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Steamed Eggs

A lightly beaten egg seasoned with pepper and salt, steamed for about two minutes until warmed through but not hard.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
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Steamed Eggs

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Beat an egg lightly for 10 minutes.

  2. Season with a little pepper and salt.

  3. Steam for about two minutes until warmed through, ensuring it does not harden.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

6Calories
0 gProtein
0 gFat
2 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 2 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By Hamilton, Margaret. Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures. See the original page.

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The step that matters

Steaming until warmed through. Egg proteins set with heat, so steaming gently for a short time keeps the custard tender; prolonged or high heat causes the proteins to tighten and harden the texture.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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