Testing the internet’s most creative egg recipes. 

Part of the reason steamed egg is so popular in Chinese cooking is you can make it on top of the rice cooker with a steamer insert. If you always use the same bowl every time, you can just memorize the fill line and it takes less than a minute of active time to add another dish to the dinner table.

FYI, the best time to integrate new chickens is at night, or at least after dark. The older hens are snoozing and they all wake up together the next day. Less stress and less pecking order drama. Hope this helps you in the future.

The steamed egg is an absolute staple in Chinese cuisine because it's so quick and easy to pop into the steamer. You can add soy directly into the egg mixture for more uniform saltiness and clams and veggies for extra umami flavor and substance. Since so much of it is water, it's really good for volume eating too!

If you don’t already, homemade mayo is a great way to use up a couple extra eggs during the week, depending on how often you use it in your regular cooking. 😊

I love this video format - exploring a single ingredient. Love to know what you can do with just egg whites. Also, a suggestion: try adding some arugula on top of that egg salad toast, or maybe thin slices of radish. I'm thinking a bit of crispy peppery-ness. Also, I would put strips of bacon between the avocado and egg salad instead of bacon bits in the egg salad itself.

New favorite video. I've been SO bored with eggs as an ingredient, and it's so nice to see someone trying the recipes rather than having to try them blindly. Thanks for this!

I’ve been to a restaurant where they used avocado directly in the egg salad, I believe in place of mayo - not sure if it would help flavor wise with this recipe but at least it eliminates the redundancy of the double fats and is probably slightly healthier

I love how you decided to start from the Tik Tok content, and then created a ton of added value by giving us your Pro Home Cooks insights on how best to go about making it! Great stuff as always

I was holding my breath at the steamed eggs but I’m SO happy it worked out despite not having the perfect setup!! thanks so much for trying my recipe out! -long time fan 🥹❤️

The salt cured yolk is so worth it. And you can reuse the salt many times and season the salt as well. It's actually really quick and easy to set up.

On that first one, replacing the avocado base with some nice thick heirloom tomatoes (seeds removed) sounds absolutely amazing. 🍅🤙

You should do more of this type of videos. It’s fun and educational 👍

the raw egg/soy sauce/rice combo has been around since the early 40's as far as I know. My mom going through WW 2 in Japan as a young adult told me how food was scarce and they made do with what was available. A lot of times they would make rice, mix in a couple raw eggs (the hot rice would cook the eggs a little) and add the soy sauce. I still eat this today, remembering the stories I was told about those times my elders suffered through, and actually, this dish is pretty tasty.

Sadly yes, your ratio of lettuce to Egg was off. But what I make is Tamagoyaki, which is what they did there, but rather than separate the white and yoke, mix it all together and low heat, pour in egg then lay down a sheet of Nori. then when you roll it, you get nori between the layers of egg. So good and really cool to look at. Season and sauce to your liking. :)

These recipes look so good. I can’t wait to try them. The “egg omelet “ try spinach instead of lettuce and take a pork stock sauce to top it. I think dabs of cream cheese would also be great.

I think I would sub spinach for lettuce in that egg wrap. Seems weird to cook lettuce lol

I love how you aren't afraid to try a recipe, it fails, and that's part of your video as a cooking creator. Confidence in yourself and your followers

i'm shocked you had never heard of steamed eggs! but then i realized that my family only made it at home and it's not really a thing served at restaurants. it's common in Chinese, Korean, and Japanese cooking. good stuff👍

A pastry chef taught me to make hard boiled eggs by putting them in a steamer/strainer on top of a stock pot with less than an inch of boiling water. Cover. Steam to your perfect done-ness & cool in an ice bath. It's fast because you're only boiling a small amount of water, and it's 100% repeatable for any number of eggs that will fit in your steamer/strainer basket. Eggs from fridge are always the same temperature, steam is always the same temperature, and the temperature doesn't change when you add the eggs. 2 eggs cook just as perfectly as 2 dozen. I've made up to 4 dozen identical eggs in under 10 minutes from turning the burner on to plunging the steamer/strainer into the ice bath. Great for holidays!

Made with Lau has a good version of steamed eggs too. They can be made in different ways with varying degrees of ease and they're all delicious! I also love the soy cured egg yolks. I've always done the salt version so I'm excited to try this version!

I love these videos. For me Tik-toks are too much of a short form and destroy my attention span, so I love that you unravel them into a slower paced video with commentary. I've tried multiple of these recipes and they've all rocked. Also, the egg lettuce could maybe work if you first wilt the lettuce on the pan, then mix it with egg whites and proceed from there? (and add some salt/pepper)

I think the lettuce egg wrap used 1/3 the lettuce that you did. That Meling cooker is 22CM (8.6") across, for reference. Yes. It's late and I combed Alibaba specs till I found it. It has an alternate insert for a 4 egg snack. 650W

I run 12 hens and a rooster: I hatch 12 chicks every spring, at 12 weeks I select 4 pullets to add to the layers and the cockerels and surplus pullets go into the freezer. Then during winter moult, 4 of the oldest layers become great stock and dog food.

