Egg in a Nest

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Egg in a Nest

Lori Martin, HeyGetARoom.net
Egg in a nest is an egg fried directly inside a piece of buttered toast. Looks fancy, but so easy.
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Servings 2 people

Ingredients
  

  • 2 teaspoons butter
  • 4 pieces bread
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 small jar roasted red pepper strips, bell or hot
  • ¼ cup grated cheese, Parmesan or Romano
  • 2 teaspoons fresh basil, finely chopped
  • salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions
 

  • Use a 3-inch cookie cutter to cut a shape out of each piece of the bread. Assure that the bread is uncut around the edges so that the egg stays inside the hole.
  • Drain the peppers.
  • Melt butter in a large skillet or a griddle.
  • Place bread and cut-out pieces inside skillet, and toast them on the bottom. Turn all bread pieces over.
  • Break an egg into each hole with the pieces of bread.
  • Add a strip or 2 of red pepper to each nest.
  • Season the eggs with salt and pepper and sprinkle a little cheese into each nest.
  • Cover the eggs with a lid. They are perfectly done when the whites are firm and the yolks are just glazed over.
  • Transfer to a platter, sprinkle with fresh basil and serve with the cut-outs.

Notes

  • I serve with some fruit, bacon or sausage. Picture shows Apple Chicken Sausage.
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