{"id":29259,"date":"2019-02-14T13:02:33","date_gmt":"2019-02-14T17:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/summerofjim.com\/?p=29259"},"modified":"2019-03-28T13:06:13","modified_gmt":"2019-03-28T17:06:13","slug":"lox-onions-eggs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/summerofjim.com\/?p=29259","title":{"rendered":"Lox, Onions & Eggs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

While it is true that \nMommie Soph\u2019s \u201crecipe book\u201d had neither the volume nor diversity of a The \nFanny Farmer Cookbook, there were elements in her canon<\/em> that were true masterpieces.  And I \nam proud to say, nay\u2026 incredibly<\/em> \nproud to say that I acquired one!  Sorry, it isn\u2019t her gefilte fish<\/em>, which by all rights should \nhave won a Nobel Prize for Food.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The dish that I have \nbeen able to replicate is her exquisite \u201cLox, Onions & Eggs.\u201d This her one \ndish that I can truly say that thirds were never enough! I would watch her make \nit in our kitchen at 25 Alston \nAve, the smell of the chopped onions frying in a \nhealthy layer of melted butter was intoxicating.  Once the onions had moved from \ntranslucent to just turning brown, more butter was added, then a good portion of \nchopped lox would be added to the pan.  Once the lox turned from deep orange\/red \nto a light pink, it was time to add some quantity of beaten eggs (and probably a \nbit more butter).  And the she would set to business scrambling up this superb \nassemblage!  I adored the finished product, and would scarf down two helpings in \na blink of an eye, and would ready my plate for a touch<\/em> more!  I could actually hear my \narteries congealing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Mommie Soph \npassed I didn\u2019t think too much of this cherished dish, until one day I saw it on \nRatner\u2019s menu in NYC!  Well, I assumed that if anyone could make a good version \nof Lox, Onions & Eggs it would be a highly regarded Jewish establishment \nlike Ratner\u2019s on Second Ave. Wrong!  It was a crushing disappointment!  They \n\u201cshortcutted\u201d it!  The Lox and Onions (raw, sliced, not diced!) were simply \nscrambled up with the eggs at the same time!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And after that sad \nepisode I decided that I was going to take-on making the dish \u00e1 la Mommie Soph!  \nAnd be in mind that this was in the day when my efforts at cooking were \nrestricted to flipping burgers & steaks on the grill.  Yes, I knew how \ncritical it was to cook the onions and lox in advance of adding the eggs in \norder to successfully emulate the dish that Mommie Soph lovingly provided.  \nAlthough I didn\u2019t know the difference between a teaspoon and a tablespoon, I am \nconfident that I created a dish that did Mommie Soph proud!  \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

n.b.  Over the years I have scaled back use of butter without negatively impacting the end result.  Even without the heavy handed use of butter, I doubt that anyone would mistake this dish as \u201cfull on healthy\u201d.  So be it! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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