œufs à l'Américaine

/uhf ah lah-mer-ee-kehn/
[French]

"Eggs in the American style." There are different ways of preparing this. 1) Eggs cooked in a shallow dish in butter and placed on a slice of grilled ham with a border of tomato sauce or, alternatively, 2) Eggs poached, soft boiled, medium boiled or moulded and placed on slices of lobster and coated with sauce à la américaine. 3) Scrambled eggs mixed with pieces of white lobster meat.

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