind taste test. I mixed up eggs, seasoning and milk in 1 big bowl, split the mix in two.

Half was cooked traditionally on the hob and half was done in the microwave.

Family taste tested and all 7 chose the microwaved over the hob cooked. They then blind tested me and I thought the exact same.

It was shown on TV by a chef called Gino DiCampo and I will always scramble eggs in th microwave now...much nicer and much easier to clean up after :-)

[tigerlilly]

Ooooh, I did an experiment on family recently with scrambled eggs. I did a blind taste test. I mixed up eggs, seasoning and milk in 1 big bowl, split the mix in two.

Half was cooked traditionally on the hob and half was done in the microwave.

Family taste tested and all 7 chose the microwaved over the hob cooked. They then blind tested me and I thought the exact same.

It was shown on TV by a chef called Gino DiCampo and I will always scramble eggs in th microwave now...much nicer and much easier to clean up after :-)

I also do scrambled in the microwave sometimes as I HATE AND LOATHE brown eggs. NOTHING gets brown in the microwave. LOL

[_GG_]

I also do scrambled in the microwave sometimes as I HATE AND LOATHE brown eggs. NOTHING gets brown in the microwave. LOL

Haha...I like that reasoning :-)

I've never known scrambled eggs get brown on the hob either but my othr half is terrible at cooking fried eggs. Last time he tried he gave himself a VERY nasty hot oil burn. He seems to manage to burn the bottom without cooking the top no matter how many times I show him how to get cooked eggs and no browny burned bits on the bottom...lol

[Qparks5681]

I cook my egg as scramble and put some mayonaise on the middle on it and that's it..

[Big Daddy's House]

I had some scrambled eggs and rice last night.

[Charu Mehta]

I love eggs. Its my favorite food. How I like to eat them depends on the time of day. Hard boiled for breakfast, with salt and pepper. For lunch or dinner, I prepare them scrambled with some onions, tomatoes, green chillies, ginger and cilantro....and have it with toast or wrapped in a tortilla or roti.

[yviteli]

Omelet with beacon ;)



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[tigerlilly]

Peanut butter & jelly sandwich.

UMMMMMMMMMMMM Huh? PB&J egg sandwich?

[Big Daddy's House]

Oops!! Wrong forum!

I thought that it was "Whast did you eat today?".

Sorry about that.

[PappaLazarou]

[QUOTE=yviteli;30944]Omelet with beacon ;)

Congratulations ! You managed to misspell 2 words from your 3 word response... :D

[tigerlilly]

[QUOTE=yviteli;30944]Omelet with beacon ;)

Congratulations ! You managed to misspell 2 words from your 3 word response... :D

I only see 1 word spelled wrong but I guess it depends what country you're from.

omelet or omelette are accepted

[SilverSage]

[QUOTE=PappaLazarou;30960]

I only see 1 word spelled wrong but I guess it depends what country you're from.

omelet or omelette are accepted

But the guy's just a spammer anyhow. See the link? He won't be back - he just want to get his link count up.

[PappaLazarou]

[QUOTE=PappaLazarou;30960]

I only see 1 word spelled wrong but I guess it depends what country you're from.

omelet or omelette are accepted

Normally I would agree with you but in this case, Omelette is the correct spelling for what is a classic French creation. We need to show some respect and be faithful to the source I think. This is also relevant when pronouncing classic foods correctly such as Paella and Bourguignon to mention a few.

[tinkermiss]

i love scrambled with cheese

[QTTg]

Steam it

[wynter]

chile eggs (a chile sauce containing roasted green chiles and tomatoes, garlic) simmered in after the egg is cooked (similar to a scrambled egg) and served with a side of Monterrey cheese

[Tangerine]

I like them many ways, but probably scrambled is my fav. I make them with salt, pepper and a bit of water. They are light as a feather and great along with traditional accompaniments or pancakes. I don't care what time it is. I will whip them up at midnight if I am in the proper mood. :D

[wynter]

of course omelette is always good too with sharp cheddar, feta, mozzarella, mushrooms, garlic and topped with salsa and avocados ...mmm

[Tangerine]

It is spectacular, in fact! Eggs are a great thing. Really versatile, comforting, and satisfying any time of day or night.

[wynter]

after all this egg talk, I think I know what i'm going to having for breakfast lol
this topic made me hungry.

[tigerlilly]

Soft boiled eggs, Taylor ham, bacon and toasted seeded bakery rye.

http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp48/msmofet/Food%20Two/040412_soft_boiled_eggs_P1090447.jpg

[natt12321]

But what is the thing in the upside down egg cup Tigerlilly?

[tigerlilly]

But what is the thing in the upside down egg cup Tigerlilly?

A lurking peep. LOL

[LauraGovan]

I love to eat scrambled and in a tortilla fried egg on bread with lettuce.

[LauraGovan]

I like boiled eggs.