shirr

verb

1. (US)To make gathers in textiles by drawing together parallel threads.
2. (US, transitive)To bake (a raw egg removed from its shell) in a baking dish.

   “The Creole eggs arrived in a ramekin, shirred on a bed of Virginia ham julienne and topped with a robust, spicy tomato sauce of Creole derivation.”

   “But her favorite way to express their simplicity is to shirr them. It's an old-fashioned technique that essentially means baking an egg. In her version, the eggs in ramekins are simmered in seasoned cream that reduces slightly into a soft sauce.”

noun

1. A shirring.