How to Properly Make Hunan Lime Steamed Egg and Benefits of Eating Them
Lime Boil Eggs are a classic Hunan dish Everyday dish The full name should be lime water Boiled eggs. This dish has a tender and smooth texture and also has the benefits of clearing heat and supplementing calcium. Children eating lime boiled eggs can also eliminate parasites such as worms in the stomach.
Many people from outside Hunan don't know how to make lime boiled eggs, and they guess randomly, even suspecting that lime boiled eggs are poisonous. To let everyone clearly understand lime boiled eggs, I will now talk about the correct way to make lime boiled eggs in Hunan, as well as the benefits of eating lime boiled eggs.
The finished lime boiled eggs look like this in the picture above
First step: Making lime water
Take 50 grams of quicklime and put it in a clean small bowl, add 400 ml of water and stir thoroughly, then let it settle in the bowl for a while. After the lime water on top becomes clear and transparent, use edible filter paper to filter out the lime water on top. Now, the lime water used for boiling eggs is finished.
In fact, many supermarkets in Hunan have lime boiled egg powder, which can also be bought on Taobao, about 40 grams per package. The use of this lime boiled egg powder is more simple and convenient. Take 40 grams of lime boiled egg powder, add 250 ml of warm water and stir until it is completely dissolved, then let it settle for more than 3 minutes, and use the clear liquid on top.
You can also buy "edible lime powder" in Hunan markets or pharmacies, which has the same use as lime boiled egg powder, and can also be used to make lime boiled eggs.
Finally, I suggest that you should try to avoid using quicklime for industrial use, because the quicklime used in industry contains too many harmful substances. Using dedicated lime boiled egg powder or edible lime powder is safer.
Second step: Making lime boiled eggs
Take 2 to 3 eggs Crack into a bowl, then pour in about 200 ml of clear lime water, and mix the lime water with the egg mixture thoroughly, then put it in a steamer, steam for about 8 minutes at medium heat, then close the lid and steam for about 2 minutes to take out. Next, drizzle with
Soy sauce to season, you can also sprinkle with scallions or drizzle with fragrant oil, how to season is up to your preference. Can I eat lime boiled eggs?
Lime boiled eggs are completely safe to eat, because many Hunan people have been eating lime boiled eggs since childhood.
Because clear lime water is actually a solution of calcium hydroxide, food grade calcium hydroxide is actually a food additive, mainly used as a coagulant, buffer or neutralizer. Using calcium hydroxide solution in boiled eggs is mainly to utilize its ability to promote the coagulation of egg mixture, so it also has the function of coagulant.
At the same time, calcium hydroxide solution can also increase the smoothness of boiled eggs, and give boiled eggs a faint special aroma. What are the benefits of eating lime boiled eggs?
Eating lime boiled eggs has the effect of clearing heat and removing fire, and also has the effect of supplementing calcium. It is also beneficial for children over 2 years old to eat lime boiled eggs, which can help eliminate parasites such as worms in the stomach.
Supplementary explanation:
1 Normal lime boiled eggs should be grayish in color, if the concentration of the lime water is high, the boiled eggs
may also turn grayish green, which is normal.2 Do not use quicklime for construction to make lime boiled eggs, because that quicklime contains harmful heavy metals. Reminder:
Although many Hunan people say that lime boiled eggs are completely safe to eat, I still suggest that you should eat less.
The reason is simple, whether it is dedicated lime boiled egg powder or edible lime powder in the market, it is inevitably contains harmful heavy metals, just that the content may be relatively small.
Although many people from Hunan say that lime-cooked eggs are completely safe to eat, I still advise everyone to eat them sparingly. The reason is simple: whether it's specially formulated lime-cooked egg powder or edible lime powder sold in markets and pharmacies, it inevitably contains harmful heavy metals, although the amount may be relatively small.
