Steak and eggs

Steak and eggs is a dish of beefsteak and fried eggs. Originating in Australian cuisine, it is most typically served as a breakfast or brunch food.^[1][2]

Steak and eggs

Course	Breakfast brunch and dinner
Place of origin	Australia
Serving temperature	Hot
Main ingredients	beefsteak and eggs

History

Steak and eggs had emerged as an Australian breakfast by the 1880s. During the Second World War, it declined as a breakfast staple in Australia due to food rationing. Today it is primarily associated with American breakfast cuisine.^[3][4][5]

Ingredients

Various types of beefsteaks can be used, such as ribeye, strip, sirloin and flank,^[6][1][7][8] among others. Additional ingredients may include capsicum, garlic, onion, butter, salt, pepper, hot sauce, and other seasonings or condiments.^[6][1] Accompaniments may include various sauces, such as steak sauce, Worcestershire sauce, chimichurri and others.^[1][7]

Variations

Variations include steak and egg sandwiches, open sandwiches and steak and Eggs Benedict.^[2][9] A version of steak and egg salad uses greens such as arugula, poached eggs and steak.^[10]

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  A steak and egg sandwich with bacon and cheddar cheese
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  An open sandwich prepared with steak and eggs
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  Steak and Eggs Benedict
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  Steak and eggs at a restaurant, with salad and onion rings
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  A unique version of steak and eggs with carpaccio beef, quail egg, deviled egg and vegetable salpicon

In culture

Steak and eggs is the traditional breakfast served to NASA astronauts before a launch. The tradition was established after Alan Shepard had steak and eggs for breakfast the morning before his flight on May 5, 1961.^[11]

Steak and eggs are popular amongst bodybuilders.^[12]

The meal is also the customary pre-landing breakfast of the United States Marine Corps.^[13][14]

See also

• Australia portal
• Food portal

• List of beef dishes
• List of egg dishes
• List of steak dishes
• Lomo a lo pobre