Egg-licious!

Up until the age of 30, there was only one way I would even consider eating my eggs....scrambled. Boring, right? What can I say? I am a creature of habit. Or as some would say Type A. Whatever.

So imagine my surprise when after being inspired by Food Network segments and my new Executive Director, Ken, I decided to try a fried egg on a burger. When I told AJ I wanted to do this, he told me I had read his mind. This is why we are so good for each other -- always thinking about food!

Lately we have been using ground turkey for our burger meat, but this new adventure definitely called for ground chuck roast meat. Again, being a former butcher's daughter, I was taught from an early age to avoid pre-packaged burger meat. Unless, you are serving a small army, then you cannot go wrong with Costco's ground beef.  In this case, it was only the best for Mr. and Mrs. Blusiewicz on this Friday night.

I have only attempted cooking a fried egg twice for AJ, but I decided I wanted to be in charge of this part so I sent AJ out to the grill. One of the eggs turned out perfectly and the other one suffered a slightly damaged egg yolk. It still held up well during the cooking process, but did not quite have that perfect ooze affect when you cut into the burger that I hoped for. AJ, being the wonderful husband he is, took the less than perfect fried egg and topped the burger off with some sauteed mushrooms.

     

I decided to not top my burger with the mushrooms because I really wanted to have the full fried egg experience. When I sliced through the middle of the burger, the egg drizzled down just enough to coat the burger meat, but not enough to soak the toasted bun. This made me very happy. There is nothing I hate more than soggy buns!

It was a simple meal, but people are right...a fried egg on a burger is awesome. We tried it the other night on a turkey burger, as well, and still yummy! I think this dish may quickly become our Friday night meal of choice. A fried egg burger with a beer is the best way to end a long week of work! EGGLICIOUS!