Glad to see you're still cooking and enjoying your passions. Those chickens look pretty cute, I'm proud of you and how far you've come friend.

The first thing that popped into mind with that third video was EVERYBODY'S SO CREATIVE 😂

A dash of MSG makes everything better. (people who think MSG is harmful are simply wrong)

that layered eggroll is called tamogoyaki and is a very common dish in japan actually! they have a special pan for it that's not round but rectangular to create even layers when rolling the egg up, and usually do it with scrambled eggs, not whites and yolks separated :D (and there's usually no lettuce in there, sometimes they put spinach in, but definitely not as much as you did :D)

I love how much you enjoy cooking and food, I can feel the passion through the screen. It's also really nice to see how you're very waste conscious with food and how farm-to-table everything is.

There are numerous variations of the steamed egg dish in chinese cuisine: my grandma used to make one with chopped up salted eggs and century eggs in the custard. I also enjoy the japanese version "Chawanmushi"where there are little treasures like prawns and mushrooms in the little cups of custard. The korean version "gyeranjjim" is more rustic as it's cooked at a higher temperature so it's not silky smooth

We used those steamed eggs in soup in Germany, the steamed eggs are called Eierstich, its used in a soup called Hochzeitssuppe, wedding soup , its a very time intensive chickensoup, with asparagus in it. Little meszballs. Its so Special that its only severed on important events like a wedding. I love weddingsoup aka hochzeitssuppe 🙏

I love that there are still people with passion making this type of video on youtube

My mom would mix in a bowl 50/50 peeled, ground tomatoes and eggs. I made it myself with puree and tomato sauce but fresh tomatoes is a lot better. You fill a pan with this mixture and keep stirring while heating, not giving it a chance to form a solid pancake. You end up with a pan full of pink crumbs. Depending on temps it can be a fine grain to small popcorn size pieces. Mom always got the popcorn sized ones, I never managed. Keep it moist, don't cook till it's dry! Add some pepper & salt, maybe some chives, great on toast. Loved it as a kid and now for nostalgia reasons, but also still tasty. Can be eaten still warm or cold.

The steamed eggs reminded me of german Eierstich, (i dont know if its only a german thing, but ive never seen it anywhere else). It is basically the same thing (steamed eggs with broth or milk and nutmeg) but usually a bit firmer, cut into small cubes. Great for soups, I always have some in the freezer.

One thing my family (I'm Vietnamese) does when it comes to cooking with eggs is to mix in a bit of fish sauce before frying. This would be your source of salt and adds a lot of flavor to the eggs.

I loved this video! I am always looking for new egg recipes, so this is awesome. Mostly though, I LOVE the way you let us see when things don't turn out perfectly - it encourages me to try harder things if I know even talented people like you don't always get things on the first try. Keep 'em coming, and thank you!

I just love that you are raising chickens! Good job! Such a natural progression since I started following you!

I grew up eating steamed eggs in hong kong!!! My dad was in his cooking phase and failed quite a lot of them before perfecting it haha

4:08 I really expected from you to make your own mayo since you are looking for ways to use your fresh eggs.

This is the first video I see from your channel and I'm entertained. Thanks for the content. Keep going, please!

The steamed egg dish, is similar to custard, but instead of using milk, you use water or chicken stock. Another difference, is when making custard you add sugar which makes it sweet, and for the steamed eggs recipe you add soy sauce and sesame oil which makes it salty, and umami.

Hi Mike, I've used a hardboiled egg method learned from a Jacques Pépin youtube video for quite some time now. Take a push pin and poke it into the fat or round end of the egg prior to putting them into hot water. Cook and cool as usual. I like to have hard boiled eggs on hand to grab and head to work. These eggs will peel as easily as if cracked prior to the ice bath. Every now and then, a shell will crack when hitting hot water but it is rare.

Seasoning Salt is just a spice blend with salt, garlic powder, and onion powder as a base. Most cooks use those anyway in just about every dish so it is safe to season as you normally would and leave it out.

Honestly the coolest and dopest part about you doing this is to show the viewers that they too can find a cooking tik tok and create it for themselves

That was so satisfying to watch. Great editing.

Hey man. Justa heads up. It may not be cause your girls are getting older, it my be what they are doing to the feed. Try two days of cracked corn, followed by supplimenting your feed with COOKED and cooled beans and rice. The feed is lysine deficient and effecting production and fertilization. Dont give up on your girls quite yet. Ive had hens that were in full production for 8 + years...

