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3 Delicious and Beautiful Steamed Egg Recipes Kids Will Love

Eggs are a highly nutritious food, but how do you get your child to eat them? Here are three ways to steam eggs to make them soft and smooth, which you can apply to your little ones.

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14 December, 2023

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Instead of boiling the whole egg, steamed rice will make the child feel bored, eat or choke. You should steam the eggs in this form to create a soft, easy-to-eat and beautiful appearance, and “seduce” the child to eat more, and eat other foods as well. It’s a win-win.

Steamed eggs with fresh milk – both nutritious and delicious – as a side dish

Prepare ingredients: 250ml fresh milk, 2 eggs, 1 tablespoon sugar (if the milk is sweetened, you don’t need to add sugar, it’s better for the child’s health to eat less sugar)

How to make:

Put the eggs in a bowl, add milk and sugar, use a whisk to beat well and evenly, beat in one direction. Then strain this mixture through a strainer to remove the larger impurities on top. Pour the mixture into a porcelain bowl with a lid and put it in a steamer about 10-15 minutes. Close the lid so they don’t deflate. When you poke it with a toothpick, it’s no longer sticky.

This steamed milk egg is silky smooth, similar to flan. You can use it as a side dish or have it for breakfast to supplement your child’s nutrition.

To change the taste or prevent it from going bad, you can steam it with a different flavor formula every day. With the method above, but you can use a teaspoon of cocoa powder or matcha powder to create color and enhance the flavor, eliminate the smell of eggs, and make it visually appealing to children.

Steamed eggs with young tofu – increase calcium for children’s development

Prepare ingredients: 1 piece of young tofu, 5 eggs, moderate amount of salt, moderate amount of sesame oil, 1 spring onion, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, a little unsweetened fresh milk.

How to make:

Wash the spring onion and finely dice it into half a centimeter. Slice the young tofu into thick slices.

Crack the eggs into a bowl, add a pinch of salt, add a moderate amount of water, use a whisk to gently beat in one direction to avoid creating air bubbles. Use a strainer to remove impurities.

Put the young tofu in a bowl, then pour the egg mixture over it. Then place the bowl of eggs and tofu in the steamer, steam over high heat for about 20 minutes.

Take the steamed tofu and eggs out, add finely chopped spring onion and drizzle with sesame oil and 1 tablespoon of soy sauce to complete the dish.

Steamed eggs with colorful vegetables – visually appealing and nutritious for children

Prepare ingredients: 3-5 eggs, a small amount of young corn, pumpkin, and diced beans, salt, pepper, moderate amount of fresh milk, a little cornstarch or corn flour.

How to make:

Crack the eggs into a bowl, add unsweetened fresh milk or water, add some pepper, salt, and stir in one direction, beat evenly and dissolve the eggs. Strain the egg mixture through a strainer for a smooth and fine texture.

Combine the young corn, diced vegetables, and fruits in the bowl, pour the egg mixture over them. Place the bowl in a steamer for about 15 minutes.

Alternatively, you can steam the eggs in a steamer. While the vegetables are still slightly fragrant, stir-fry them with a little oil and add some cornstarch/corn flour. When the eggs are cooked, place the stir-fried vegetables on top.

Mixing the vegetables with the steamed eggs will make it sweeter and fresher, unlike stir-fried vegetables on the outside.

With these 3 steamed smooth eggs, children will find it easy to eat. You can make this dish to entice children to eat snacks or make it for the whole family to enjoy.