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The Ultimate Egg

Egg Recipes

From the perfectly poached to the extravagantly souffled. Every recipe starts with an egg.

breakfast

Diner-Style Scrambled Eggs

American diner scrambled eggs are cooked fast on a ripping-hot surface, not babied over low heat. A hot flat-top or a we…

Prep 2m Cook 2m 2 servings
breakfast

Breakfast Burrito with Chorizo and Scrambled Eggs

A breakfast burrito lives or dies by its structural integrity. The chorizo renders first in a dry pan, releasing its red…

Prep 10m Cook 10m 2 servings
breakfast

Egg-in-a-Hole with Gruyère

Egg-in-a-hole works because bread and egg cook simultaneously in the same pan, requiring no separate equipment and produ…

Prep 3m Cook 5m 1 servings
lunch

Classic Egg Salad Sandwich

Egg salad depends on properly cooked eggs and restraint with the mayo. Hard-boiled eggs should be started in cold water,…

Prep 15m Cook 12m 4 servings
dinner

Spaghetti Carbonara

Carbonara contains no cream. The sauce is built from egg yolks, finely grated Pecorino Romano, rendered guanciale, its f…

Prep 10m Cook 15m 4 servings
dinner

Pad Kra Pao (Thai Basil Stir-Fry with Fried Egg)

Pad kra pao is defined by high heat and the egg that goes on top. The stir-fry cooks in a very hot wok: garlic and Thai …

Prep 10m Cook 8m 2 servings
baking

Classic Cheese Soufflé

A cheese soufflé rises because of egg whites, and it falls for the same reason. The base is a thick béchamel enriched wi…

Prep 20m Cook 25m 4 servings
baking

Egg Wash for Pastry (Three Variations)

Egg wash is not a single thing. Whole egg wash, beaten and thinned with a small amount of water, produces a medium-brown…

Prep 2m 1 servings
snacks

Classic Deviled Eggs

Deviled eggs require two things done right: properly cooked eggs and a filling that is seasoned well enough to carry the…

Prep 20m Cook 12m 12 servings
snacks

Ajitsuke Tamago (Ramen Eggs)

Ajitsuke tamago are marinated soft-boiled eggs, and the key variable is the yolk texture before marinating. Eggs are boi…

Prep 10m Cook 7m 6 servings
sauces

Béarnaise Sauce

Béarnaise is hollandaise with a different acid base. A reduction of dry white wine, white wine vinegar, minced shallots,…

Prep 10m Cook 15m 4 servings
sauces

Crème Anglaise (Vanilla Custard Sauce)

Crème anglaise is a stirred custard cooked to exactly 82 degrees Celsius on a thermometer, or to the moment when it coat…

Prep 5m Cook 10m 6 servings

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