egg in the basket

See also: egg-in-the-basket

English

Noun

egg in the basket (plural eggs in the basket)

  1. Alternative form of egg in a basket: synonym of egg in a hole.
    • 2006 April 13, Marsha Kostura Schmidt, “Open-faced Turkey Egg in the Basket”, in Sunday Brunch & Everyday Breakfast: Healthful Recipes to Start the Day, Bloomington, Ind.: AuthorHouse, →ISBN, “Egg Dishes” section, page 26:
      The “egg in the basket” is a classic egg dish that is claimed by many different ethnic groups.
    • 2011, Jon Reiner, chapter 5, in The Man Who Couldn’t Eat: A Memoir, New York, N.Y.: Gallery Books, →ISBN, page 131:
      The egg in the basket sizzling in the iron skillet sounds like firecrackers and glistens so real and gooey on screen I want to eat the television. […] The scene opens with a close-up of the one-handed egg-crack-and-drop into the fried bread’s basket hole, […] Frying the bread in the black pan’s olive oil coating, Olympia flips the slices, and the egg and the yolk conjoin like twins in their swimming holes. This is no ordinary egg in the basket—it’s something!
    • 2015, Jodi Liano, “Toad in the Hole”, in Eggs: Fresh, Simple Recipes for Frittatas, Omelets, Scrambles & More, San Francisco, Calif.: Weldon Owen, →ISBN, “Out of the Frying Pan” section, page 37:
      This version, also called Eggs in the Basket, marries buttery toast with a hole in the center that cradles a fried egg.
    • 2015, Kate Spade, “All-Ages Entertaining”, in All in Good Taste, New York, N.Y.: Abrams, →ISBN, “Entertaiining” section, page 40:
      🞂 egg in the basket with sourdough bread, slices of avocado and a side of sriracha for the over-eighteen set
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