18 unconventional ways to cook eggs

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Add wine, chips, cheese, and try other ways to diversify your meals.

Fried eggs

1. Scrambled eggs on a crispy cheese cake

Ingredients

• 60–80 g of cheddar cheese or other hard cheese;
• 1 egg;
• salt, black pepper - to taste.

Preparation

Grind the cheese on a grater. Place it in a preheated non-stick skillet and grill over medium heat until it melts and begins to bubble. Then crack the egg right on top of the cheese. Add salt and pepper.

To prevent the protein from spreading, hold it with a spatula. It is better to use silicone so that the cheese does not stick to it. Fry until the protein hardens, while the yolk should remain slightly liquid.

2. Scrambled eggs in pumpkin rings

Ingredients

• pumpkin "delicate";
• salted butter for frying;
• eggs (depending on the number of servings).

Preparation

Slice the pumpkin into rings and core. Melt the butter in a frying pan. Fry the rings for 3-5 minutes on each side, until they are tender.

First break each egg separately in a sieve to remove the liquid part of the protein. Then pour them gently into the pumpkin rings. Cover the skillet with a lid and cook until the protein hardens.

3. Fried eggs with crispy herbs

Ingredients

• a bunch of any greens (you can use onions, parsley, dill, cilantro, thyme and even mint);
• olive oil for frying;
• 2 eggs;
• salt to taste.

Preparation

Chop the greens coarsely. Heat the oil as high as possible in a frying pan and quickly fry 2/3 of it. Crack the eggs on top of it and sprinkle them with the rest of the herbs immediately.

Spoon the butter and water over the eggs until the protein hardens. Sprinkle with salt. The greens will turn out to be fried directly in the egg white. You can also use fried vegetables or bacon instead.

4. Scrambled eggs with tomato paste

Ingredients

• olive oil for frying;
• 1 teaspoon tomato paste
• egg;
• salt, black pepper - to taste.

Preparation

Heat olive oil in a skillet. Add the tomato paste and wait until it begins to lightly caramelize. Break an egg into a skillet.

When the bottom has set, scoop up the butter and paste mixture and pour the base over the top. Season with salt and pepper. After a minute, gently turn the egg over and let the other side broil.

5. Scrambled eggs in a bagel

Ingredients

• bagel;
• butter for frying;
• 2 eggs;
• salt, black pepper - to taste.

Preparation

Slice the donut lengthwise to form two rings. If necessary, remove the core as well. Melt the butter in a skillet. Lay out the donut halves and immediately break the eggs into them. Season with salt and pepper and cover the pan with a lid. Cook for 3 minutes.

6. Scrambled eggs in pizza

Ingredients

• a piece of cooled pizza;
• egg;
• salt, black pepper - to taste.

Preparation

Preheat oven to 220 ° C. Cut a circle in the middle of the pizza slice using a glass or baking dish. Place the pizza in a skillet and reheat for about 5 minutes. Break an egg into the hole, add salt and pepper. Then place the skillet in the oven for 3-4 minutes.

7. Fried eggs with potato chips

Ingredients

• 100 g of bacon, sausage, boiled meat or chicken fillet;
• a couple of any vegetables: tomatoes, broccoli, shallots;
• cooking oil or oil for frying (exclude if the meat is fatty);
• 50 g chips;
• 2 eggs;
• sprinkling cheese - optional;
• green onions for decoration.

Preparation

If using bacon or fatty meats, place in a dry skillet, cook for a couple of minutes, and transfer to a plate. Then bring the vegetables until tender. If you use cooked meat, fry the vegetables right away in oil or melted cooking oil. Combine these ingredients and mix.

Pour in the chips, after breaking them in your hands. Reduce heat to low, gently form two indentations and break eggs into them. Cover the pan with a lid and fry the contents until tender. Grate the cheese, chop the onions and sprinkle them over the dish.

Scrambled eggs

1. Curvy chatterbox

Ingredients

• 3 eggs;
• a pinch of salt;
• 1 tablespoon butter
• ground black pepper to taste.

Preparation

Beat eggs and salt with a whisk or blender until foamy. Melt the butter over medium heat and add the eggs to the skillet. Leave them on for a few seconds, then take a spatula and start stirring them quickly in a circular motion until the chatterbox is fluffy but not completely fried. Place it on a warm plate and pepper.

2. Delicate creamy chatterbox

Ingredients

• 3 eggs;
• a pinch of salt;
• 1 tablespoon butter
• ground black pepper - to taste;
• cream cheese to taste.

Preparation

Whisk eggs and salt with a fork. Melt butter over a low-medium heat. Without waiting for it to begin to foam, turn off the gas and pour in the eggs. Stir them slowly, pausing until they grab. Scrambled eggs should be creamy in texture. Place it in a warm plate and season with pepper.

