July 12, 2023
How To Make Hard Boiled Eggs
Should I boil the water first for hard boiled eggs, or start the eggs in cold water?
Ah, the eternal question of boiling eggs everywhere: Whether it’s better to boil water first and then submerge the egg, or whether to start with the egg in cold water and bring it up to a boil.
Hard Boiled Eggs
The boiled egg may just be ine of nature's oerfect foods. Boiled eggs deliver plenty of protein, lots of vitamins and minerals, and hardly any carbs – all in a neat, compact, and modest 75-calorie package that's easy to crack open (and entirely biodegradable).
Ingredients
- eggs large
- water to submerge eggs completely
Instructions
- Place eggs in a medium pot with cold water by 1 inch. Be mindful, the water must cover the eggs to cook evenly. Bring water to a gentle boil uncovered. Immediately turn off the heat, then cover the pot.
- Let the eggs cook (steam), covered. For creamy yolks, remove the lid after 10 minutes, then run cold water over the eggs for about 1 minute depending on your desired donenedd and the number of eggs.
- Transfer the eggs with a slotted spoon to a bowl of iced water and chill for 5 minutes. Peel and enjoy!
Notes
What To Do With Boiled Eggs:
While boiled eggs are perfectly fine with just a sprinkle of salt and pepper, you can add a few additional ingredients and turn them into something simple or adventurous: egg salad, deviled eggs, in tuna salad, eggs benedict, on top of avocado toast for a healthy meal in a hurry or my absolute favorite, Salad Niçoise and of course there are so many more dish ideas.
TIPS YOU SHOULD KNOW
- A gray-green ring around the yolk of a hard boiled egg means that it was cooked too long and or at too high a temperature. To protect against this, cooked eggs should be immediately immersed in cold water to stop the cooking process.
- Salting the water helps minimize leaks if the eggs crack in the pan; the egg whites coagulate and seal off the crack more quickly.
- To peel, gently tap a boiled egg against the counter, turning and tapping to make a crackle pattern. Start peeling at the broad end, where there is an air pocket. Running the egg under cold water is not necessary, unless they are too hot to handle.
- In recipes like mayonnaise and Caesar salad that call for raw egg yolks, the soft yolk of a poached or soft-boiled egg can be used instead.
- To test if an egg has been cooked, spin it on a counter. A hard boiled egg spins faster than a raw egg.
