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What makes these eggs "Italian"? A movie! Moonstruck, to be exact. There is a scene in Moonstruck where Cher's character is making breakfast and she hollows out a slice of bread, tosses it in a frying pan and adds an egg to the hollowed out center. From the time I first saw that movie (long time ago!) I've been making this particular variation of those eggs.
4 slices Italian bread - cut thickly
4 large eggs
1 cup mozzarella cheese
as needed oil for cooking
Hollow out the center of each slice of bread. Heat some oil in a heavy frying pan over medium heat and add the bread.
Add an egg to the center of each slice of bread. Do this slowly so the egg begins to set and doesn't flow out from underneath the bread. Cook until the bottom of the egg is well set.
Flip once and allow to cook for a few minutes longer.
Top with mozzarella cheese and lid the pan for a few minutes until the cheese melts.
Eleonora says:
I think my cooking fetish started when I saw that scene in Moonstruck. An epiphany!
I've made these many times since then, with lovely Italian casareccio (home-style) bread and free range eggs, copying Loretta Castorini's recipe. But from now on it'll be called Anne's Italian Eggs.
Ciao,
Eleonora
Theresa111 says:
I confess, I have never watched the whole movie. Just bits and pieces. However I might choose it from Netflix and check it out.
When I bake bread, the slice I enjoy eating the most is the end slice. Next time I will prepare this recipe using the end pieces from my bread loaf. I had never heard of this recipe before now. Very inventive idea.
bethcalliue says:
These sound like something we had when I was growing up, minus the cheese. Only thing is that we called them "egg in the nest". I made these for my children growing up and they now make them for their children.
Darcin says:
I have always known these as "camp eggs". At least that's what we called them 35+ years ago. It was a way to have eggs and toast for breakfast while camping (I will admit I've made them more at home then I have camping)
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