Any woman dreams not only of delicious food, but also of quick preparation of various dishes. Unfortunately, housewives are not always able to make dinner for the whole family without being at the stove for a long time. That is why today such a kitchen device as a multicooker is very popular. She knows how to cook completely different dishes, and also look after them before you arrive. It is also worth noting that food takes a little longer to cook in a slow cooker than on the stove. But at the same time, such a device does not require special attention, acting on the principle of loading products, selecting a program and turning on the timer.

When purchasing this device for personal use, many housewives do not have the slightest idea about how to cook in a multicooker, and whether it can be done at all. It should be noted that almost anything can be cooked in this device, including the presented product. We will look at how exactly this is done below.

How to steam eggs in a Redmond multicooker?

Surely everyone knows that this product contains a huge amount of useful elements. That is why experts recommend that a person eat one egg 2 or 3 times a week. It should be clarified that the presented ingredient must be boiled or steamed. After all, when fried, it does more harm than good.

So how to cook eggs in a slow cooker and what do you need for this?

• Filtered drinking water - 2 glasses.
• Chicken eggs of any size - from 1 to 10 pcs.

Steaming process

Having found out, in the multicooker, it must be washed (if required) and inspected for cracks. If they are present, then there is a high probability that during the heat treatment the shell will burst and the protein will come out. That is why it is better not to use such eggs.

After selection, the ingredient should be placed in a special mesh of the multicooker, which is intended for steaming dishes, and a little water should be poured into the main container. Next, the bowl with the main product must be installed in the device, close the lid and immediately turn on the steam mode. If you want to do this after the water boils, it is recommended to set the timer for 14 minutes. If you like a liquid and soft yolk, then it is advisable to cut this time exactly in half.

Proper serving to the table

Now you know how to use a multicooker using the double boiler mode. After the set program stops cooking, the product must be immediately immersed in cold water and kept in it for 5 minutes until it cools completely. If you neglect this advice, it will clean very poorly. Serve a soft-boiled or hard-boiled egg along with fine salt and fresh butter.

Cooking chicken eggs in water

This product is boiled in the same way as on a gas stove. To do this, you should prepare the following components in advance:

• filtered drinking water - 3 glasses;
• chicken eggs of any size - from 1 to 10 pcs.;
• fine sea salt - dessert spoon.

The process of boiling eggs in water

For this preparation, you should take any number of eggs that fit in the multicooker, and then put them in a bowl, add water at room temperature and add a little salt. Next, the kitchen appliance must be closed and immediately set to the soup or steamer program. As a rule, after the actions taken, housewives have a new question: is there water in the multicooker? It should be noted that this figure is similar to that which is followed when preparing the same dish on the stove. So, to get hard-boiled eggs, you need to keep them in boiling water for 10 minutes. As for a product with a liquid yolk, the time should be reduced exactly by half.

How to serve it for breakfast?

After boiling chicken eggs, they should be briefly placed in ice water, and then carefully peeled and served along with salt, wheat bread, sweet tea and butter. Bon appetit!

Making a delicious and satisfying omelette

When thinking about how to cook eggs in a slow cooker, you should not limit yourself to just the classic options for preparing this product (hard-boiled or soft-boiled). After all, you can make a very tasty and nutritious omelette from it. For this we need:

• fresh full-fat milk - 4 cups;
• large eggs - 3 pcs.;
• sea ​​salt - a few pinches (to taste);
• butter - 30 g.

How to cook?

In order to make it tasty and nutritious, beat chicken eggs, pour fresh milk into them, add butter and add salt. Next, all the ingredients must be mixed and placed in the bowl of the device. You can make this dish in soup mode, milk porridge and even in a double boiler. In any case, its cooking time should be about 30-37 minutes.

And eggs cooked in a double boiler not only retain much more vitamins, minerals, amino acids and other products that are very beneficial for beauty and health, but they are also much easier and more enjoyable to cook than on the stove. Cooking eggs in a double boiler is preferable if you have a large family and little time to stand at the stove and count down the minutes. Most steamers have special containers with indentations for eggs in the amount of 10-12 pieces, so that the eggs do not fall and they can be quickly and conveniently put into the container.

How to boil eggs in a double boiler

1. Place chicken eggs in an egg container and place it on a cold steamer. Be sure to add water to the steamer tray as you would for other foods.
2. Close the steamer with a lid and turn on the timer for 15-20 minutes. If you cook eggs in a double boiler together with other products, then you need to cook them longer - up to 20-30 minutes. Don't cook eggs at the same time as frozen food - it will take too long.
3. When the timer beeps, open the lid, remove the container with the eggs and place it in the cold, for example under an open window, so that the eggs cool faster.
4. When the eggs have cooled, you can remove them from the container.
5. To boil eggs soft-boiled or in a bag in a double boiler, be sure to turn them once halfway through cooking so that the top of the eggs also hardens. To do this, you need to wear a mitten to avoid getting burned. Eggs boiled in a double boiler must also be doused with cold water, or it is better to leave them in it for a while so that they cool down and the shells are easily separated.