To further accentuate the texture of the dish, add cream cheese - beat it with the eggs.

3. Chatterbox with ricotta or cottage cheese

Ingredients

• 3 eggs;
• a pinch of salt;
• 1 tablespoon ricotta or cottage cheese;
• 1 tablespoon oil
• ground black pepper to taste.

Preparation

Beat eggs with salt and cheese or cottage cheese in a blender. Melt the butter over medium heat and pour the mixture into the skillet. Cook with scrambled eggs, stirring constantly, for about 5 minutes, until the eggs set and the dish looks like a soufflé. Season with pepper.

4. Chatterbox with cottage cheese in a water bath

Ingredients

• 6 eggs;
• 280 g of cottage cheese;
• a tablespoon of nutritional yeast;
• a teaspoon of salt;
• oil for lubricating cans;
• 6 tablespoons of cream cheese.

Preparation

You will need six small jars of 150-200 ml each. Place eggs, cottage cheese, yeast and salt in a blender and beat everything together until you get a homogeneous mass.

Grease the jars with butter and add a tablespoon of cheese to each jar. Pour the egg mixture on top, close the containers and cook with a chatterbox in a water bath at 80 degrees for an hour.

Boiled eggs

1. Eggs marinated in miso paste

Ingredients

• 6 eggs;
• 1 cup miso pasta

Preparation

Dip the eggs gently in boiling water and simmer for 9 minutes. After cooking, immediately fill them with cold water and peel when cool. Then spread the miso paste evenly around each egg in the palms of your hands and place them in a plastic container or bag.

Leave the eggs in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours, and peel the pasta before serving - it can be used for pickling again.

2. Eggs marinated in soy sauce

Ingredients

• 12 eggs;
• 1 cup soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons of sugar;
• 1/4 cup mirin sauce
• 3-4 star anise stars - to taste.
• 1 packet of oolong tea;
• 1 glass of hot water.

Preparation

Cook the eggs hard-boiled for about 6 minutes. Combine soy sauce, sugar, mirin, and anise in a large bowl. Brew oolong tea separately in a glass of hot water. When it's done, pour it into the marinade and stir. Peel the eggs and place in the marinade. Cover the bowl with a lid or plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.

3. Eggs in a pressure cooker

Ingredients

• 5-6 eggs;
• 2 teaspoons of coarse salt.

Preparation

Place the eggs in one layer at the bottom of the pressure cooker. Pour in enough water to cover them. Add salt and close the lid. Set the pressure to high and cook the eggs for 90 minutes.

After this time, carefully remove them and immerse them in ice-cold water before cleaning. The color of the protein will turn brownish, the eggs will taste like fried eggs, but very tender.

4. Eggs brulee

Ingredients

• 4 eggs;
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar

Preparation

Cook the eggs hard-boiled - about 6 minutes. Dip them in cold water and peel them. Use a sharp knife to cut the eggs in half. Sprinkle each half with a pinch of salt and a little more sugar on top.

Then grab a kitchen burner or turbo lighter. Burn the sugar until it caramelises and forms a hard crust.

Poached eggs

1. Poached egg on toast

Ingredients

• 4 slices of toast bread;
• 4 eggs;
• 40 g butter;
• salt, black pepper - to taste.

Preparation

Boil water. Place the bread in a toaster or in a dry preheated skillet - in this case, be sure to turn the slices over after a while. Crack the eggs gently one at a time and pour them into the water. Turn off the heat immediately afterwards and cover the pan with a lid.

After 3 minutes, the eggs are almost ready. Grease hot bread generously with butter. Use a slotted spoon to remove the eggs from the pan, blot the bottom with a paper towel and place on the bread. Season with salt and pepper.

2. Quick ramen with poached egg

Ingredients

• 1 liter of chicken broth;
• salt, chili powder - to taste;
• 1 tablespoon of soy sauce
• 20 g ginger;
• 100 g of noodles;
• 1 egg;
• greens for decoration.

Preparation

Boil chicken stock or plain water. Season with salt, pepper and soy sauce. Put the grated ginger there. Place the noodles in water and reduce heat to medium. After the noodles have softened slightly, make a small hole in the noodles and break the egg into it.

Add chopped greens. Increase the heat for a few seconds to set the egg faster, and then simmer again for a couple of minutes. Place in a bowl. Add chopped cooked meat if desired.

3. Poached egg in wine

Ingredients

• 1 glass of red or white wine;
• 2 cups chicken or meat broth;
• 2-3 eggs.

Preparation

Pour wine and broth into a saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil. Crack the eggs and pour one at a time into a saucepan. Reduce heat and simmer for 3-4 minutes. Place on a plate or slice of bread.