Two Soft Boiled Eggs
Ingredients
Directions
The book gives no cooking times; the times in the steps were added in transcription, so check for doneness rather than trusting the clock.
Cook the eggs
Bring a pot of water to a boil.
Gently add the eggs and boil for 6-7 minutes.
Remove the eggs and place them in cold water for a minute.
Serve
Peel the eggs and serve with zwieback and hot water.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Eggs
- Provide the main protein, which sets as the white and yolk cook through during boiling.
The step that matters
Timing the boil. Boiling for 6-7 minutes leaves the yolk soft while the white sets. Slightly longer cooking firms the yolk fully, and the cold-water bath stops carryover cooking so the texture stays as intended.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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