Some Easy Tips On Cooking With Eggs

Eggs are one of the most versatile cooking ingredients. They cross all national boundaries and are common in most regional styles of cooking. No matter how bad a cook you are, you can learn how to cook eggs using a few basic methods. Knowing how to cook basic egg recipes like scrambled eggs and boiled eggs gives you an opportunity to modify them into thousands of simple, speedy satisfying dishes. Here's how to make classic egg recipes:- 1. How to Boil an Egg Boiled Eggs are nourishing and can make a fast and easy meal. For many people, a soft boiled egg with 'soldiers' is the supreme comfort food. To soft boil and egg for toast soldiers, first remove your eggs from the fridge and let them sit for a short time to get them up to room temperature. Heat some water in a small pan and, when it is just boiling, drop the eggs into the water cautiously. Boil gently for precisely one minute then remove from the heat, set a lid on the pan and stand for 6-7 minutes. Experiment with the timing, it will depend on how you like your eggs. In the case of hard boiled eggs, simmer the eggs in the pan, on the heat, for approximately 7 minutes and then rapidly take from the water and put into cold water for a couple of minutes. Leave eggs to cool in a bowl of ice cold water. Hard boiled eggs are fantastic for taking on picnics or for mixing with mayonnaise to make egg sandwiches. 2. Cooking an Omelette An omelette is very simple to cook and is fantastic served with a salad or fries. Beat two eggs in a bowl and season with . Add a dash of milk or water. In an omelette pan , melt a knob of butter or margarine and coat the pan. Add the beaten eggs to the pan and move them around so that they cover the base of the pan. Keep bringing the cooked bits from the side of the pan into the middle to let uncooked liquid run into gaps and cook evenly. As soon as you have a soft but firm evenly cooked omelette you may also add grated cheese or chopped and cooked mushrooms to the centre and carefully fold the omelette over the filling to make a crescent shape. 3. Scrambled Eggs Scrambled eggs on toast is delicious and is a good standby when you're in a rush or are too tired to cook much. If you have got a microwave, then these are really easy simply beat 2-3 eggs together, season, add a tiny dash 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 frying pan, beat the eggs in a bowl or jug, season and add a dash of milk. Once the butter is melted, pour the eggs into the pan 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 want delicious. For a special breakfast, chop up smoked salmon and mix into the scrambled egg. 4. Poaching Eggs To poach eggs the simple way, you can purchase a specific poaching pan which has circular compartments into which you crack your eggs and then they cook over the pan which is filled with boiling water. To poach eggs without a poacher, pour boiling water into a frying pan until it is about 2 cm deep, place the pan on the heat and, when the water is bubbling gently (little bubbles under the surface), crack an egg into the water. Simmer for 1 minute and then remove from the heat. Stand for 10 minutes and then remove with a slotted spoon and drain. Serve on toast or with bacon, sausage and baked beans. These are the four basic, quickest and healthiest ways to cook eggs but you can also fry an egg in oil. Simply heat oil in a frying pan, break an egg lightly into the pan (gently, so you don't break the yolk) and fry until done. Even though you may favour frying eggs, don't forget that poaching is far better than frying because it has less fat (water instead of oil).

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R.Wakefield is an ethusiastic amateur cook and writer who writes content for 'The Recipe Collection' internet site. If you want to impress your friends with your culinary skills, and want to cook tasty and nourishing egg and omelette recipes, then you should check out 'The Recipe Collection', a recipe collection which includes many egg and frittata recipes, (amongst many others). You will find an egg recipe there to please anyone.
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