10 Insanely Cool Ways To Cook Eggs That You Never Knew About!
I love cooking with eggs. They’re a great source of protein, they taste great by themselves, they complement other dishes and of course, they are affordable! Eggs may look easy to prepare but somehow I mess ’em up a lot. Scrambled eggs always turn into ‘sahara-dry eggs’.
If you’re not so skilful with eggs like me, here are 10 quick and easy ways to make delicious eggs that are beyond breakfast.
1. Hard Boiled Eggs
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Have you had dry or a greenish tinge around your hard boiled eggs? Guess what, you’ve been preparing hard boiled eggs the wrong way! (yes, there’s a correct way to prepare these eggs) With the right method, you’ll be on your way to making great eggs for pastas, salads, and devised eggs!
To make perfect hard-boiled eggs:
- Place egg in a saucepan and cover it with water. (Add a pinch of salt to prevent the eggs from cracking)
- Heat the pan on high heat and until the water is full on boiling. (Do not over boil)
- Turn off the fire but keep the pan on the stove. Cover it with a lid and let it sit for 12 minutes.
- After 12 minutes, strain the heated water and run cold water over the eggs.
2. Shakshuka
Now here’s a magnificent recipe that will impress. Shakshuka is a Middle Eastern dish of eggs poached in sauces of tomatoes, peppers and onions. It is healthy, comforting and flavourful. Best made on a lazy weekend.
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=618QsMaVXp8[/embed]Ingredients: (serves 4-6)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 medium red bell pepper, chopped
- 2 cans (14 oz.- 400g each) diced tomatoes
- 2 tablespoon (30g) tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- chili flakes, to taste
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 6 eggs
- fresh parsley/cilantro for garnish
Directions:
- Heat olive oil in a 12-inch frying pan over medium heat.
- Add onion and cook for about 5 minutes.Stir in garlic.
- Add red bell pepper and continue to cook it for about 5-7 minutes or until softened.
- Stir in tomato paste, diced tomatoes, all spices and sugar. Season it with salt and pepper. Let it simmer over medium heat for 10-15 minutes.
- Crack the eggs over the tomato mixture, one in the middle and 5 around the edges of the pan. Cover the pan and simmer for another 10-15 minutes or until eggs are cooked.
- Garnish with fresh parsley or cilantro and serve it with crusty bread.
If you want to make your Shakshuka with an egg-stravagent twist, you can add a cup of brewed image source:
6. Eggs Benedict
If egg-splosive poached eggs and Hollandaise sauce makes you egg-cited, this classic Eggs Benny recipe is what you need.
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdMiUO7-2GM[/embed]Ingredients:
- 1 Egg yolk
- 3/4 cup of melted butter
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- pinch of salt
- 2 teaspoon cold water
- 2 whole eggs
- 4 slices of Capicola ham
- 1 whole english muffin
Directions: Hollandaise sauce
- Use a double boiler (indirect heat) to cook egg yolk
- Fold in the melted butter gradually into the egg yolk
- Stir mixture until desired texture is achieved
- Add lemon juice and cayenne pepper. Season with a little bit of salt.
Directions: Eggs Ben
- On a sauté pan, toast the english muffin and Capicola ham to make it nice and crispy
- Poach the eggs (see above) season it with salt and pepper
- Ensemble your dish!
If ham is not your thing, you can substitute it with fried bacon or for a less guilty version, use smoked salmon instead.
7. Frittata
Frittata is an Italian egg based dish similar to a crustless quiche. Like omelettes, frittata can be filled with meat, cheese, vegetables but they are thicker in size and richer in flavour.
[embed]https://www.facebook.com/BuzzFeedFood/videos/1222256521120905/[/embed]Ingredients:
- 1 sweet potato, diced
- 1 red onion, chopped
- 6 eggs
- 3 tablespoon sour cream
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Grated parmesan (a handful)
Directions:
- In a mixing bowl, mix eggs, sour cream, salt and pepper.
- Heat a frying pan with some butter and put in the sweet potato, red onion and salt. Cook it for 8-10 minutes.
- Pour in the eggs and add grated parmesan and bake it at 350 fahrenheit/ 180 degrees celsius for 12-15 minutes.
The magic about frittata is that you can be creative with the fillings (good way to hide vegetables that you don’t want to eat but have to eat), and it is suitable for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Here are some frittata ideas that you can look into:
[embed]https://www.instagram.com/p/BDPBodUulYL/?tagged=frittata&hl=en[/embed] [embed]https://www.instagram.com/p/BDOnqQgHl1B/?tagged=frittata&hl=en[/embed]8. Oven Baked Mini Omelette
Here is something easy to prepare and an egg-stremely delish! We absolutely love this recipe because you can make this and store in the freezer, and then reheat it for another day. Besides, this mini omelette also makes a great side dish for a home cook packed lunch.
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU4mRZBpjyM[/embed]Ingredients:
- 8 eggs
- 1 brown onion, diced
- Handful of shredded ham or bacon
- 1/4 cup of milk
- 1/2 teaspoon of oil
- 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
- 1 cup of grated cheese
- Salt and pepper
Directions:
- Stir fry the ham/bacon and onion.
- Lightly grease the muffin pan.
- Divide ham and onion and mixture evenly into muffin pan. Sit that aside to let it cool.
- Add milk, oil and baking powder into eggs. Season mixture with some salt and pepper.
- Whisk egg mixture together.
- Top ham and onion mixture with some grated cheese.
- Pour in egg mixture into the muffin pan.
- Send it in to the pre-heated oven at 375 fahrenheit/ 190 celsius degrees , for about 20-25 minutes.
Like the frittata, you can play around with the ingredients and make it nutritious. On a different note, pop some wasabi into one of these and you’ll have a game of roulette for your friends.
9. Simple Egg-cellent Salad
Now that you’ve mastered the skill of hard boiled eggs (point 1), try this Sriracha instead of hot sauce when preparing the egg filling.
To be honest, I think I can nail all 10 ways to cook eggs and will definitely try making the Shakshuka this weekend. How about you? Drop us a comment and tell us which egg recipe you would like to try next. Egg-stra points for you if you can tell us an egg pun!
