100 Ways to Crack an Egg
According to legend (a.k.a. wikipedia), the folds in a chef’s hat used to represent the number of ways s/he knew how to cook an egg, with the vaunted 100-fold hat reserved for the heads of only the most knowledgeable culinary experts. But are there really 100 ways to prepare eggs? ES set out on an exploration across the food blogosphere to find out, and our answer is a decidedly delicious “yes.”
We’re reporting back and presenting our 100 favorite ways to cook an egg. If you’ve ever looked in the fridge and said, “I’ve got tons of eggs, but no idea what to cook with them,” well, you have no excuse to ever do that again. Just come right back here. Or better yet, print this out and hang it in your kitchen.
Presenting the comprehensive Endless Simmer guide to 100 ways to cook an egg:
Click on the photos for full recipes.
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PS – What did we miss? Have an inventive egg recipe that’s not on the list? Drop your link in the comments. If your photo makes us drool, we’ll add it to the list.
Update! Thanks for all your tips – even more ways to cook an egg below:
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Awesome! Bookmarking this now!
Here’s another…Baked Eggs in Ham Crisps:
http://frim-fram-sauce.blogspot.com/2009/03/i-found-this-recipe-online.html
wow~~~~~~~~,great things……
i like them.
One of those recipes is not an egg at all. It’s custard in an eggshell made to LOOK like an egg. 99 ways to cook an egg!
I am so glad we’re having a spring ramp and mushroom frittata for dinner. Those make me want to try every singe one of the dishes!
Here’s one more. You have to taste it to believe it!
http://foodiestuff.wordpress.com/2009/03/31/recipe-creamy-scrambled-eggs-with-wild-mushrooms-and-herb-puree/
i am sorry i haven’t commented yet (we were away) but WHOA… WHOA WHOA WHOA. i’m in egg heaven. i love eggs. in fact, in the last few years i have fallen for eggs more than ever – on pizza, pasta, baked, to make tortilla español, omeletes or just by itself. a beautiful pictorial and ode to the amazing (incredible, edible) egg.
*drool* now I just can’t get enough of eggs!! =P
Try this- Scrambled egg with a little chopped ham or smoked bacon,a sprinkle of chopped dill and wrapped in puff pastry.
This is a fantastic post. Eggs are considered to be the test of a true cook and making these would certainly be an indication of greatness. I really enjoyed it!
– Lon @ FoodMayhem
Hello
My mom craved for eggs while i was in her tummy.
I loved eggs but knowing that eating eggs everyday is not healthy. Agree or disagree?
There is a dish in Nepal cooked and eaten by the Newari ethnic group. They cook the egg on top of a bread made out of black lentils. Where in the black lentils are soaked for couple of hours and grounded wet to make a paste and take some of the paste and make a round pita bread style and cook on oil and a pan. Then on top of them throw in the eggs without breaking them. Make sure you do not turn over. Its best eaten cooked from one side. Make sure you sprinkle some tomatoe sauce homemade style.
Fun post! I see you do have eggs benedict on the list… but couldn’t resist adding my take: http://www.averagebetty.com/?p=143
Hollandaise is the nectar of the breakfast Gods
Great post! I am a big fan of eggs and am alwasy looking for new a different styles. Love the beet colored eggs! Thanks for sharing.
Jan ~ Founder, Pantryconnection.com
nicely posted … all looks delicious … Laila .. http://lailablogs.com/
Great pics! Thanks for sharing.
wow, i’ll never complain about having nothing but eggs in the fridge again. just looking at this smorgus-board of deliciousness makes me hungry.
Hmm, Yummy ^_^
egg is my favorite delicious food
thanks for post this, I like you
one more BS: the coffee eggs I was talking about, Huevos Haminados, a Sephardi Pesach tradition that MUST be highlighted here: http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/passover/passover-cooking-huevos-haminados-048168
I can’t believe you missed out on my dukkah eggs
http://www.thefoodblog.com.au/2009/05/soft-boiled-eggs-with-dukkah-best-eggs.html
We found another egg dish that completely blew us away while working through our June Cookbook Challenge. Totally new to us – and delicious!
The write-up should be going up this weekend…
hard-boiled…yummy!
Well,well,I can live on these egg reciepies only for the rest of my life.
great collection! Is it me or did you not include toad in the hole?
http://whatscookingdad.com/one-eyed-monster-breakfast/
One-Eyed Sailors:
http://frim-fram-sauce.blogspot.com/2010/01/one-eyed-sailors.html
I love to break a few quail’s eggs on a pizza before cooking – they look so cute!
these look very grose they will make u puk
Hmm…yum, I think post is going to prove delicious to all of its readers. The pics are just too delicious.
I like the egg burrito one. personally when i have some left over Stuffed Peppers i will bruinois one peppe and meatball, chop a shallot or two, get those semi – crisp in a frying pan and scrample them with an egg or 2. If I feel like going crazy, I’ll mix in some salsa. What do people think?
Thank you very much again for including my Spicy and Sour Steamed egg recipe.
If you do interesting another recipe you can take it and just left me a little note.
Thank you again!
Tan.Wiratchada
The Me!Me!Me! in me wants to suggest pretty please my papas con chorizo omelet http://thecookmobile.com/papas-con-chorizo-omelet-potatoes-and-sausage-omelet/ or my huevos con nopales http://thecookmobile.com/huevos-con-nopales-eggs-with-nopal/. I don’t know which of the two will make you “drool” as my food photography is always hit or miss.
But can you also check this recipe I found in another blog? I think your egg list would not be complete without eggs cooked in coffee. http://pinoycook.net/have-you-ever-cooked-eggs-in-coffee/. Two breakfast items in one, can’t beat that.
Thanks a lot. Your 100 ways are bookmark-worthy! Saves us a lot of googling. Keep them coming.
Delicious egg dishes and beautiful photos.
I love the round-up!
I highly recommend these Spanish Baked Eggs on a Red Pepper Ragout:
http://tastespace.wordpress.com/2010/08/31/spanish-baked-eggs-on-a-red-pepper-ragout/
I can’t believe you haven’t got Shakshouka – or have I missed it?
Found a recipe online here:
http://www.food.com/recipe/shakshouka-traditional-148450
Love your post and your photography.
My family loves eating eggs and we prepare them in many different ways.
You certainly have shown us many, many more ways to cook them and we will definitely try them in the future.
Wow! 100 ways? Thank you for sharing your insights,
TheGourmetCoffeeGuy
http://www.ourgourmetcoffee.com
nice ideas!
my favorite way to cook an egg, is a bulls eye!
basicly if you don’t know, just put some butter in the pan, punch a whole (w/ a cup) in a peice of bread, put it in the pan, then crack an egg in the bread!
This is AMAZING!!!!! I love, love, love eggs…so pretty much plan to go through your whole list.
YUM.
Here’s one of my faves:
Soft-Boiled Eggs with Anchovy Mayonnaise
http://wp.me/puWta-f6
Last week I discovered pocket eggs with soy-sesame sauce at the following URL. Absolutely awesome eggs. I’ve never had anything like this before, and am looking forward to the next time I cook them already:
http://mobile.eatingwell.com/recipes/pocket_eggs_with_soy_sesame_sauce.html