Weekend Cooking: Soy Sauce Eggs
March 12, 2011 28 Comments
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When Tes posted her recipe for Soy Sauce Eggs last week, I was immediately interested in preparing them myself. I waited a few days, though, to fit them into the weekly menu.
The full recipe you can read on Tes’ blog.
You can use these eggs as a replacement for meat and eat them with rice and vegetables. There was enough liquid to serve as a sauce for the rice.
What I liked about the recipe, besides cooking with eggs, was that it uses Chines five spices powder. I had bought some a while ago, for a recipe that I ended up not making, so this was my chance to use it. I didn’t realise how delicious it would smell! It’s sweet and has a really pleasant smell. Nothing like other spices.
The recipe uses hard-boiled eggs, ginger, garlic, the five spices powder, soy sauce, sugar, and chicken stock (I used vegetable stock).
Just let it simmer all for a while and you get a delicious egg/sauce combination. We ate this with pandan rice (a slightly sticky rice) and green beans.
We really enjoyed this and, unlike some other recipes we tried out recently, this one is “to be repeated”, according to my sons.
What new recipe did you try recently? Was it a great success?
I’m glad you like this :) It really makes my day to know that your family really like this, too :)
You know I’ve been a fan of your blog since I found you! You often have nice recipes and this just asked to be made! :-)
I love the smell (and taste) of 5-spice powder and use it often in stir-fry type dishes.
These eggs with the rice and vegetable look great for a weekday dinner.
That’s right, Beth. It is really quite simple to make and still very nice.
What a creative use of eggs. It sounds delicious. I also read Tes’ post and the comments and feel confident I can try this dish. Very clear directions. The chickens are laying more eggs now so a new use for eggs will come in handy.
Oh, you have your own chickens, Margot? Then this recipe will definitely be handy.
I was also taken with Tes’s recipe for these and look forward to making them in my own kitchen. Glad you enjoyed them.
Nice, Cindy. Hope you like them too!
This sounds great!! I do think this would be bento material too ^^ I just have to try this :)
It could work in a bento, I think, Uniflame. I’d love to know what you think of it.
Looks delicious, love the color it turns! I will definitely have to try this, such great flavors! Funny, I found I had a new bottle of 5-spice in the cabinet for something, but don’t remember what recipe it was for, this is perfect timing!
Those 5 spices, Carol. I had the same thing!
Never heard of such a thing, but would be willing to give them a try!
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It was new to me too, Ellie, but it was a nice change from normal dinner.
I am not familar with 5-spice powder, but you have piqued my interest; next time I’m in the market, I am going to look for it. I love eggs, and am always glad to find a new way to use them for dinner :)
It was new to me too, BookGirl, but I was surprised how nice it was. I’ll have to find some other recipes to use the 5 spice powder in.
Glad to see you enjoyed them :) Mmm, I have to make them sometime soon, have a craving for these eggs now! What’s next? The tea eggs I mentioned last? :) :)
Eeeh, the tea eggs look so ugly, Chinoi, but I’m sure they are quite similar to this – in a way.
Yummy — I’m running (virtually) over to Tes’ blog to get the recipe!
If you’re not a frequent visitor to Tes’ blog, Col, I bet you will be after your visit!
What an unusual way to serve eggs! I like how pretty everything looks on the plate.
I don’t think I normally ever eat boiled eggs with my mail meal, Joy, so this was interesting and nice.
So making those eggs for the kid – thanks for a great recipe.
What an interesting recipe/idea! I haven’t ever thought of cooking whole eggs like this, or in any sauce.
Elise, when I read this recipe on Tes’ blog, I wanted to try it straight away because it sounded so interesting.
somehow I managed to miss that post last week. I love Chinese 5 spice powder. I am heading over there right now. Thanks.
Hope you’ll be inspired to make the recipe, Heather. I’m definitely making this again.
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