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How to Cook Duck Eggs. If you are like me, you had to google that didn't you? Read on how to find out the best way to cook duck eggs and why they are loaded with everything good for you!

fried Duck Eggs and bacon strips in a plate with fork and knife on wood background — Duck Eggs

The alternate title to this post was going to be My Children Are Weird, but then again almost every post on this site can be titled that. Why this time, you ask, am I slapping the weird label on my children? It would be their newly discovered love of duck eggs. I find myself fascinated day in and day out with their culinary choices, one likes spicy the other one has to have everything plain, the tall one hates the texture of meat, the short one is a ravenous carnivore.

They both discovered they love a good feast of duck eggs. Wouldn't have pegged that one, at all. I thought my son would get all funny and refuse to try them and my daughter would run the other way. Newp. Loved them.

And I have been hearing about it for a week and a half since we ran out and I didn't make it to the market to get any.

I had picked up some side Bacon from Serben, a rare commodity -though there is a rumor I clarified that he is butchering in the next week or so- and thus this jewel will be available soon.

I highly suggest you scoop it up whilst you can. It's very sad when you run out if it. a pack of sliced Bacon from Serben

Speaking of running out, I dropped by the city market on Saturday too dang late to pick up more eggs, he was sold out. The early bird gets the free range chicken eggs.

I hate that early bird. Serben's free range chicken eggs in a tray container

On to the duck eggs. I have been meaning to pick some up for a while now, alternate protein sources are much sought after in this household and since my son eats eggs I was curious if I could introduce a new type.

6 pieces Duck Eggs in a carton — Duck Eggs in a carton

This shows the size difference, though not as well as I would like. There is a large difference indeed, not just in the outside size.To set the record straight, my hands are prettier than my husbands. There was a full scale argument over whose hands looked better holding the duck eggs.

He won. Because he couldn't take a decent picture of my hands with my new camera to save his soul. I tried to hold the eggs and then use a third arm to take the picture, but discovered that I didn't have one. Who knew?

I would also like to bring to your attention that I do not have hairy arms like that. I think.I better double check my pictures and make sure, otherwise I am booking a waxing appointment STAT.

Duck Egg Compared to Chicken Egg Size on each hands — Duck Egg Compared to Chicken Egg Size

So moving past hands and eggs, look at the size of that yolk! You can definitely see a size difference, the yolks in duck eggs are huge compared to chicken egg yolks.

Duck Egg Cracked into white Bowl — Duck Egg Cracked into Bowl

How do you cook duck eggs?

You cook duck eggs juso like chicken eggs except that two of them take up an entire frying pan, which usually fits 4 chicken eggs perfectly. To cook them, use butter in the frying pan, crack them in and steam them right away with a lid. They will take a while to cook and the whites are definitely a different texture than chicken egg whites. I guess the protein content is higher and contain twice the amount of iron and five times the amount of Vitamin B-12.

I also scrambled the duck eggs with rave reviews from the littles, who scarfed them back like there was no tomorrow. Again, simply scramble them like you would chicken eggs.

The yolk is richer as well as being larger which I think is why my son loves them so much, more for his toast to dip in. The texture of the whites didn't seem to bother either child or us, and I really liked that you only need one per person for a serving.

Two Ducks Eggs in a Frying Pan with Butter

What do Duck Eggs Taste Like?

The taste will of course depend on what the ducks are fed, just like chickens, so sourcing out a reputable producer is key, I don't think I would purchase them from a store.They are supposed to be phenomenal in baking as well and rumour has it people who cannot eat chicken eggs are sometimes able to eat duck eggs since they differ so much.

These fried duck eggs along with that side bacon were a supper to remember!

How are my fellow Canadians handling their first day back to work after what was the best May Long Weekend in recent memory?

No snow for the first time in years, no rain until the Monday, beautiful sunshine, the skeeters weren't bad at all…… wait a cotton pickin' minute.

Perhaps the world DID end after all and we just didn't notice?

Love and hugs for those suffering from too much imbibing this merry past weekend,

Kitchen Magpie

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▢ 4 duck eggs
▢ 2 tablespoons butter

In a large frying pan, melt the butter over medium-high heat.
Crack the duck eggs into the pan. Cook like you would chicken eggs, frying the bottoms up. If wanted, steam them by adding 2 tablespoons of water to the pan and placing a lid on top. I find that this cooks the top of the eggs without having to actually flip them over, thus you won't break the yolk.
Steam the eggs until the tops are white colored but the yolk is still wobbly enough to dip toast in. Alternately you can cook them until well done if you don't like yolky eggs.
IF you want to scramble them, melt the butter then add in the cracked duck eggs. Mix and cook until done.

Serving: 2 g , Calories: 721 kcal , Carbohydrates: 4 g , Protein: 36 g , Fat: 61 g , Saturated Fat: 24 g , Cholesterol: 2536 mg , Sodium: 611 mg , Potassium: 621 mg , Sugar: 2 g , Vitamin A: 2595 IU , Calcium: 179 mg , Iron: 10.8 mg

All calories and info are based on a third party calculator and are only an estimate. Actual nutritional info will vary with brands used, your measuring methods, portion sizes and more.

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