The Perfect Egg

Egg Info
All About Eggs 2
From Family Farm to Factory Farm 2
Grading and Sizing Eggs 2 
Decoding Egg Cartons 3
Egg Varieties 4
Anatomy of an Egg 7 

EGG 101: BASICS
Cooking Techniques 11
Baked • Boiled • Coddled • French Omelet •
Fried • Poached • Preserved (Salted) •
Scrambled • Steamed
Handling and Storage 13 
Sauces and Condiments 15
Mayonnaise • Aioli • Egg Butter • Hollandaise Sauce • Béarnaise Sauce • Crème Anglaise • Sabayon 
Pasta Doughs 19
Basic Egg Pasta • Chinese Egg Noodles •
No-Yolk Egg Pasta
Breads 23 
Brioche Buns • Challah • Soft Pretzels •
Hawaiian Sweet Rolls

MORNING
Mediterranean-Style Baked Egg Boats 31
Arepa de Huevo 32
Blackberry-Stuffed Croissant French Toast 35
Egg Bhurji 36
Egg Clouds 39
Huevos Rancheros 40
Khai Yat Sai 43
Quiche 44
Three Meat • Spinach & Feta • Sun-Dried Tomato & Artichoke • Caramelized Leek & Swiss •
Lorraine • Wild Mushroom & Smoked Gouda • Primavera • All Whites 
Gyeran Bbang 47 
Peppered Pastrami Egg Benedict 48 
Kaya Toast 51
Frittata 52
Five Herb • Wild Mushroom & Goat Cheese • Pancetta & Caramelized Onion • Olive & Sun-Dried Tomato • Sausage, Fennel & Arugula •
O’Brien Style • Spinach and Feta • Smoked Salmon & Dill 
Mini Toad-in-a-Hole Sandwiches 55
Havarti-Dill Popovers 56
Buttermilk Pancakes 59
Raspberry & Ricotta • Carrot Cake • Sausage & White Cheddar •  Bacon & Chive • Chai–Whole Wheat • Chocolate Chip & Orange • Cocoa & Cranberry • Blueberry, Lemon & Poppy Seed 
Dutch Baby 63

SNACKS
Corn and Green Onion Fritters 
with a Bacon-Honey Drizzle 66 
Parmesan Popcorn Puffs 69 
Tea Eggs 70 
Matcha Kimi Balls 73
Gochu Jeon 74 
Homemade Crackers 77 
Deviled Eggs 78
Pesto • Dill & Pickle • Ginger & Sesame • Three Herb •
Sautéed Shallot & Pancetta • Buffalo • Sun-Dried Tomato • Sriracha & Cracked Pepper 
Beef Tartare 81
Sweet Potato-Egg Shoap 82 
Herb and Cheese Macarons 85 

AFTERNOON
Chawanmushi 89
Hot and Sour Soup 90 
Avgolemono Soup 93 
Updated Salade Lyonnaise 94 
Charred Caesar Salad 97 
No Leafy Greens Salad 98
Egg Salad Sandwiches 101
Caper & Dill • Olive & Whole-Grain Mustard • Bacon, Avocado, & Red Onion • Four Herb • Green Onion & Sesame • Curry • Jalapeño & Cilantro • Egg White 
Beef Empanadas 102 
Garlic and Green Onion Noodle Kugel 105 

NIGHT
Croque-Madame 108 
Dolsot Bibimbap 110
Shrimp Okonomiyaki 112 
Poached Yolk-Stuffed Ravioli 115 
Roasted Bone Marrow 116 
Spaetzle with Swedish Meatballs 119 
Savory Strata 122 
Pasta Carbonara 125 
Green Onion Fried Black Rice 126

SWEETS
Creamy Lemon Curd Tart 130 
Spicy Chocolate Mousse 133 
Brick Toast 134
Vanilla Bean Semifreddo Bars 137 
Pavlova with Crème Anglaise and Berries 139 
Quindim 140
Crème Brûlée 143
Chocolate-Dipped Coconut-Pecan Macaroon Bars 144 
Peaches ’n’ Cream Cake 147
Foi Thong 148 

Grapefruit–Poppy Seed Pound Cake 151 
Chocolate-Orange Soufflé 152
Cranberry Cornmeal Cookies 154 
Beignets 157
Dobos Torte 158
Frozen Custard 161
Matcha & Black Sesame • Cake Batter • Chocolate •
Salted Caramel • Raspberry & Coconut • Stracciatella • Blackberry & Merlot • Coffee
A cookbook all about eggs, with 70 diverse recipes for meals, snacks, and desserts, from the team behind the beloved food blog Spoon Fork Bacon.
 
Eggs are one of the world’s super-star foods: inexpensive, protein-rich, versatile, and easily renewable. Every culture has its own take on eggs—for breakfast, lunch, and dinner—and The Perfect Egg features a dazzling, delicious variety of globally influenced dishes. From Blackberry Stuffed Croissant French Toast to Hot and Sour Soup, and from Poached Yolk-Stuffed Ravioli to Creamy Lemon Curd Tart, the more than seventy recipes in The Perfect Egg offer a fresh, unique, and modern take on the most humble of foods.
"Few foods are as essential and as versatile as the egg, and this aptly named cookbook makes its point with smart instruction and stylish design."
—Publishers Weekly

"Anyone who is crazy for eggs – or merely harbors a fondness for them - will love this book." 
—Karen Yencich, Examiner

"With simple styling and easy-to-follow recipes, this cookbook makes cracking the code to the perfect egg as approachable as it is beautiful!" 
—Apartment 34