Coddled Eggs
Ingredients
Directions
Bring water to a boil in a pot.
Remove the pot from heat.
Add the eggs to the hot water.
Cover the pot tightly and let the eggs sit for about 7 minutes.
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.
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What each ingredient does
- Eggs
- Set gently in the hot water, giving a soft, custardy texture when cooked this way.
The step that matters
Removing the pot from heat before adding the eggs. Water at a full boil would cook the eggs too fast and make the whites rubbery. Off the heat, the water stays hot but cools slowly, so the eggs cook gently and evenly while covered.
“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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