Yep! You read that right! I said Ostrich.
My nephew, Nick, texted me last weekend and asked “Auntie, if we bring home an Ostrich Egg, will you cook it?” Well, heck ya! How fun is that?
My first thoughts were how can I preserve this cool egg, and what can I do to make this giant egg a unique Easter focal point? I did some research online and found you can blow out the egg just like a chicken egg….it’s just a little harder to break through that tough shell. Que the drill!
YouTube is full of informational videos on how to blow out an Ostrich egg, but my boys were excited to make their own video. It’s hilarious to watch their expressions.
We cleaned out the egg, but now what do we do with all that liquid? Did you know a single Ostrich egg holds as much liquid as 2 dozen Chicken eggs? That’s a lot of egg liquid!
We measured 5 1/2 cups of liquid from the egg – that’s 44 ounces! A liter is 33.814 ounces. That means our egg had over a liter of fluid! So now the question is, what do we do with all that egg? Let’s scramble it!
I started with diced green onion and orange bell pepper, sauteed in a little extra virgin olive oil, and seasoned with salt & pepper.
Then I poured in all that egg liquid. I cooked it like any other scrambled egg, stirring it occasionally, and adding crumbled bacon & shredded cheese towards the end. It did take a lot longer to cook all that egg liquid than it does to cook Chicken eggs just because of the sheer volume.
My husband cooked some Irish Bangers we’d picked up at Costco, and I cooked and butter some toast to go with it. Voila! Breakfast for dinner!
It was funny to watch the boys eat it. I think they were all expecting it to taste different than Chicken Eggs. They were excited, but a little apprehensive. They all loved it, but I could tell it was anti-climactic for them. The entire process of cleaning & measuring the giant egg was more exciting than actually eating it. Overall, it was a fun way to get everyone in on making dinner, and it made breakfast for dinner a little more exciting.
The hollowed Ostrich Egg made a great centerpiece for Easter!
