Easiest way to start eating egg (ingredient, burgers, mushrooms, cake)

[skris4]

I am a vegetarian (have never eaten egg/meat). My general physician has suggested including egg as a way to increase protein and vitamin intake and has touted egg has having very high nutritive value. I've tried to include it but find the smell to be overwhelming. Are pastured eggs better than the regular egg? What is a way to eat egg but repress the smell? The only way I can eat it right now is raw but I would like to include it in my meal. I realize this is an odd question but looking for some tips . Thanks!

[elnina]

Don't eat it solo, then. Make scrambled, omelet or a frittata with other stuff, like salsa, avocado, spinach, some onions, maybe bell pepper, mushrooms, or whatever you want.

[Miss Hepburn]

You do not have the enzymes in you to digest animal protein, honey!

Do not do what I did after 15 years...and made myself a 2 egg omelet at
my childhood home like I did as a teen.

I don't want to remember the results in my intestines that effected me for months.
I don't want to talk about it. I walked bent over for days , I will say that....a week later.

Raw is not good because the shell could have salmonella on it!

Try eating only with mega enzymes...protease for protein, right...can't remember...do
some research first.
Good luck

You could also, once adapted...stir into brown rice and veggies for fried rice.
or fry an egg and make sandwich with cheese ketchup or some chutney, relish, hot sauce?
And only org eggs...not just cage free that they have still fed bad stuff to..

[skris4]

Thanks, do boiled eggs have less smell?
Miss hepburn, it was considered but dairy has always been part of my diet. So it should be ok.

[IslandCityGirl]

Boiled eggs are the smelliest way to cook an egg of all. Work up to that one...

Are you saying that you need to eat them raw, or that you have been eating them raw and would like to find ways to cook them?

If the latter, how about incorporating them into breakfast "breads" for a start? Pancakes, waffles, and crepes are all pretty egg-heavy. You could incorporate them into lots of other baked goods as well, though they'll be a minority ingredient in things like cookies and brownies, they'll still be in there. What an opportunity to make a proper cake or some real cookies after avoiding eggs all this time!

If you're really going for density in order to maximize the nutrients in eggs then you've received great advice to make a yummy frittata (or quiche). Pasta carbonara, custards, and homemade puddings are all egg heavy as well. I also use eggs as a binder when making veggie burgers - works great. Lots of delicious stuff is loaded with eggs!

[cb at sea]

Scramble them...no odor at all...or yes...put them in other foods...you don't have to eat it "as is" and yes...boiled eggs do smell. I like eggs, so that doesn't bother me!

Make a corn pudding...use 2 eggs....very delicious! No smell, no taste, except the corn!

2 cans corn, drained (or use 1 can creamed corn and 1 can whole corn)

1/4 cup flour
1 cup milk
2 eggs
1 tbls sugar
salt and pepper to taste.....mix the flour milk, eggs and sugar well, and stir into the drained corn. Put in baking dish and bake at med. temp (325-377Z) until the top is lightly browned (about 30-45 mins)....delicious!

[North Beach Person]

How about the liquid eggs instead. Scramble them with additives previously listed. I don't notice a smell but then I again I also have them with b_c_n or sa_s_ge.

[aneye4detail]

My eggs don't smell.

[Chaofan]

If "boiled" eggs smell, they are overcooked.

Put the cold eggs into a pan of cold water (at least a medium sized pan for 6 eggs to have a high enough hot-water-to-egg ratio), bring the water just to a boil, just to the point that big bubbles are beginning to break the surface. Take the pan off the heat at that point--do not allow the eggs to continue to cook in boiling water. Cover the pan and let it sit for 12 to 15 minutes. The eggs will be hard cooked (not "hard boiled") but not overcooked. The yolks will still be a nice yellow, and they should not smell. Empty the hot water and cover the eggs in cold water (add ice if you want) and let sit for a few minutes, but not too long. They should then be fairly easy to peel. Do not refrigerate in the shells as that will make them very difficult to peel.

Have you tried deviled eggs? There are many ways to make deviled eggs, so google and find a recipe that sounds good to you and give it a try.

[Eazine]

If you're a vegetarian then how about using some spaghetti squash (mushrooms if you like them too), mixing it with a scrambled egg, seasoning and cooking up a breakfast fritter? It's a great binder that's barely noticeable. No egg smell at all.