breakfast & easter & holiday & kids & side dishes & snacks 30 Mar 2010 08:01 pm
Chickie Eggs
I saw these in The Manga Cookbook
The thing that caught my eye about these were how cute and SIMPLE they were, using very few ingredients – and you can make a momma and a hatchling! I think these eggs would be so cute for Easter!
ingredients:
eggs
black goma (sesame seeds)
1 carrot
If you are afraid of boiling eggs, don’t be. You don’t need a special boiler or one of those floaty things that tells you when it’s done – just do it the old fashioned way, plain and simple.
Carefully place your eggs in a pan. (I usually do 6 in a saucepan, if I do more I use a large pot.) Gently cover the eggs with about 1-2 inches of water.
Bring the pot to a boil – obviously watch it, don’t go far it will be boiling before you know it. Once it reaches a boil, turn the heat OFF. Cover with a lid, and let it sit there for 12 minutes.
Prep a bowl filled halfway with ice water, set aside. When the 12mins are up, drain the eggs and place them in the ice water to cool. Keep them in the fridge til you are ready to use them.
Once the eggs are cooled crack and shell them. If there are little pieces of shell stuck I like to run the egg under water and then dab it with a paper towel.
Now to prep the other ingredients let me first tell you, quite obviously you won’t need a whole carrot. Just an itty bitty tiny piece. Cut a slice of carrot, cutting out a small wedge shapes. Set aside.
As far as Black Goma is concerned finding black sesame seeds can be hard, but usually an asian market would be your best bet. You can find them online too
For the momma chicks:
Take a toothpick and poke two holes for eyes. Place the black sesame seeds in.
Poke a hole with a toothpick and insert the carrot for the beak.
For the baby chicks:
This time slice the egg in half – carefully so you don’t tear the yolk – then do the same for the eyes and beak.
So simple, it’s hard to not want to make an army of baby chickie eggs!
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on 30 Mar 2010 at 8:28 pm 1.food librarian said …
sooooooo darn cute!!! i love it!!! – mary
on 30 Mar 2010 at 8:56 pm 2.Caroline said …
oh my gosh, the cutest hard-boiled eggs!
on 31 Mar 2010 at 9:14 am 3.Carolyn Jung said …
This is beyond cute! Perfect for Easter for kids of any age — me, included.
on 31 Mar 2010 at 10:03 am 4.Maria said …
These are too cute!
on 31 Mar 2010 at 11:10 am 5.Cari Snell said …
Awwwww! So cute! I am going to make these with the kids for sure!
on 31 Mar 2010 at 11:13 am 6.kirbie said …
I bought the Manga cookbook also! I haven’t tried out any of the recipes, but the eggs were one of my favorites. I really should make them. Yours look so adorable!
on 31 Mar 2010 at 12:12 pm 7.Jeannetta said …
THIS is adorable! Thanks for sharing!
on 31 Mar 2010 at 1:17 pm 8.Karen said …
I love it!! Very cute!!!
on 31 Mar 2010 at 3:34 pm 9.lizzie said …
Too precious for words. Absolutely charming.
on 31 Mar 2010 at 3:41 pm 10.Kaitlin said …
These are absolutely darling! I love them!
on 01 Apr 2010 at 3:50 am 11.sucre en poudre said …
so cute!
Happy easter!
iza:)
on 01 Apr 2010 at 2:07 pm 12.Pammie said …
I’m making some of these this year and every year after this one. Too cute!!
on 02 Apr 2010 at 2:49 am 13.Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella said …
haha that’s so cute and so doable! :O Happy Easter!
on 02 Apr 2010 at 1:11 pm 14.Michelle said …
Those are adorable! I just boiled up a batch of eggs for deviled eggs but think one will have to be a chickie for my daughter! Thanks for posting.
on 04 Apr 2010 at 7:37 pm 15.Lori A. said …
Stinkin’ cute! My kids would get a kick out of this.
on 04 Apr 2010 at 10:23 pm 16.x3FLO said …
SO CUTE.
on 13 Apr 2010 at 7:53 am 17.Ange said …
My 3yo will love these!
on 05 May 2010 at 12:13 pm 18.kristen said …
really cute although somewhat disturbing…
on 20 Jul 2010 at 6:56 pm 19.christina said …
OMG these are to die for and lila loves eggs! gonna for sure try this out!