- cardboard rectangle (6x10 cm)
- chinese stick
- boiled egg
- two elastic bands
However, ordinary paper is not suitable for this - it is thanks to the cardboard that your egg will take on an elongated shape.
How to make a boiled egg heart
Fold the cardboard in half so that you have a narrow triangle. Peel the egg. Unfold the cardboard and place the egg in the center.Put an elastic band on one edge and fix it - it should hold the cardboard well.
Place a Chinese stick on the egg, press it down with an elastic band. Slip the second rubber band over the cardboard and secure it.
Let the egg sit for five minutes, or until it's cool. Gently peel off the rubber bands, remove the cardboard and chopstick. You now have a heart-shaped egg! Now all that remains is to cut it and put it on toast or salad.
It doesn't matter if we are talking about cooking or something else, but always the most amazing thing is the meeting of a familiar and completely ordinary thing in a new form. "How? Is this really it !? " - breaks out involuntarily when we are shown, for example, an egg decoration in the form of a heart: “How did they do it? Can not be!" Maybe friends, and today we will tell you how an ordinary hard-boiled egg will become a real hit on any table!
How to make an egg decoration
The appetizer, which seems to have come down from the paintings of Salvador Dali, mesmerizing with its surrealism, is actually prepared quite simply. In addition to a raw egg, prepare the following simple devices in advance:
Preparation:
As you can see, making an egg decoration is very simple. Difficulties can arise only when fixing the stick with rubber bands, but if you notice that there are not enough hands, call someone to help you and hold the cardboard. It is also equally important to observe the temperature regime - it is he who is responsible for the proper elasticity of the egg white at the beginning and its strength at the end. 
If we are preparing not one, but several such decorations, it makes sense to stock up in advance with at least a couple of cartons and sticks, and it will be necessary to take the eggs out of the boiling water one by one. It does not matter if some of them lie in the water not for 10 minutes, but for 15 minutes - it is not scary to digest, but it will definitely not be possible to give the desired shape to the already cooled in the shell.
It doesn't matter that Valentine's Day is not coming soon, small joys in the form of heart-shaped egg decorations will delight you all year round!
Having cooked a few pieces of egg hearts, we can make a weekend morning unforgettable by simply serving them to your loved one for breakfast with a cup of aromatic espresso.
And we can surprise the whole family! Just imagine a child's delight from one type of such an unusual dish. If you invite little chefs to cook it, do not tell them what will happen, let the original look of the dish familiar from early childhood be a surprise!
We have already prepared "hearty" breakfasts and afternoon snacks for those closest to you, and now let's imagine how a dozen of these halves will look spectacular, laid out around canapes or, for example, cold cuts. And if the eggs are stuffed? Such a dish will become a real decoration of any table.
Of course, it will take us more time to create stuffed hearts than regular ones, but it will be worth it. When preparing a large number of decorations, we will not only take out the eggs from the boiling water in turn, but also boil them in batches.
If we need 10 eggs, and this is already 20 halves, we will cook them 5 at a time. This way we will not need any extra dishes or additional equipment - sticks and cardboard boxes. After the eggs are ready, we cut them and then do everything as usual: take out the yolk, mix with any ingredients to taste and fill the cavities in the egg white again. No matter what we do, the shape of the heart will remain unchanged!
Heart-shaped egg jewelry is not only simple and easy to make, but also entertaining and interesting. Due to its appearance, such a dish will be a wonderful addition to a romantic or family breakfast, and to an exquisite table. Try it and share your impressions!
This year, February 14 falls on Saturday. February 14 is Valentine's Day! Many scold the way this "bourgeois" and "not our" holiday, but millions of girls and boys prepare pleasant surprises for their soulmates - postcards, souvenirs in the shape of a heart or with "love" symbols, a romantic date or dinner by candlelight. No matter how snobs snort, any person on this day is waiting for a miracle, well, at least an anonymous valentine. And since this love day comes on a weekend, gifts and surprises can be given right in the morning)))
Why not turn your average breakfast into a romantic one?
What do people usually eat for breakfast? Porridge, toast with jam, coffee, milk or orange juice, I have either a sandwich or scrambled eggs. If you are tired of both, then just boiled eggs and vegetables in the form of a salad. What could be easier? It is satisfying, beautiful and tasty.
Chop vegetables, boil eggs in a steep one, salt and pour with oil - all can do that?
But especially for Valentine's Day, you can do one interesting thing with chicken eggs - romanticism and mimic more than enough))
The protein of a freshly boiled egg is very pliable and malleable, and after cooling it "remembers" the shape that was given to it.
There are even special molds - the boiled egg is placed inside, closed and voila - the funny figure is ready. Little snotty little wrecks will appreciate!)))
The photo was found on the Internet, and the molds themselves can be searched for in online stores.
But there is an ideal homemade option - to make a heart out of an egg with improvised means. To do this, you will need hot boiled eggs - they need to be peeled from the shell - this is a little difficult to do, because both the shell and the protein burn your fingers, but the operation is quite doable if you hold the egg with a napkin.
The hotter the egg, the more plastic it is and the faster it will take the desired shape. And it is absolutely not true that a hot egg does not clean well - if it really does not want to part with the shell, then you are in luck - the eggs are perfectly fresh!
What else is needed - a sushi stick or a wooden skewer, twine or thick threads, thick cardboard - it is better to use a milk bag - it is smooth inside and the egg does not stick.
We fold the cardboard in half, try on the size of the egg - it should protrude slightly above the edge of the cardboard.
Put the stick on top and tie it to the cardboard. We do the same with the second end. Since the egg protrudes above the cardboard, the stick is pressed into the protein.
We leave these strange constructions until they cool completely (the process can be accelerated by placing the blanks in a refrigerator or in ice water).
As it cooled down - we disassemble and get the following result:
Can be cut in half, or sliced in half, simply sprinkled with salt or mixed with vegetables - perfect salad!
Well, some of my ideas with a "heart" theme:
You can make breakfast from eggs and sausages like this (to be honest, I haven't tried it, so I don't know what will be in the "expectation / reality" pair):
There are also molds for eggs and even a special frying pan.
Do you like the idea of making a heart out of a boiled egg?
Such a heart will decorate any festive feast. It will be a decoration for a sandwich and for a salad and, for example, a side dish of rice. Let's take a look at the step-by-step instructions for creating such an unusual jewelry together.
materials
- boiled egg
- wooden skewer or long wooden stick
- elastic bands for fixing
- a bag of juice or milk
Step-by-step instruction
In order to make a romantic heart out of an egg, take a bag of juice or milk, a wooden skewer and two rubber bands. Wash everything that will come into contact with the food well, pour it over with boiling water and dry it.
The egg should be hard-boiled, it is better to take it still lukewarm, just boiled. Bend the juice bag in half, place the egg in the middle.
Now place two rubber strips on the ends of the piece of the box, using a wooden skewer to press down on the egg.
Press the wooden stick well into the egg, as shown in the photo. But do not press down too much so that the egg does not burst. Then leave it in the refrigerator for about 20 minutes and check the result. Remember that if the room is cool, then there is no need to put it in the refrigerator. After the allotted time, we remove the packaging and you should get the same result as in the photo.
