How To Make The Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs
A bad hard-boiled egg can ruin your breakfast. Have you had a complimentary hotel breakfast where you grab an egg from the breakfast buffet only to find out later that it’s overcooked – gray-green ring around the yolk.
The perfect egg has no green ring around the yolk; the yolk is creamy and mellow; and if you want, you can stop short of the hard-boil and make them gooey soft-boiled instead.
Many people recommend different ways of cooking the perfect hard boil egg. Some suggest removing the saucepan with the eggs from the heat once the water starts boiling and to let them sit for about 15 minutes. Some recipes recommend baking the eggs in the oven for 30 minutes. That’s a lot of time you can cook a whole meal for that amount of time.
HOW TO BOIL EGGS QUICKLY & EASILY
Hard-boiled eggs should be quick & easy to cook. You can cook a beautiful creamy egg for only 6-7 minutes. Why spend half an hour when you can have perfect eggs within minutes? Especially when you want to cook eggs in the morning for breakfast, the last thing you want to do is wait so long for the eggs to cook.
Eggs are a convenient and affordable source of protein. With hard-boiled eggs on hand, you have the components of a satisfying breakfast, lunch, snack, appetizer, or dinner. So get cracking!
Ingredients
- Water
- Eggs
- Ice
Equipment
- Saucepan
- Timer
- Slotted spoon
- Bowl for the ice bath
How To Make Hard Boiled Eggs
- Place eggs in a large saucepan. Cover them with cool water by 1 inch.
- Cover the pan with a lid and bring water to a rolling boil over high heat; when the water has reached a boil, reduce heat to medium-high and set the timer for the desired time. Boil for 6 – 7 minutes over medium-high heat for perfect hard boiled eggs.
- Using a slotted spoon, transfer them to a large bowl of ice water and let them cool for a few minutes. Or you can place them under cool running water to stop the cooking. This will also help the eggs peel easily.
- Remove the eggs from the cold water and peel immediately.