egg-in-the-hole

egg-in-the-hole (plural eggs-in-the-hole)

1. Alternative form of egg in a hole.
   • 2015, Amanda Haas, Amanda Frederickson, Jessica Wall, Emily McFarren, Maren Caruso, “Egg-in-a-Hole Sandwiches with Maple-Glazed Bacon”, in The Junior Chef Cookbook: Delicious Recipes for Meals, Snacks, Sweets & More, San Francisco, Calif.: Weldon Owen, →ISBN, “Recipes” section, page 20:

     To assemble each sandwich, cut 2 bacon slices in half crosswise and place on a cheesy bread slice, then cover with an egg-in-the-hole, egg facing up.

   • 2016, Laurice E[lehwany] Molinari with Christopher Molinari, “Trail of Lights”, in The Dragon’s Descent (Ether; 3), Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zonderkidz, →ISBN, page 13:

     Clover walked past Vero and playfully boxed his ear while he sat in the kitchen eating an egg-in-the-hole. It was his favorite breakfast—an egg fried inside a hole cut in the middle of a slice of bread.

   • 2016, Lucinda Scala Quinn, “When the Moon Hits Your Eye: Bloodshot One Eye”, in Mad Hungry Family: 120 Essential Recipes to Feed the Whole Crew, New York, N.Y.: Artisan, →ISBN, “Eggs All Day Long” section, page 78:

     Add some pepper strips to an egg-in-the-hole and you have a variation on my Italian grandmother’s go-to breakfast.

   • 2024, Steven Rinella with Krista Ruane, The MeatEater Outdoor Cookbook: Wild Game Recipes for the Grill, Smoker, Campstove, and Campfire‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: Random House, →ISBN:

     No disrespect to my mom, but he [Dad] managed to cook better breakfasts in camp than my mom cared to make in the house—perhaps because cooking breakfast was a novelty to him, while my mom had long ago burned out. He made eggs-in-the-hole, beer-apple pancakes, and smoked trout hash.