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Elementary Techniques for Getting The Best Out of Eggs by rwakefield

We all love eggs, and with good reason, they have more uses than almost any other food stuff. They are easy to get hold of wherever you live and are a key ingredient in most national cuisines. Everybody can learn how to cook eggs using a few simple methods. Possessing the elemtary skills to make egg recipes like omelettes, scrambled eggs, and poached eggs is the base needed to cook a wide range of uncomplicated, fast satisfying recipes.

Here's how to make elementary egg recipes:-

1. Boiled Eggs
Hard or soft boiled eggs are nourishing and can make a fast and simple meal. For most people, 'dippy'' eggs with 'soldiers' is the ultimate comfort food.
To boil a soft-boiled egg to dip toast in, first take your eggs out of the fridge and let them sit for a short time to get them up to room temperature. Heat some water in a pan and, when it is just boiling, drop the eggs into the pan cautiously. Simmer for exactly one minute then remove from the heat, set a lid on the pan and stand for 6-7 minutes. Some people like their eggs more runny than others, so experiment with the timing to get the results you prefer.
For hard boiled eggs, gently boil 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 short time. Leave eggs to cool in a bowl of ice cold water.
Hard boiled eggs are wonderful for picnics or for mixing with mayonnaise to make egg sandwiches.

2. Making an Omelette
An omelette is very simple to make and is great served with a salad or fries.
Beat two eggs in a bowl and season with salt and pepper. Add a splash of milk or water. In an small frying pan, melt a knob of butter or margarine and let it coat the base of the pan. Add the beaten eggs to the pan and swirl around so that they cover the the pan evenly. Use a spatula to keep bringing in cooked bits from the side to let less cooked eggs run into gaps and cook evenly. Once you have a soft but firm circle of omelette you may also add grated cheese or chopped and cooked mushrooms to the centre and fold the omelette over the filling to make a crescent shape.

3. How to Cook 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 â 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 â 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 â delicious.
For a special breakfast, chop up smoked salmon and mix into the scrambled egg.

4. How to Poach Eggs
To poach eggs the easy way, you can buy a special poaching pan which has round compartments into which you break 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, set the pan on the cooker and, when the water is bubbling gently (little bubbles under the surface), crack an egg into the water. Simmer for 1 minute and then take from the heat. Leave 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 classic, fastest and most nourishing ways to cook eggs but you can also fry an egg in oil. Simply heat oil in a frying pan, crack an egg lightly into the pan (gently, so you don't break the yolk) and fry until done. Even though you may prefer frying eggs, remember that poaching is much healthier than frying because it has less fat (water instead of oil).

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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