Egg In A Basket Grilled Cheese With Asparagus

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Okay, so you make egg in a basket, then the other slice of bread has gruyere cheese and asparagus! I'm excited just thinking about it. Recipe from cooking stoned.

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Steps

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This is probably the most important part of making this dishthe size of the hole.

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You want the hole big enough to hold the egg and fry it in the bread but not so big that it doesnt fill the hole.

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Making the hole too small has the opposite affect , and the egg overruns.

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Add the butter to your frying pan and melt it over a medium-high heat.

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I add in the bread and toast both sides before adding the egg , but this isnt required.

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It is just a preference.

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If you do this , you might need a bit more butter for frying the egg itself.

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Crack the egg into the basket and let it cook until the white are set.

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Or you can flip it.

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Place the asparagus in a steamer and steam 3-5 minutes.

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You want it crisp tender.

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Take your slice of bread , pile on the 5 spears of asparagus and the 1 / 3 cup of gruyere.

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Place it on a parchment-lined baking sheet and put it in the broiler until the cheese fully melts.

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This should take about 2 minutes or so.

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When the cheese is melted and the egg in the baske.

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Ingredients

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egg, bread, butter, gruyere, asparagus spears