Hobo Egg

Here at the HolyJuan house, the only way to get our kids to eat eggs is to make Hobo Eggs for them. I'm sure it's because it is cool looking and interactive.  Here's how we do it:

Ingredients:
Slice of bread
Butter
Egg

Tools:
Knife
Plate
Frying pan
Spataula
Narrow glass

Grab a slice of bread and put it on a plate:

Butter it, one side only:

If you try to butter both sides, you'll get most the butter sticking to the plate.  Just butter one side.

Now, get your narrow glass. Make sure it doesn't breach the crust or you will have a broken dam egg situation.  A shot glass is too small. A tumbler is too big.  I suggest a Star Wars glass. "Egg or egg not, there is no egg beaters.":

Now, force the glass down through the bread to create a tiny bread circle:

Now, go back in time and put your frying pan on the stove on medium heat.  Good! Now, drop a dollop of butter in the pan and wait for it to melt. Drop the circle of bread on it butter side up:

Now do the same with the bread. Get enough butter in the pan to make a bread sized pool of melted butter and drop your big slice of bread on it butter side up:

I usually add a little more butter in the middle, just to make sure:

Now, add the egg. Crack it first:

Flip both:

Make sure you don't cook the yolk all the way though so the small round piece can be used for dipping:

And that is how you make a Hobo Egg!

Next week, Pressed Duck.

4 comments:

Capt. Schmoe said...

The bread is holy, Juan.

DogsDontPurr said...

"Next week, Pressed Duck."

Ahahahah!! You crack me up.

The Girl said...

I am very excited about this recipe.
I have no kitchen, or toilet, or bathroom walls at the moment but rest assured, when I do, I will be making this and sending evidence.

JLM said...

As a boy my Mom always made sunny side up eggs and sliced the toast into four long strips, for dipping in the yolk. These were referred to as "Dippy Eggs".
Hobo eggs are cool, too. Too bad my kids are adults. I can't try it out on them.