In the mornings, when there is no time to stand at the stove, boiling eggs in a double boiler is a pleasure. There is no need to wait for water to boil in a saucepan and constantly monitor the cooking time. The shell does not burst when steamed, and the protein does not leak out. Ready eggs are easy to peel. It is difficult to overcook eggs in a double boiler, so the yolks always remain bright and do not darken.

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Eggs in shell in a steamer

For this simple recipe, you only need raw eggs.

Fill the steamer with water and place the bowl on it. Take fresh chicken eggs (no older than 3-4 days), wash them thoroughly and place them in a bowl. Close the lid and set the cooking time using the steamer timer:

Eggs in a bag – 5–6 minutes; - soft-boiled eggs – 7–10 minutes; - hard-boiled eggs – 12–15 minutes.

Quail eggs, which are three times smaller than chicken eggs, can be hard-boiled in a double boiler in 5–6 minutes. The exact cooking time depends on the size of the eggs and can only be determined experimentally.

As soon as the steamer turns off, immediately remove the eggs from the bowl and run under cold water. If this is not done, they will continue to cook for some time, and instead of a liquid yolk, you risk getting a hard one.

Poached eggs in a steamer

Poached eggs are boiled without the shell for as long as necessary for the white to set. The yolk remains liquid. Ideally, it should be completely hidden by protein. Eggs must be taken very fresh, otherwise the white will spread and the yolk will become exposed.

You will need: - eggs; - vegetable oil; - cling film; - small cups.

Cut the cling film into squares with a side of approximately 20 cm. Grease with vegetable oil so that the eggs do not stick. Line the cups with cling film.

Wash the eggs and carefully break them into cups. Collect the film in a bag. Tighten the neck with a thread to prevent the contents from leaking out during cooking. If desired, you can salt and pepper the eggs, put a small piece of ham, soft cheese, and finely chopped herbs inside the bag.

Fill the steamer with water. Place the bowl on the steamer and place the egg sacs in it. Close the bowl with a lid and turn on the steamer. Cook poached eggs for 3-5 minutes.

Eggs are widely used in cooking. They are great for breakfast and added to soups and salads. Eggs can be prepared in several ways, the most common of which is boiling. And today I will tell you exactly how to cook eggs in a slow cooker. Everyone knows the traditional method of boiling eggs in water. I use another method, which is a little different from the usual one - I steam the eggs in a slow cooker. To do this, I use a steamer basket, which probably comes with all models of multicookers.

Ingredients:

Preparation:

So, to steam boil eggs in a slow cooker, you need to wash the eggs well, remove any possible contamination from them, and place them in a steamer container. Don't forget to pour two or three glasses of water into the multicooker bowl.

Soft-boiled eggs are steamed for 3 minutes, eggs in a bag for 5-6 minutes, hard-boiled eggs will be ready in 10 minutes.

Keep in mind that in the “steaming” program, the time countdown does not start immediately, but from the moment the water boils.
When you boil soft-boiled eggs, after cooking they must be immediately removed from the multicooker and placed in cold water so that they do not overcook.

Hard-boiled eggs can be left in the slow cooker after the signal.

Steamed eggs are easy to peel, their shells do not stick to the cooked white, and a gray rim does not form around the yolk.

If all members of your family like eggs of varying degrees of readiness - some hard-boiled, some soft-boiled, it doesn’t matter - remove soft-boiled eggs from the slow cooker early, and continue cooking others.

We are talking here about the most common chicken eggs.

For those who like to eat quail eggs, the cooking time should be reduced by about 3 times.

It would seem that it could be simpler: boil eggs! But be prepared for the fact that the first time you may not get an egg of the intended consistency.

The time for steaming eggs may vary depending on the model of the multicooker, the size of the eggs, the amount of water poured into the bowl, whether hot or cold water was poured (if you pour hot water, the time will be reduced as it will boil faster). By adapting to your multicooker, you will definitely find the right time and achieve the desired result.

Bon appetit!!!

