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November 26, 2007
How to cook eggs in the microwave
It's very easy to cook poached-style eggs in the microwave without any special equipment. Crack an egg into a microwave-safe coffee mug, poke the yoke with a fork, cook for 45 seconds or so. If it's too rubbery, subtract five seconds next time. If it's too runny, add five seconds next time.
Tonight I discovered that it's just as easy to cook a scrambled egg in the microwave. Just scramble it after you crack it into your microwave-safe mug, stir in a splash of milk if you like milk in your scrambled eggs, and give it about 50 seconds in the microwave. Adjust cooking time as above. My egg tonight was perfect, almost souffle like, and amusingly cylindrical in shape.
In other scrambled egg news, I have a new favorite way of cooking eggs on the stove, too. For traditional scrambled eggs, I have always scrambled with milk then added the mix to a buttered pan at medium heat. For my new more Asian style, I scramble without milk, then add the eggs to high-heat peanut oil. The texture of the eggs is completely different, like something you would find in pad thai or fried rice.
Posted by Courtney_Sherwood at November 26, 2007 09:43 PM
Comments
Round eggs? Sounds like the perfect thing for a quickie homemade Egg McMuffin!
Posted by: poetloverrebelspy at November 27, 2007 12:17 AM
Brilliant!
Posted by: Courtney at November 27, 2007 07:46 AM
For fun, try putting a bit of soap on a plate in the microwave (and turning it on). Watch it grow.
Posted by: Ross at December 1, 2007 11:59 AM