TLE Flashcards
How many eggs does an hen lay in a year?
300-325 eggs
how do eggs act as an enriching agent?
adding whole eggs, add flavor and nutrients
are cooked by immersing eggs, still in their shells in boiling water
boiled eggs
what kind of boiled eggs do we have?
hard-boiled and soft boiled (medium)
How many minutes does a soft boiled egg need?
3 minutes
How many minutes does a medium boiled egg need to be cooked?
5-6 minutes
How many minutes does a hard boiled egg need
5-8 minutes
is made by cooking an whole egg in a hot pan with oil and seasoned with some salt and pepper.
fried egg
Types of fried egg?
Sunny side up, over easy, medium, hard
the result is an egg that is fried on bottom but steamed on top.
Basted
how do you cook a basted egg?
break an egg into a hot pan with oil or butter, then after a minute or 2, add a tablespoon of water in the pan and cover right away to trap the steam
how to know if a basted egg is done?
when the yolk is clouded by the white
differentiate the sunny side up and over easy cooked egg
to cook an over easy egg, we need to flip it but in sunny side up, we don’t need to flip it
is a dish with beaten eggs that are cooked in a skillet with butter or oil.
omellete
what are the types of omelette?
pancake, rolled and folded
are made by whisking egg whites and egg yolks together in a bowl with water or milk then poured into a pan and are stirred as they cook over medium or low heat
scrambled eggs
how to make poached eggs?
break it into a small cup or bowl, and then sliding it into a pan of simmering water
how to know if a poached egg is cooked?
when the egg white has mostly set but the yolk remain soft
why do they only use fresh eggs for poached eggs?
to keep the white from separating from the yolk since a fresh eggs’ white is still firm
on what type of kitchen pan do we usually cook an coddled egg?
in a coddler or bain marie
they are made by immersing whole eggs in water simmering at just below boiling point for 10 mins
coddled eggs
also known as baked eggs, made by baking eggs in a baking dish with a flat bottom
shirred
shirred eggs are usually cooked with what?
cooked with butter until the whites and yolk have set. Sometimes with cheese as a topping.
this egg dish was originated in italy
fritata