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3 Amazing Egg Recipes easy and delightful ways to cook Eggs

These are 3 amazing egg recipes that will definitely blow your mind and these are the best egg recipes that will fill you till lunch.

 

1- Sweet potato, feta and caramelised onion quiche

Revamp the retro quiche with this show-stopping yet easy recipe. Trust us, it doesn't get much better.

INGREDIENTS

·         2 tbs extra virgin olive oil

·         1 onion, thinly sliced

·         2 sprigs rosemary, leaves picked from 1

·         150g feta, crumbled

·         7 eggs, lightly beaten

·         1/3 cup (80ml) milk

·         1 tsp smoked paprika (pimenton)

·         1/3 small (about 50g) sweet potato, thinly sliced (use a vegetable peeler)

·         1 tbs maple syrup

THYME AND SPELT PASTRY

·         1 2/3 cups (250g) white spelt flour

·         100g cold unsalted butter, chopped

·         1 egg yolk

·         2 tbs thyme leaves

·         1 tbs apple cider vinegar

METHOD

·            1.For the pastry, place flour and a pinch of salt in a bowl. Using your fingers, rub in butter until it resembles coarse crumbs. Add egg yolk and thyme. Combine vinegar and 1/4 cup (60ml) water in a jug with 4 ice cubes. Drain, then fold into flour mixture until it forms a shaggy dough. Enclose in plastic wrap and chill for 2 hours.

·         2. Preheat oven to 200°C.

·         3. Roll out pastry on a lightly floured work surface to 3mm thick and use to line a 24cm fluted ceramic dish, trimming excess. Line with baking paper and fill with pastry weights. Bake for 25 minutes or until light golden. Remove weights and paper, and bake for a further 20 minutes or until base is cooked.

·         4.Reduce oven to 160°C.

·         5. Heat oil in a frypan over low heat. Add onion and 1/2 tsp salt. Cook, stirring, for 12 minutes or until caramelised. Cool. Add to pastry case with half rosemary leaves and 100g feta.

·         6. Whisk egg, milk and paprika in a bowl. Season and pour into pastry case. Coat sweet potato with maple and arrange over filling. Scatter with remaining 50g feta and rosemary.

·         7. Bake for 1 hour or until just set. Cool slightly, then serve.

2- Hanoi-style eggs

A light, easy dish that will add punch to your midweek meals.

INGREDIENTS

·         1/3 cup (80ml) sunflower oil, plus extra

·         4 eschalots, peeled and thinly sliced

·         2 garlic cloves, chopped

·         1 tbs finely grated ginger

·         1 birdseye chilli, chopped

·         1 lemongrass stalk, white part, chopped

·         4 truss tomatoes, chopped

·         400g can whole tomatoes

·         1 tbs fish sauce

·         200g firm tofu, cut in 2cm pieces

·         ¼ cup (50g) rice flour

·         4 eggs

·         150g snake beans, cut in batons, blanched

·         Mint leaves, crusty bread to serve

VIETNAMESE DUKKAH

·         1 tbs sesame seeds, toasted

·         ¼ cup (35g) peanuts, toasted, chopped

·         1 tsp coriander seeds, crushed

·         2 tsp chilli flakes

METHOD

·      1.For the dukkah, combine everything in a small container and set aside.

·      2.Heat 2 tbs oil in a frypan over medium heat. Add eschalot and cook 2-3 mintues until softened. Add garlic, ginger, chilli and lemongrass. Cook 1 minute until fragrant. Add tomatoes and canned tomatoes, and bring to a boil. Add fish sauce. Simmer 15 minutes until thickened.

·      3. Heat 2cm oil in a saucepan over mediumhigh heat. Dust tofu in rice flour, then shallow fry in batches until golden and crisp. Drain on paper towel and season.

·      4.In a frypan, heat remaining 2 tbs oil over medium heat and fry eggs 2 minutes or until cooked to your liking.

·      5. Divide tomato mixture and snake beans among plates. Top with egg, tofu, dukkah and mint. Serve with crusty bread.

3- Asian omelette

A vibrant, fresh meal made in a flash.

INGREDIENTS

·         12 eggs

·         270ml can coconut milk

·         1 tsp ground turmeric

·         2 spring onions, thinly sliced

·         1 cup (80g) bean sprouts, rinsed

·         ½ cup (50g) mung bean sprouts or mixed sprouts

·         100g mixed leaves

·         ½ bunch each mint and coriander, leaves picked

·         ¼ bunch each Vietnamese mint and Thai basil, leaves picked

·         1 red chilli, thinly sliced (optional)

·         2 tbs coconut oil

·         20 large cooked prawns, peeled, deveined

DRESSING

·         1 tbs each fish sauce and sugar

·         1½ tbs lime juice

·         1 red chilli, deseeded, thinly sliced

·         ½ garlic clove, crushed

METHOD

·         1.For the dressing, place all ingredients in a small bowl. Whisk until sugar has dissolved. Set aside.

·         2.In a large bowl, combine eggs, coconut milk and turmeric. Season. Set aside.

·         3.In another bowl, combine spring onion, bean sprouts, mung bean sprouts, leaves, herbs and chilli.

·         4.Heat ½ tbs oil in a 20cm non-stick frypan over high heat. Pour in a quarter of the egg mixture, then tilt and rotate the pan to evenly spread. Using a heatproof rubber spatula draw mixture into centre, tilting the pan so uncooked egg runs underneath. Cook for 1 minute or until egg is set but still soft.

·         5.Take off heat, scatter with a quarter of the salad mixture and 5 prawns down the centre of the omelette, and spoon over 1 tbs dressing.

·      6. Gently fold one side of the omelette over the filling. Slide onto a serving plate.

·      7. Repeat to make 4 omelettes. Serve with extra dressing if desired.

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