🥚 Boiled Eggs (Simple & Perfect Every Time)
Boiled eggs are a quick, protein-packed snack or meal ingredient. Here’s how to get them just right:
Instructions
Ingredients
- Eggs (as many as you want)
- Water
- Optional: salt or vinegar (helps prevent cracking)
Method
- Place eggs in a pot:
- Arrange eggs in a single layer. Add enough water to cover them by 1–2 inches.
- Boil water:
- Bring water to a gentle boil over medium-high heat.
- Cook eggs:
- Soft-boiled: 4–6 minutes (yolk slightly runny)
- Medium: 7–9 minutes (yolk mostly set)
- Hard-boiled: 10–12 minutes (yolk fully set)
- Cool eggs:
- Remove eggs and place in ice water or run under cold water for a few minutes. This stops cooking and makes peeling easier.
- Peel & serve:
- Tap gently to crack the shell, then peel. Enjoy plain, with salt, or in salads, sandwiches, or snacks.
Tips
- Older eggs peel more easily than fresh eggs.
- Adding a pinch of salt or a splash of vinegar to the water can prevent cracking.
- Store unpeeled hard-boiled eggs in the fridge up to 1 week.
If you want, I can also give a foolproof method for perfectly soft-boiled eggs with runny yolks every time.
