Easy Egg Recipes
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How to Boil Eggs
My kids are always asking me, how to boil eggs. Here's how. Take a small pan, put your eggs in, fill with water to cover. Bring to a soft boil, then turn down to simmer for 15 minutes. Take off the heat, run pan under cold water, to cool the eggs quickly. Take each one out one by one and crack the shells and peel immediately. It is this "heat to quick cooling," that causes the egg inside to contract, making the eggs very easy to peel. Tap them on the kitchen counter.
Egg Tips:
-When cooking eggs it helps prevent cracking if you wet the shells in cold water before placing them in boiling water.
-A tablespoon of vinegar added to the water when poaching eggs will help set the whites so they will not spread.
-If you shake the egg and you hear a rattle, you can be sure it's stale.
-A really fresh egg will sink and a stale one will float.
How long do eggs stay fresh? There are several different quality of eggs being sold on the market today. On the top of the carton it will say AA or AAA. Triple A is a lower quality of eggs. As far as I know, as long as eggs are refrigerated they last a real long time. If you crack the egg carefully in a bowl, and the egg yellow breaks immediately then I would think twice about eating it. And also if it is bad, it will smell bad when you crack it too, like the commonly used phrase "rotten as an egg"
You really shouldn't keep eggs more than 11 days. If there is a special at the supermarket, just crack the eggs open and put them in the freezer. To use one egg at a time, put single eggs in the ice tray. When frozen, put the egg cubes in a sealed plastic bag. You can take out the cubes one at a time for daily use.
Egg in a Holster
This is something we ate all the time as children, and I continued to cook them for my kids. Nowadays, I think they call them Egg in a Basket. Here's how you make them.
You take a slice of bread, and a glass, and use the open end of the glass to cut a circle in the bread.
Heat your pan over Med heat and put in the piece of bread with the hole, put a tsp. butter inside of the hole, then crack the egg into the center of the hole. Let it cook for a few minutes till the white sets. Then flip it with the spatula and brown the other side. Take the piece of bread left from the cut hole, butter it and lay it along side your Egg in a Holster to brown it. Eat and enjoy. It's like you made your egg and toast at the same time. Note: I like to use small eggs.
How to Make Deviled Eggs
How to make deviled eggs. You take the boiled and peeled eggs, and slice them lengthwise and let the yolk fall in a bowl. Put all the yolks together in a bowl, and your whites halves on a platter.
Mash the yolks with a fork, add a little mayo, add a tiny squirt of mustard, add a smidgen of sugar, and it you want, add some pickle relish. Stir it all up and fill the egg white by picking each one up and holding it, while using a teaspoon to put the filling in, then set it back down and do another, till done with them all. Some people sprinkle a little paprika on top. Gee this is making me hungry.
Tip: If you are making deviled eggs and want to slice it perfectly, dip the knife in water first. The slice will be smooth with no yolk sticking to the knife.
How to Make Deviled Eggs 2
6 hard cooked eggs
1/4 cup mayonaise
1 teaspoon prepared mustard
1/2 teaspoon vinegar
1/4 teaspoon salt
White pepper to taste
Paprika
Cut eggs in half lengthwise. Remove yolks. Mash yolks with remaining ingredients except paprika. Mix till smooth. Fill egg whites with mixture. Sprinkle with paprika.
Sunshine Eggs
12 hard boiled eggs
2/3 c. salad dressing
2 tsp. mustard
1 tsp. sugar
Salt to taste
Boil eggs. Peel and cut in half and take out yolks. Mash yolks and add salad dressing. mustard, sugar, and salt.
Easy Egg Salad
Following the peeling of your eggs put them in a bowl, and either slice them and then mash with a fork, or dice them (it depends on your tastebuds) Then just stir in a Tblsp of mayonaise and some pickle relish if you like. Very easy Egg Salad.
Tip: To make quick diced eggs, take your potato masher and go to work on a boiled egg.
Cheesy Scrambled Eggs
4 eggs - two for each person
2 Tblsp butter
2 slices of American cheese
Break eggs in a bowl, beat well, add cheese in torn pieces. In a skillet, over medium heat, melt the butter, pour in the eggs and cheese.
Stir with a spoon over medium heat till the desired consistency. We like the eggs soft scrambled. Chopped meat like sausage or bacon can be added. It is also good with chopped ham and a little onion. If you make Hash Browns first, then leave some of the hash browns in the skillet, dump in your eggs and scramble the eggs with the Hash Browns. Make some biscuits first.
Tip: Bread crumbs added to scrambled eggs will improve the flavor and make larger helpings possible. Sometimes I add part of my hashbrowns to my scrambled eggs too.
Breakfast Casserole
6 eggs
2 cups milk
2 slices cubed white bread
1 cup packed cheddar cheese(grated)
1 lb. mild sausage, browned and drained
1 tsp. dry mustard
1 tsp. salt
Beat eggs, milk, salt and mustard. Add bread and stir. Add sausage and cheese. Pour in greased 9x13 casserole. Refrigerate overnight. Bake 40 minutes at 350. Let stand a few minutes before serving. Serves 10.
Breakfast Casserole
Grease a 9X13 pan
1 pkg crescent rolls - pull apart and press in bottom of pan
1 lb. sausage (in a roll). Slice and layer on rolls
1 pkg. frozen hash brown squares
1 green pepper - chop and layer
1 onion (small) - chop and layer
Carrots - shred and layer (as many as you want)
Beat 12 eggs and 1/2 cup milk together and pour over casserole.
Top with 2 cups grated cheese
Bake at 350 for 45 minutes or until the middle is cooked through.
Breakfast Pizza
1 lb sausage
1 cup cooked shredded potatoes
1 cup cheddar cheese
5 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp pepper
Cook meat until browned, then drain. Take your favorite biscuit recipe and put in bottom of a jellyroll pan. Spoon meat over crust, then add potatoes and cheese. Mix together eggs, milk, salt and pepper. Pour over all. Bake at 375 for 25 to 30 min.
Quiche Lorraine (Blender recipe from 1970)
9 inch pastry pie crust
6 crisply cooked bacon strips
1/2 cup shredded or diced Swiss cheese
1 1/2 cups light cream
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp nutmeg
dash white pepper
1/2 cup diced ham
4 eggs
1 thin onion
Make your piecrust. Sprinkle bacon and cheese on bottom of crust. Put remaining ingredients in blender. Cover. Press button 11 for 10 seconds. Flash blend if onion needs more blending. Do not overblend. Pour into piecrust over bacon and cheese. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 for 30 minutes or until top is golden brown and mixture is set. Serve warm. Vary this delicious dish by substituting a 7 ounce can of flaked and drained crab meat for the bacon and have a crab quiche. Hot garlic bread, crisp green salad completes your meal.
How to Make an Omelet
First decide what kind of omelet you would like. My hubby likes any kind of omelet, and even when we go out for breakfast, he orders an omelet.
Here's the way I make omelets.
-Crack two eggs in a bowl and beat with a fork.
-Cut up a little onion, bell peppers, and ham, mushrooms or whatever, and add to a skillet with a little butter.
-After they are tender, move them to one side of the pan and pour in the eggs.
-Put a lid on the pan till the eggs are set, then open the lid and push the the veggies and meat on top of the eggs. Cover with a slice of cheese.
-Grab your spatula and flip one side of the eggs onto the other side with the cheese. Replace lid and turn stove off.
-In a few minutes the cheese should be melted, then use your spatula to move the omelet to a plate.
Tip: For fluffier omelets add a pinch of cornstarch before beating.
Also see Eggnog and How to Make Eggrolls