Do you want to eat boiled eggs for breakfast but don't want to stay in the kitchen with the fire burning? Or do you want the hard-boiled eggs to have super sticky shells that make it difficult to peel? Then maybe you should try using an "electric pot" to steam boiled eggs, which saves time and effort and makes beautiful eggs!
A little cooking god shared a super simple "steaming boiled eggs in an electric pot" on the Facebook group "Cooking Commune". After taking the eggs out of the refrigerator, let them warm to room temperature for a while before washing the shells to prevent them from breaking. First, place a steaming rack at the bottom of the electric pot, put the eggs on the steaming rack, "add half a rice cup of water", then cover the pot and press the switch. After cooking, stand up and simmer for 5 minutes before taking it out. Soak the hard-boiled eggs in cold water to cool down.
The poster also shared the key to easily peeling the shell: "Crack the eggshell into small pieces and run cold water under the faucet to peel it. It is best to peel it without the shell sticking." After peeling the shell, the poster will rinse the egg with drinking water. In addition, if you don't have a steaming rack at home, it doesn't matter. The poster teaching alternative: "You can also put a wet kitchen towel on the bottom. But where the egg touches the bottom of the electric cooker, there will be a small black spot, that is Burnt balls."
More than 1,700 netizens liked and shared, and many people gave positive feedback: "I used this method quickly and without any failures," "The electric pot is really easy to use," "I always put kitchen towels in the electric pot and put water on them to cover the paper towels. Put the eggs in when they are soaked. Steam them until they jump up and become stuffy. Quickly pick them up and run them under cold water and start peeling them. They are easy to peel and the eggs will not break. "The poster also left a message to add that the above method can be used to cook the eggs! For hard-boiled eggs, "If you want a softer feeling, add 1/4 cup less water, and then simmer for 5 to 10 minutes."
Previously, a gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary doctor shared that a patient with mild fatty liver gave up bread and switched to 100-200 grams of sweet potatoes, 1 banana and boiled eggs for breakfast, and lost 5 kilograms in 3 months! If you prefer roasted sweet potatoes instead of steamed sweet potatoes, the electric cooker also has a trick to do it!
Electric pots are usually used to steam food, and steamed sweet potatoes are moist and not as dry and sweet as roasted ones. A cooking expert shared the instruction of "roasting sweet potatoes in an electric pot" on the Facebook group "Home Cooking". First, place a steaming rack at the bottom of the electric pot, and then prepare a large plate, a small porcelain bowl and several sweet potatoes. "Put the small bowl upside down in the middle of the large plate, and place the sweet potatoes around the large plate." Put 2 cups of water in the outer pot to steam once, then simmer for 5 minutes. The way to confirm whether it is cooked or not is to poke the thickest center of the sweet potato with a bamboo skewer. "If it still feels a little hard, add 1 cup of water to the pot and steam it again." When it is cooked, you can take it out and eat it.
The poster explained that the skin of the sweet potatoes steamed using this method will not be soggy, "because the steamed water is concentrated in the small upside-down bowl." For those who are not afraid of trouble and want to pursue roasted sweet potato honey, you can Then proceed to the next step: "Put a piece of baking paper on the bottom of the outer pot of the electric cooker. Place the freshly steamed sweet potatoes on the baking paper. There is no need to add water and cover the pot (the inside of the pot lid must be wiped dry so there is no moisture). Press the switch, wait for it to pop up and simmer for 5 minutes. Repeat this advanced step 3 or 4 times, and you will get delicious sweet potatoes that look like roasted ones! The poster reminded that during the repeated process, you need to "wait for the electric cooker to cool down slightly" before pressing the switch again.
More than 2,000 netizens liked and shared, not expecting that an electric pot can also make roasted sweet potatoes: "Thank you for sharing! What a smart method", "Wow! It looks really delicious, hurry up and learn it", "This trick is so powerful" "I don't have an air fryer or an air fryer oven. I just bought a new electric cooker. I can make it the same way you did. Thank you for sharing." "It turns out that in addition to steaming clams in this way, it can also be applied to sweet potatoes. Thank you." , "It turns out that the electric pot method can also produce a roasted feeling. I will give it a try someday." "Thank you for sharing such a detailed method. I will save it immediately!" Do you like steamed or roasted sweet potatoes?