“Made my own bacon from scratch!” Such an impressive sentence that I never really thought about. Kudos

Love watching your content. not sure how much of it i will use, but new ideas are always good to keep in your back pocket. thanks!

Thank you so much, the first 2 recipes are ready delicious, I tried them out.

I am never bored with plain old eggs but egg salad with sriracha mayo and marinated egg yolks sound great! If you haven't tried it, Korean soy sauce marinated eggs (mayak eggs) are also fantastic and a lovely topping for rice! I also like Vietnamese "pizza" which is just a rice paper sheet fried with an egg and some other toppings, I like sriracha, spring onion and little dollops of cream cheese. Sounds weird but worth a try if you have leftover rice paper 😊

I cannot recommend enougn if you want to use up eggs, get an ice cream maker. I use it at least once a week to make a qt of different recipes for my family. Most custard recipes use at least 4 egg yolks per recipe. A gamechanger for me when I bought it.

I also have chickens and I'm definitely going to be using these. Thanks for doing the research/finding these.

I love that you're honest about what you make

The lettuces egg roll one i normal do it with spinach.. Let the spinach wilt a bit then add the egg white, have stove on low and cover. Once cooked roll then do the yellow egg (i add a bit of milk to my egg and then put my spinach roll..

I feel like the egg roll up would work better with spinach and maybe a little cheese.

Brilliant concept for a video. More please.

This kind of focused video on an ingredient is a win !. More please..

The first video I ever saw on this channel was "Ten creative recipes using just an egg"

Maybe using kale instead of lettuce for the rolled omelete? You can try the steamed eggs in little ceramic cups too, to make individual portions. Nice video! :D

My dad used to make me a breakfast egg that my uncle came up with. It's pretty simple: egg, a good splash of soy sauce, a pinch of sugar, a splash of milk, and a pinch of pepper. Oil a pan on medium to medium low heat. Once the pan starts to get hot, pour the mixture Int the pan. Occasionally scrape and push the egg into the center end tilt the pan to fill the empty space with uncooked egg. Once the egg has stopped flowing, take it off the heat just slightly underdone. We would eat this with hot or cold leftover rice. Top with ketchup and soy sauce

Love that you’re making classic long-form vids while referencing Tiktoks! Gives more detail and nuance! ❤

Egg Recipes in Written Form (thanks to ChatGPT reading the transcript): (A) EGG SALAD 4 hard-boiled eggs Red onion, diced Bacon bits Paprika Sambal or Sriracha Mayo Salt & Black pepper Instructions: Hard boil four eggs by placing them in a pot of boiling water for 11 minutes. Once the eggs have cooled down in an ice bath, crack the shell a little bit on each egg and then throw them back in the ice bath for at least 10 minutes. The water seeping under the eggshell creates a little bit of a pocket, making the shells easier to remove. Dice the red onion finely. Fry the bacon until crispy and cut it into tiny pieces. Mix the hard-boiled eggs, red onion, bacon bits, paprika, sambal or sriracha, salt, black pepper, and mayo in a bowl. Mash everything together with a masher. Toast the bread in a pan with bacon grease rendered fat. Serve the egg salad on top of the toast. -- (B) SOY SAUCE CURED Separate egg yolks from egg whites, cover them with soy sauce and mirin in a ratio of about 85:15, and place a paper towel over them. Then, let them marinate in the fridge for at least 4 hours, or longer, depending on your preferred flavor and texture. The egg yolks will evolve and become firmer the longer they are marinated. They can be eaten on top of rice, noodles, toast, or used as a condiment. -- (C) STEAMED EGG - 3 large eggs (about 153 grams) - 300 grams of chicken stock - A pinch of salt - 1 tsp sesame oil - 1 tsp soy sauce - Everything seasoning (optional) Equipment: - A scale - A whisk or chopsticks - A steamer - A rubber lid or cling wrap Instructions: 1. Crack the eggs into a mixing bowl and whisk them until the yolks and whites are completely combined. 2. Add the chicken stock and salt to the eggs, and whisk until everything is well mixed. 3. Pour the mixture through a strainer into a heatproof container, and skim any foam 4. Cover with a lid 5. Bring water to a boil in the steamer, then reduce the heat to medium; steam for 8 minutes. 6. After 8 minutes, turn off the heat, but leave the container in the steamer with the lid on for an additional 5 minutes. 7. After 5 minutes, remove the container from the steamer, and drizzle sesame oil and soy sauce on top. Sprinkle with everything seasoning, if desired.

Great video!! I wonder if you could mash up the avocado and use it in place of the mayo in the egg salad?

