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A Few Simple Techniques For Cooking Eggs By Roger Wakefield
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Saturday, February 14, 2009 |
We all love eggs, and therefore have more uses than almost any other food. They are available in almost every trip and are widely used worldwide. Even the worst cook can learn to prepare eggs using some simple methods. Having the basic skills to cook egg recipes such as omelets, scrambled eggs, hard boiled eggs and poached eggs are the basis for a wide range of cooking simple, fast, healthy dishes.
If you can master the techniques that are part of the road: --
1. How to boil an egg
Hard or soft eggs are nutritious and can make a quick and easy. For some of us, a soft egg with 'soldiers' is the ultimate comfort food.
For soft boiled egg sauce and toast in the first place their eggs outside the refrigerator and allowed to sit for a short time to bring them to room temperature. Heat some water in a saucepan and when just boiling, use a spoon to drop the eggs into the water carefully. Boil gently for exactly one minutes then remove from fire, put a lid on the pot and leave for 6-7 minutes. Some people like their eggs more fluid than others, so experiment with the time to get the results you want.
In the case of hard-boiled eggs, soft boiled eggs in the skillet, heat about 7 minutes and then remove the water and immediately put in cold water for a short time. Leave to cool the eggs in a bowl of ice water.
Boiled eggs are good for taking a picnic or for mixing with mayonnaise to make egg sandwiches.
2. How to Cook an Omelette
A tortilla is very simple to make and is great served with a salad or fries. In a bowl, beat two eggs together and season with salt and pepper. Add one teaspoon of milk or water. In a small skillet, melt a small amount of butter and allow it to cover the base of the pan. Add the beaten eggs and shake the pan around to cover the base of the pan. Keep bringing the cooked bits from the side of the pan in the middle for the eggs cooked less running in the lakes and cooking. As soon as you have a soft but firm circle of tortilla you can add grated cheese or cooked mushrooms in half and using a spatula, fold the tortilla over the filling to form a crescent.
3. Cook Scrambled Eggs
Scrambled eggs on toast is delicious and is a good standby when you're in a hurry or too tired to cook much. If you have a microwave, these are really easy - just 2-3 beat the eggs together, season, add a little touch of milk and cook on high. Stir with a fork every ten seconds and stop cooking when they are at the perfect consistency for you.
You can also scrambled eggs in a pan - Heat a knob of butter in a pan, whisk the eggs in a bowl or jug, season and add a little milk. Once the butter has melted, pour eggs into skillet and stir constantly with a wooden spoon. Cook until the egg mixture only has a bit of liquid left. Stir in a little butter and add cream if you like - delicious.
For a special breakfast, chop up smoked salmon and scrambled egg in the mix.
4. Cooking poached eggs
To steal eggs the easy way, you can buy a special pan for poaching which has round compartments into which they break their eggs and then cook in the pot that is filled with boiling water.
To steal the eggs without a poacher, pour boiling water in a pan until it is about 2 ½ cm deep, set the pan in the oven, and when the water is bubbling lightly (little bubbles under the surface), a crack in egg water. Simmer for 1 minute and remove from heat. Allow to stand for 10 minutes before removing with a slotted spoon and drain. Serve on toast or with bacon, sausages and baked beans.
These are the four classical fast and nutritious ways to prepare eggs, but you can fry an egg in oil. Simply heat the oil in a skillet, break an egg gently into the pan (be careful, so do not break the yolk) and fry until done. Although you may prefer to fry the eggs, try to remember that poaching is much better than frying because it uses water instead of oil. |
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