Spit in the Eye

When you make a "spit in the eye" one of three things came happen.

The yolk can break in the pan...

The yolk can break when you move it to the plate...

OR it can actually turn out well!

Making a spit in the eye, bird in a basket, or whatever else name you have heard is essentially just like making a fried egg. You want to butter the pan and let it heat up slightly. While the pan heats you can make your cut out in the bread. The bread goes in the pan first and then you crack the egg right into the cut out. I like to put the "doughnut hole" piece of the bread in the pan to toast up too. I personally cover my skillet with a lid to let the top of the egg steam so that I can reduce the risk of yolk destruction but as you can see from the pictures that doesn't always help.

Just be patient. If you can fry and egg then the spit in the eye should be almost as easy. And don't worry, you're not going to get it perfect every time but when you do it's a pretty great feeling to deliver to the table.

---Dare to Cook---