John Regehrbetween 1968 and maybe a decade ago, there was a bar next to the U of Utah called Big Ed's, and I think you know the place already: the beer is not very good. zero photons of outside light are permitted. even the most hardened tobacco addict on the planet could survive for years just by licking the condensed nicotine off the walls.
anyway, before Big Ed's closed (the owner apparently had a gambling problem and borrowed a lot of money before leaving town suddenly), one of the items on the menu was The Godawful: a huge pile of hash browns topped with chili topped with fried eggs topped with cheese topped with raw onions. with a bit of hot sauce it was a glorious, perfect food. you could not eat it very often and survive, but still it was amazing.
anyhow, when home alone I still make myself one of these sometimes 😋
alt: it’s a Godawful, read the parent for a description, although mine is probably a lot healthier than the original
I took a few liberties:
- tater tots since I didn't have time to make real hash browns
- shallots instead of onions (too strong!! will not repeat)
- just one fried egg
- tater tots since I didn't have time to make real hash browns
- shallots instead of onions (too strong!! will not repeat)
- just one fried egg
Paco Hope@regehr I worked in Chicago 20 years ago and there was this restaurant that served what they called the “breakfast energizer.” Very similar concoction. A bed of hashbrowns, onions, cheese, eggs on a big ass oval platter. It was massive. Decorated with a sprig of parsley and a referral to a cardiologist.
Similarly glorious. Also similar in how often one can/should eat it.
Bhargav Kulkarni@regehr just one fried egg? you have too much self control
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