Yeah, I predicted when I first saw the avocado toast recipe that the avocado flavor would get totally lost in the egg mixture. Egg is a surprisingly strong flavor, it will overwhelm most things you put it with. I tried doing a combo tuna and egg salad, you couldn’t even taste the tuna when it was mixed up. So a mild flavor like the avocado wouldn’t stand a chance.

not sure if anyone knows, but why is the egg yolk aged in mirin and soy sauce not a salmonella risk?

Maybe replace the avocado with baby spinach and a little bit of basil leaf under the egg salad?

i did the marinated eggs yesterday afternoon, and had them with some rice and a few veggies for lunch today, and DAMN that was good.. I'ma start some more eggs this afternoon for tomorrow.

love the way you use sustainable resources!

That last one, steamed egg is a tricky thing for some. My mom does it perfectly all the time and my husband has memories from childhood of liquid eggs at the bottom layer. 😂

For a low budget of number 5, there's a hack where you mix leftover ramen broth with eggs in the ramen cup and microwave it until firm.

I love the cured egg and steamed egg ideas. Will definitely be trying that in the future!

I love that you tried steamed eggs for the first time because it's my childhood food and something that is on the table every week so it's actually so cool to see someone eat it for the first time

I recently cured an egg yolk in Worcestershire sauce and 1 in hot sauce to put on a burger. From a guga foods video. They turned out pretty good.

Hey Mike! So, yes, separating eggs is a bit time consuming and annoying. BUT the easiest way to separate eggs is to just crack them carefully into a bowl and then scoop out the egg yolks with a tablespoon measure. Tada! I'm a baker and do this all the time. So much faster and less messy! I made a short about it here - ru-vid.compybeC5ecozE

Those are some great recipes! Thank you for sharing them.

My Taiwanese Mom always used chicken broth and soy sauce in her steamed eggs plus a pinch of msg She served it with rice.and we added sesame oil, hot sauce or extra soy sauce to the bowl. Also we put soy sauce in scrambled eggs mixture then quickly cooked and served rice on the side. Thanks for embracing my childhood comfort food.

I always add a capful of tamari to my egg whites and it makes them incredible. Such a difference!!!

Why not try using the avocado to make the egg salad instead of mayo?

the last egg dish is a very classic dish in chinese home cooking. you nailed it!

I actually made the soy cured egg yolks!!! Absolutely delicious on my noodle dish 😋 thank you so much you’ve got yourself a new subscriber from the Netherlands

Could the reason for the avocado base on the egg salad sandwich be to equilibrate the less-healthy side of the dish? (a.k.a mayo and bacon) Personally, I'd rather remove the mayo entirely and eat it with the avocado base

loving you do this! enjoy them! Thanks bud

I didn't know about tempering the boiling eggs and got so frustrated with them cracking - THANK YOU!!! :)

Soy cured egg thing over rice is awesome.. tried it out today along with some stir fry veggies and it was so worth the time and effort

Great video , my reactions to the soy marinated yolk matched yours and same with the lettuce roll on but I died laughing watching that thing go down hill , good stuff , love this channel

If you're going to be a large creator who watches and reacts to other people's content (especially smaller creators), THIS is the way you do it. Clearly crediting the original creators, insightful and additive commentary, and very transformative overall. This is a great video.

Great video, I will definetly use some of this technic on my kitchen.

I always trust cooks who's like "mmmh, yeah, it's SO good" before hardly biting into the food.

Nice that you discovered the steamed egg dish. It is definitely our go to week night meal for something quick, savory and full of flavor, best part the kiddos LOVE IT! WIN!

One thing I love doing is poking a little hole on the base of the egg before boiling, which prevents cracking and helps with peeling when you put in cold water. all you have to do is to stir for 30-60 seconds right after you put the egg in (both boiling and cold water)

You can do the exact recipe for steam egg with a microwave and around 4 minutes high heat, but just have to add a bit of salt for the egg to solidify. Works pretty great for a five minute prep.

My husband does the salted cured egg yolks in muffin tins and that seems to lessen the amount of salt used and they are incredible!!! Shaved on avocado toast is hiiighly recommended

Great video...can't wait to try some of these!

Beauriful how you take care of baby chickens inside the house with their spwcial place 😊😊❤

I'm definitely doing this asap!

Love your videos as usual!!!!

I had amazing steamed egg deliciousness while travelling in China many years ago. Thank you for sharing the technique…I was always curious how they made them:)

I will for sure be trying the soy cured egg yolks and the steamed eggs. Great video! keep 'em coming

loved this, please do more!

If you have an instant pot you need to use it for hard boiled eggs. Changed my life!!! Use the 5-5-5 method. Set timer for pressure cooking to 5 minutes. Natural release for 5 minutes. Ice bath for 5 minutes. Easiest eggs to peel ever and come out perfectly hard boiled every time.

There are so many variation of Steamed Eggs from East Asia. I love making them. My grandma used to make them all the time. You can go crazy with them. You can do them in microwave too but steaming is best for texture.