Beyond the boiled egg: 8 of our favourite egg recipes

Beyond the boiled egg: 8 of our favourite egg recipes

Beyond the boiled egg: 8 of our favourite egg recipes

by Great British Chefs28 July 2025

If you've found yourself in an egg-making rut, then fear no longer. We've pulled together some of our favourite eggy recipes that are a bit more interesting than your standard boiled egg. Check them out below.

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Beyond the boiled egg: 8 of our favourite egg recipes

If you've found yourself in an egg-making rut, then fear no longer. We've pulled together some of our favourite eggy recipes that are a bit more interesting than your standard boiled egg. Check them out below.

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Everyone knows eggs are all you need for a delicious meal in minutes. However, if you're getting a bit bored of the standard scrambled, boiled and fried, then we've got a great selection of recipes for you, made with beautiful Freshlay Farms Golden Yolker®. From Indonesian nasi goreng to Thai pad krapow, there are so many ways to enjoy eggs that there's no reason to get bored making the same thing again and again. So, step up your cooking and out of your comfort zone with one of these eight delicious recipes!

Nasi goreng with sambal oelek

For most people eggs + fried rice = egg fried rice. However, in Indonesia fried rice is generally often topped with a fried egg. This gives you all the best parts of rich fried egg white, plus the gooey yolk. Nasi goreng (nasi meaning rice, and goreng meaning fried) has countless variations, but is typically seasoned with shrimp paste and kecap manis, an Indonesian sweet soy sauce. For ours, we've amped up the egg factor with the extra addition of strips of omelette.

Bubble and squeak stacks with poached eggs and mustard Hollandaise

These cute, mini stacks of bubble and squeak are a scaled down version of the traditional dish. As ideal a use of Sunday leftovers as ever, this recipe is finished with a perfectly poached Freshlay Farms Golden Yolker® and a generous spoonful of homemade Hollandaise. If you've never made Hollandaise before, it's very similar to making mayonnaise but with butter in the place of oil. It's as decadent, rich and delicious as that sounds, and well worth the effort for a special brunch.

Caviar-topped Spanish tortilla topped with a crispy fried egg

This dish is one for serious egg lovers, with a triple threat combination of omelette, fried egg and caviar. The potatoes and onions are slow-cooked in olive oil until soft and rich. The final flourish of a crispy fried Freshlay Farms Golden Yolker® and caviar gives this dish an extra special something, and a salty little kick to balance the decadence of the omelette.

Pad krapow

Also known as pad kra pao, this spicy Thai stir fry is typically served topped with a fried egg. Although most of the ingredients are easy to find – pork mince, oyster sauce chillies – the key ingredient of holy basil can be a bit difficult to find. Luckily, Thai basil or Italian basil makes a great substitute.

Huevos divorciados

The hilariously named huevos divorciados is made by serving two egg-topped tortillas alongside one another, one topped with salsa verde and the other with salsa roja. Sometimes the eggs are separated by a dividing line of refried beans, to stop them 'fighting' (or running into each other). Even without the fun name, this is a delicious vegetarian Mexican dish that's well worth making any time you can track down some tomatillos.

Salad Lyonnaise

Salad Lyonnaise is a French bacon and egg salad traditionally made with curly frisée lettuce. It's served slightly warm, with hot bacon and eggs over fresh bitter leaves, and is delicious served with fresh bread to mop up the egg yolk and dressing.

Ham, mustard-fried egg and rosemary chips

Ham, egg and chips is a classic for a reason! One way to make it even better is, of course, to add mustard. In this simple variation on the classic recipe, the Freshlay Farms Golden Yolker® eggs are fried in wholegrain mustard until crisp. The ham is coated in a simple maple glaze, and the fries are finished with rosemary salt.

Curried sweetcorn and Scotch bonnet split pea soup

Last but not least: split pea soup! This soup gets its vibrant colour from the yellow split peas and plenty of fresh corn on the cob. It's made with rich coconut milk, which helps balance out the heat of the Scotch bonnet chillies it's made with. The boiled Freshlay Farms Golden Yolker® on top gives the soup some extra colour, and is a great way to add some colour to any simple soup.