Soft Cooked Eggs (Improved Soft Boiled)

Last updated: Wednesday December 08, 2021

4        -        -                  Eggs

-        -        -                  Salt

-        -        -                  Pepper

 

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Place a vegetable steamer into a medium saucepan and add 1/2 inch of water.

2. Bring the water to a boil over medium-high heat. Place eggs in vegetable strainer.

3. Cover saucepan and steam eggs for 6.5 minutes.

4. Remove cover and remove eggs and immediately place in cold water for 30 seconds. Remove eggs from cold water, peel, and serve.

5. Seasoning with salt and pepper to taste.

Hard Cooked Eggs

5. Steam eggs for 15 minutes for up to 6 eggs, and 17 minutes for 6-12 eggs. This method will make eggs easier to peel, even if you use new or fresh eggs.

6. To peel eggs, roll them along the narrow equator of egg to crack the shell, then tap them on fat end of the egg, and peel from there.

Background
This method was featured In Cooks Illustrated January 1, 2013, and is modified slightly.

Theo Black