Tag: Eggs

Hamburger Buns V2

Hamburger buns are an easy thing to make at home, and they taste just as good, if not better than store bought. This bun recipe is just as good as my last recipe. To see my last recipe, click here. The only difference in recipes is, last time I made 8 buns, but they were really big, so I decided 10 is better. Also, this recipe omits milk and instead uses only water as it’s primary source of hydration. These buns came out with lots of texture. I didn’t add quite enough liquid, so they didn’t hold together as well as they should. You want the dough to come together and to be a bit on the tacky side.

  1. In a bowl, mix together 4 cups flour, 1 Tbsp sugar, 2 tsp active dried yeast, a pinch of salt, 2 tbsp oil, 1 cup warm water, and 1 egg. Beat until it comes together. Add up to an additional 1/4 of water if needed.
  2. Knead until dough is soft, elastic, and smooth. Lightly oil a bowl. Form the dough into a ball, and coat with oil. Place in oiled bowl and let rise till doubled, about 1 hour.
  3. Punch down dough. Turn out onto a clean work surface (flour the surface if your dough it too tacky). Divide your dough into 10 pieces. Form into a ball and hide all seams.
  4. Grease a large baking sheet. Space out dough on sheet and let rise till doubled about 45 minutes. Towards the end, preheat oven to 350 F.
  5. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden. Let cool before eating.
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Broccoli Sharp Cheddar Carbonara

I make carbonara quite often. If you want an adult mac & cheese, this is perfect for dinner dates, or for the whole family. This carbonara recipe is more authentic Italian than most, because carbonara is not supposed to use milk/cream, however many choose to use them to thicken and make a creamy sauce. However, as long as you don’t over cook your eggs when adding your pasta, your sauce will come out plenty creamy. This recipe is unique because I have added sharp cheddar to the cheese sauce. This makes the sauce less mature with the parmasean flavor and a little more like a homemade mac & cheese. I also added broccoli for a healthy touch and to add color to this mono-toned dish. This recipe made 5 adult sized portions.

  1. Steam 1/2 a small head of broccoli, about 2 cups.
  2. In a large sauce pan, bring water to a boil. Once boiling, add 12 Oz of spaghetti. Boil until al dente.
  3. In a medium large serving bowl, mix together 2 eggs, 1 cup of grated parmasean, and 1 1/2 cup of chopped white sharp cheddar.
  4. Once noodles reach al dente, take 1 cup of pasta water. Add 1/4 cup to your cheese mixture, and stir for 30-45 seconds.
  5. Strain your noodles and shake 3 times before adding to cheese mixture. Move quickly and begin stirring noodles till sauce becomes smooth. Add your steamed broccoli and stir. Serve right away.
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Sweet and Sour Chicken

To make sweet and sour chicken, you need your chicken and your sauce. For my sauce, I used a bottle of La Choy sweet and sour sauce. This sauce was not as overly sweet as you would find at most Chinese restaurants. This sauce was more on the bitter side, and was unique with some red pepper flakes that don’t add too much heat, but enough to taste it. If you wanted to make is sweeter, the bottle suggested, you could mix in some crushed pineapple, or you could just add some pineapple juice. This is a high quality product, and it will give you a new experience of the classic sweet and sour chicken. For my chicken, I pretty much followed my chicken nugget recipe. However, there are a few things I need to note. First, I was reusing canola oil. Because the oil was already used, the flavor was a little off, also, I’ve heard canola oil gets a weird flavor when fried, so I also recommend using an oil other than canola. I also coated my chicken twice for a crispy crust, but if you wanted the normal smooth finish, I recommend using half corn starch and half flour. I’ve seen many people also use only corn starch to achieve that smooth fried chicken finish.

  1. Heat 3 cups oil in a large dutch oven over medium heat.
  2. In a wide mouthed bowl add 1 egg and 1/4 cup water, and in another wide mouthed bowl, add 1 cup of flour, 2 tsp paprika, and 1 tsp soy sauce. Mix both bowls.
  3. Take 4 thawed chicken tenderloins, and cut into bite sized pieces. Place on to the side.
  4. Coat your chicken in egg, then transfer the chicken to your flour mixture and coat evenly. You can repeat egg then flour if you want a crisp chicken finish.
  5. Place your coated chicken into your hot oil. Cook on each side for 4 minutes, or until internal temp reaches 165 F. Remove chicken and place on a paper towel to strain before serving.
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Hotdog Fried Rice

Fired rice can be made with almost any ingredient. I like to have at least 1 protein and 1 veggie along with the rice and eggs. I like to use leftovers in this dish. I used new hotdogs, but the potatoes are my salt potatoes I made days ago, and the peas were leftover too from another meal. This was a huge meal and makes 5-6 servings. Add salt to taste.

  1. In a medium sauce pan, make 4 cups of rice.
  2. Thaw half a package of hotdogs, 5 dogs. Slice your hotdogs into 1/2 inch pieces.
  3. Heat a wok over medium heat. Add 1/4 cup oil and heat till shimmering. Add the hotdogs and cook till both sides are fried. Add any other ingredients that need cooking time (potatoes, fresh carrots, diced onion, anything that can handle stirring).
  4. Cook until additives are hot. Add 4 cups rice, and 2 Tbsp worcestershire sauce, stir and heat.
  5. Once rice is hot, add any of your softer veggies, and add 2 eggs in a well in the center. Heat until eggs are fully cooked, about 1-2 minutes. Serve.
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French Toast With Homemade Bread

French toast is a filling and sticky breakfast. I used a third loaf of white bread to make this french toast, and I cut the slices to be about 1/4 inch thick. The mixture didn’t penetrate the bread very far, but the flavoring was fantastic. The vanilla extract was absolutely fantastic. I made another batch of this again and this week we’ll be doing that for breakfast. To reheat french toast, heat in a skillet for 1-2 minutes per side, or microwave for 1 -2 minutes.

  1. Heat a skillet to medium heat, of 250 F. In an open faced dish whisk together 2 eggs and 1/2 cup of milk. Add 1 tsp nutmeg, 2 tsp vanilla extract, 2 tsp cinnamon, and 1 Tbsp sugar.
  2. Cut your bread to 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Butter your hot skillet. Dip each side of your bread for about 30 seconds for firmer breads, then immediately transfer into hot skillet. Cook each side for 2-3 minutes. Serve with butter and syrup. Makes 8-12 pieces.
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