For those days when you’re craving something that’s not on the menu at the Hub, try something new: make a dish from scratch! Purchase students in the residence halls, don’t fear: you don’t need a fancy kitchen to make great tasting food – all you need is a microwave! Put that MicroFridge to good use – it’s not just for making popcorn anymore.
In this column I plan on sharing easy recipes with you, along with ingredient lists, helpful tips, and step-by-step instructions. All of these recipes are prepared and taste-tested before they’re posted, so they’re guaranteed to be good. (I plan on testing out vegetarian and vegan dishes too!)
So have some fun with friends and try out a recipe or two. Give Micro-Cooking a try and remember: just because you have a small kitchen, doesn’t mean you’re limited in your possibilities! Happy cooking!
This Week: HARD-BOILED EGGS
The benefits of eating eggs are bountiful! Aside from being a great source of protein, eggs are low in fat (one egg has only 5 grams of fat; only 1.5 of those grams are saturated) and contain naturally occurring vitamin D. A hard-boiled egg is a portable powerhouse snack, and they can, in fact, be made in the microwave! A word of caution to anyone who tries this recipe: make sure the power setting on your microwave is LOW (around 2 or 3). The first time I attempted to boil an egg, the power level was at 10 and…. I had a whole lot of egg to clean up around my dorm room (exploding eggs are scary)!
HARD-BOILED EGG
For this dish, you’ll need:
- A microwave-safe bowl
- A microwave-safe cover for that bowl (or a large plate to place over to act as a cover)
Ingredients:
- Eggs. I only tested the recipe with one egg. Cooking too many eggs at once could alter the cooking time.
- Water
- Salt, if desired.
Method:
- Wash your hands before handling food!
- Fill the bowl almost to the top with water. Microwave about 7 minutes or until the water is boiled. Note: if you have a tea pot, you can boil the water in that and pour it into the bowl.
- Be careful handling the hot bowl! Place the egg in the water (hopefully the water covers the egg).
- Cover the bowl and microwave ON LOW POWER for approximately 8 minutes.
- Keeping the bowl covered, allow the egg to sit in the water for around 5 more minutes, to finish cooking.
- Drain the water and run the egg under cold water to allow for easy peeling.
- Crack, peel, and sprinkle with salt if desired.
(Note: You may want to test this recipe a few times to see if you need to alter the cooking time. Make sure the yolk is not bright yellow, but a pale yellow. Eating undercooked egg can result in salmonella.)