I did it! Hard cooked my duck eggs

[Miss Lydia]

we like them sunny side up or over easy mixed in our grits.

well I do mix mine in my grits dh doesn't.

 

[True Grit]

How do duck eggs taste, compared to chicken eggs? I love my chicken's fresh eggs sunny side up but basted, but I've never had a duck egg.

 

[GrannyCarol]

Very similar - duck eggs can get rubbery if fried too long though (different proteins). I find I can taste a very slight "duck" taste to them, but nothing objectionable. Experiment with them and you'll find ways you love 'em.

 

[aineheartsyou]

I STEAM my eggs and they turn out PERFECT every time and SO EASY to peel

 

[Rosebud 18]

I bring the water to a boil add salt then drop the eggs in turn on medium heat and keep boiling for about 20 min. Then pour the water off and run cold water over them. Keep empting the water and running more cold water until the eggs are cold. I find this helps with peeling. I still get a few that aren't very pretty. I scramble mine sometimes to. I get the oil sizzling hot add eggs and scramble real fast. It only takes a minute for them to cook. The faster you cook them the better they are. Love to make sandwiches out of them. We like the hard cooked to.
True Grit, the eggs are a little stronger than chicken eggs but delicious.

 

[bayyjayy]

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Lainey....how do you steam them?

 

[Rosebud 18]

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Never heard of steaming eggs but will give it a try tomorrow.

 

[Whispering_Raven]

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I have a single female mallard. She was supposed to be a drake, thus the name, Ziggy. A few weeks ago a noticed a very strange green egg in a nest. I have no EEs so I thought it was a bad egg. I checked in the nest a couple of days later, and yep! More green eggs! BYC members helped me figure out Zigs was laying! So, never having duck eggs before, I took one and poached it. No real seasoning or anything, because I wanted to taste the egg itself. Even without seasoning, it was very good! Very little white and a large yolk. The yolk is creamier than chicken eggs and deeply rich in flavor.

I don't like over cooked yolks from any egg, and I decided to make Eggs Benedict with them a few days later. SUPER YUMMY! I am now SOLD on duck eggs! They definitely taste different than chicken eggs, but I would not set them above them. The eggs from my RIRs are always fantastic. I'm organic so I don't feed my chickens store bought feed unless I'm in a pinch. They free roam over several acres and get everything they need from the biodiversity of my farm before coming home to roost and their eggs are vibrant, tasty and... organic!

If you have the opportunity to try a duck egg, DO!

Blessings!

Tracy

 

[aineheartsyou]

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Lainey....how do you steam them?

Just like you would steam anything else

I get out my big stock pot and fill it about 1/3 full of water then put the steamer pot that came with it on top and set it to boil. once it starts to steam I put the eggs in and the lid on and let em go. I do chicken eggs for 15 min and duck eggs for 20-25min depending on the size. Once the timer goes off straight into and ice bath until they are cool. I do 18 eggs at a time and keep them in the fridge in the shell for snacks during the week. whenever I feel like an egg I can go to my fridge, grab an egg, peel it and enjoy

 

[zzGypsy]

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this is what we've always called "coddled" eggs - the BEST method because it keeps the whites tender instead of rubbery.

my favorite: coddled duck eggs with some mayo and a little pink sea salt, on squaw bread or hawaiian sweet bread - I could live on that alone. and if the bread is fresh baked? *heaven*