In the morning, when there is a catastrophic lack of time to get ready, you have to save every minute. If you know how to boil eggs in a slow cooker or similar device, the process of preparing breakfast can be significantly optimized. The use of modern household appliances makes it possible not to keep track of how much time has passed since the start of processing the component, and not to wait for the water to boil. And, for example, in a double boiler, even specimens with cracked shells can be cooked without any problems. The finished products are perfectly cleaned, it is difficult to overcook them, and the yolks do not lose their brightness.

Recommendations for boiling eggs using a double boiler

Even in the simplest double boiler, if desired, you can prepare a delicate and delicious dish. At home, one of the following approaches is usually used:

• In a shell. Fill the required compartment in the steamer with water. We wash the eggs as fresh as possible (no older than 4-5 days) and place them in a bowl. Close the container with a lid and set the time on the timer. How long the components are processed depends on the desired result. To boil eggs in a bag, you need to spend 5-6 minutes, soft-boiled - up to 10 minutes, hard-boiled - up to 15 minutes. As soon as the timer on the steamer indicates the product is ready, the products must be removed and placed in cold water, otherwise the cooking process will continue.

Tip: Quail eggs also turn out great in a double boiler. To bring them to full readiness, you need to spend no more than 5-6 minutes. The exact duration of treatment is determined experimentally.

• Poached egg in a steamer. Not so simple, but a very worthy approach, for the implementation of which, in addition to eggs, you need to take vegetable oil, cling film and small cups. We cut the cling film into squares with sides of 20 cm and grease it with vegetable oil, so that later you can easily separate the finished product. We line the cups with film, arrange the eggs over the structures, collect the bags and tie them with threads. Place the preparations in a bowl, close the lid and cook for 3 to 5 minutes. When preparing such a dish in a double boiler, pieces of cheese, ham, spices, and herbs are often laid out over the preparations.

According to experts, if everything is done correctly, it is in a double boiler that the most delicious and healthy boiled eggs are obtained. This processing method is considered the most gentle and practically does not change the chemical composition of the product.

Both advanced multicookers from trusted manufacturers, for example, Redmond, and the simplest devices with a minimum set of functions and modes can be used for boiling products. True, there is not even a special regime for such a case. To do everything right, you need to use one of the following approaches:

• Pour water into the bowl of the device, put the eggs there. Close the lid and select the “Steam” mode (it may have a slightly different name). Processing lasts no more than 10 minutes. The exact cooking time is determined experimentally.
• It’s good if the device comes with a basket for steaming components. In this case, pour 2 glasses of water into the multicooker bowl, and place the prepared eggs in a basket. How many minutes are set on the timer depends on the desired result. Cooking the components soft-boiled takes about 10 minutes, hard-boiled - at least 12-15 minutes.

Eggs can be cooked in other modes. Practice shows that the type of approach has a significant impact on the final result. Through trial and experimentation, you need to choose the optimal one and stick to it:

• "Soup". Fill the components with water, add a little salt to it so that the shell does not crack, close the lid and set the time. This is a rather lengthy processing option. To prepare a hard-boiled egg, you will have to spend at least half an hour, so it is better to use this method for those who like soft-boiled eggs and in a bag. In this case, cooking will take 20 and 15 minutes, respectively.
• "Pilaf". Place the eggs in a container, fill with water and bring to a boil with the lid closed. The product is boiled already with the lid open - from 7 to 12 minutes. The same manipulations can be carried out when using the “Buckwheat” and “Rice” modes.
• "Boiling". One of the fastest modes, which allows you to get eggs in a bag in 5 minutes, soft-boiled in 8, hard-boiled in 10-12.

It is worth considering that the figures given are largely arbitrary. The indicators are affected by the size of the eggs, their freshness, the power of the device and the features of the mode used.

Every housewife should take on board these useful tips that can facilitate the process of working with components and achieve optimal results:

1. Fresh eggs are not easy to peel, no matter how much they are processed. Everything will be much simpler if you add a little salt to the boiling water, and immediately after manipulation, hold the elements for 2-3 minutes under cold running water.
2. Eggs should not be boiled for longer than 20 minutes. It is believed that if this rule is violated, there will be no beneficial substances left in the product and it will even become harmful to health.
3. To ensure that the elements are cooked evenly and the yolk is strictly in the center, it is recommended to shake the eggs several times before cooking or roll them on a hard surface.
4. Regardless of the principle and duration of processing, eggs must be washed with warm water and soap.
5. The cooking time for food starts from the moment the water boils. If it is possible to set a timer on a device with this condition, then it is recommended to do so.

It turns out that boiling eggs in a slow cooker and a double boiler has many advantages. The main thing is not to deviate from the given rules and recommendations, and strictly adhere to the features of the chosen mode. You should not take risks by boiling a stale product. At best, it will contain practically no useful components; at worst, it can cause poisoning.