Shirred eggs

Description

Shirred eggs are eggs that have been baked in a gratin dish with a flat bottom. Traditionally, they have been cooked in a dish called a shirrer, from which the dish gets its name, but the name now applies regardless of the type of dish in which they are baked. ¶ Relevance? Useless magazine "how to" tabloid garbage rather than practical knowledge. We're grown ass adults, we can eat what and when we want, we don't need the Martha Stewart how to guide to better living. And on whose custom and culture? -- They are typically baked simply with butter until the whites have set and the yolks are thickened, and are usually served in the dish in which they were baked.

The egg is commonly covered with a small amount of cream before baking. Variations on the recipe include adding breadcrumbs or cheese to the top of the eggs to create a crust, or garnishing with herbs such as tarragon.

Shirred eggs have also been compared to eggs Benedict; chef James Ramsden has described them as a more reliable and simpler recipe.

References

References

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