I love a good classic TV kitchen conundrum. Whether it’s an over the top crash diet or someone trying a little too hard to impress their friends, I love me some cooking hi-jinks. Emergency! is one of my favorite shows from the 70s, and is quite rich with kitchen hilarity and curious creations. In Season 3 (affiliate link to the DVD), Roy DeSoto introduces us to a fictional recipe he acquired from his sister-in-law: Eggs Lupin. What? After some joking around, and cautious preparation by Roy, we learn that Eggs Lupin is basically scrambled eggs with a special ingredient: sage.
Unfortunately Roy never gives us the full recipe, but he can be seen adding several different herbs and spices from Station 51’s McCormick-Schilling Gourmet Spices rack.
What Would Chet Do?
My herb garden is flourishing, so I decided to try this sage recipe, incorporating a little sage advice from Station 51’s lineman and chief wise-cracker, Chet Kelly. Chet taught us a few things about food in the Great Crash Diet: An occasional pumpernickel roll is okay to consume . . AND you should eat lots of figs. Thus, an idea for a new sandwich was born.
What’s the Secret Ingredient? Sage!
Not wanting to have a Dr. Seuss moment, I decided to fry my sage leaves, and sprinkle them on top. Scrambled eggs were topped with a little melted cheese and fried sage leaves, then carefully placed on toasted pumpernickel, which was spread with a thin layer of fig butter. I also added slices of tomato for another layer of flavor. The result was wonderful! A mixture of sweet and salty, creamy and crunchy. It’s an Eggs Lupin sandwich both Roy and Chet would be proud of!
- Two eggs
- Milk
- Salt
- Pepper
- Four sage leaves
- Olive oil for frying
- Grated cheese (I used a Gruyere/cheddar blend)
- Two slices pumpernickel bread
- 1 teaspoon fig butter
- Two slices of tomato
- In a small pan, heat olive oil on medium high heat until hot. Fry dry sage leaves for about three seconds. Place on a paper towel to cool.
- Scramble two eggs to your liking. I add salt, pepper, and a couple of splashes of milk to mine.
- When the eggs are almost done, sprinkle with grated cheese and allow to melt.
- Toast two pieces of pumpernickel bread.
- Spread one slice of toast with fig butter. Top with the scrambled eggs, fried sage, and tomato slices.
- Enjoy!
Enjoy my Eggs Lupin sandwich with a large glass of milk. Those boys drink A LOT of milk.
Notes on Eggs Lupin Ingredients
I used the fig butter from Trader Joe’s. It’s soooo good! Basically a fig newton without the cookie. For the bread, I used Pepperidge Farms Dark Pumpernickel.
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Based on Marco’s comment in the same episode, I’ll occasionally throw a can of chili in with my scrambled eggs. Chili and eggs are good!
Oh, and don’t forget the coffee! (Dixie certainly wouldn’t.)
So true!
Also, you’d think Eggs Lupin would involve actual lupin in some form: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lupin_bean.
Maybe. Roy doesn’t seem to stray far from what he can find on his McCormick Gourmet spice rack though.
Roy is not known for his culinary talents.