Eggs are an essential ingredient in cooking

Whether you are planning to do some baking as a sweet or a savoury dish, or as a meal, eggs are an essential ingredient in cooking.


Eggs can be added raw or cooked prior to adding it to a dish.


Depending on what type of dish you are cooking, an egg can be used as a whole or by simply separating the yolk from the egg white.


Thinking about eggs, here are a few ways you would find eggs in your cooking.

Sweet dishes

• Egg whites can be beaten up and used to make a mirangue
• The yolk of the eggs can be used as a wash or glaze over a pastry to create the golden glow when it has been cooked
• Some cake, muffin, biscuits and slices require at least one egg to be added and using the whole egg, by cracking it into the other ingredients and blended up.

Savoury dishes

• Eggs can be added to vegetables to create savoury muffins or burgers
• Adding a fried egg or two can help enhance the flavours of your fried rice and pasta dishes e.g. With the likes of a carbonara, or as a complimentary ingredient to bacon.
• Adding an egg to a sauce to create a creamy thick sauce for your pasta or meat dishes e.g. Creamy mushroom gravy on the top of a steak

Batter or glaze

• Eggs are commonly used when your creating a batter to help the crumbed herbs and spices to form a coated layer. Eg. Battering a piece of fish, crumbing a chicken breast for a schnitzel etc.

The key to creating tasty omelettes

Eggs are a great source of protein to add to your daily dietary intake. When it comes to omelettes the first thing that springs to mind is that they are simply scrambled eggs with not much variation to what ingredients are added.

There are actually a vast amount of different combinations that come together to create a tasty treat.

A Basic Omelette consists of 2 eggs, a tablespoon of milk, a teaspoon of butter, a teaspoon of grated cheese and a cup of ham or bacon.

Other ingredients you can add to a basic omelette does depend on your tasty food palette.

Using the core ingredients for a basic omelette can be adjusted to your healthy diet by using low fat milk. Low fat cheese can be added or by completely taking out cheese will make minimal difference if you genuinely don't like it or have an allergy to dairy.

Ingredients to add to a basic omelette can turn your omelette into a sweet or a savory dish.

Sweet ingredients including strawberries, banana, pear, apricot, apple, pineapple or even some grapes will transform the omelette into a tasty dessert that can be served with a dollop of ice cream, cream or maple syrup.

A savory alternative would include mushrooms, capsicum, onion, spinach, kale and tomato just to name a few.

There are many different combinations of sweet and savory flavors you can add to your omelette to give your simple egg dish a bit of extra taste to entice you to eat more egg dishes. There is no limit to what you can add to an omelette so why not give these extra ingredient a go the next time you feel like eating an omelette and entice you more into wanting to eat more omelettes.

How to choose which eggs to buy

When you searching for a great quality egg there are many important factors to consider.
Here are a few points to remember next time you go down to your local supermarket or poultry supplier.

Size - the weight of the eggs are important as you are wanting something with a nice yolk and egg white filling
Supplier - where does the supplier get the eggs? What type of farming conditions are the chickens kept in to lay the eggs?

The shell - the condition of the shell is extremely important as the texture should have a smooth surface. As any defects to the inside of the egg could show as a raised area on the surface.

Quality of the eggs - when you purchase eggs in a carton whether a small or a large quantity it is always best to open the carton to ensure none of the eggs are damaged leaving you short a few broken eggs.

Shape - looking at the shape of an egg, it is meant to appeal an oval shape where one end is narrow and the other is a wider base. If the eggs do not look in the right proportion e.g. More of a rounded shape there could be a defect to the egg so it is best to steer clear if it doesn't quite look right.

So when it comes to eggs and making a decision on what eggs to buy for your daily intake, baking dishes or for your meals in your business, make sure you go through the above points to ensure you select the perfect eggs for you.