shirred egg
Definition
Noun: An egg, typically an egg without its shell, that is baked in a small individual dish (a ramekin) with cream or butter.
Usage
A "shirred egg" is a specific culinary preparation. The term is used to describe the finished dish. * For breakfast, she ordered shirred eggs with toast. * The recipe for shirred eggs is simple but elegant.
Advanced Usage
The term is almost exclusively used in a culinary context. The cooking method itself can be described as "shirring." * The chef prefers shirring the eggs in a water bath for even cooking.
Variants and Related Words
- Shirr (verb): To bake (an egg) in a ramekin with cream or butter.
- To make this dish, you shirr the eggs in a preheated oven.
- Baked egg: A more general term that can be synonymous with a shirred egg, though not all baked eggs are prepared with cream or butter in a ramekin.
Synonyms
- Baked egg
- Oeufs en cocotte (the French term for the same dish)
Different Meanings
The word "shirred" on its own can also refer to a sewing or fabric-gathering technique, but in the compound term "shirred egg," it only refers to this specific cooking method.
Noun
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egg cooked individually in cream or butter in a small ramekin
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