To Boil 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
Place eggs in a saucepan and cover with water.
Bring the water to a boil over medium heat.
Once boiling, reduce heat and simmer for 9-12 minutes depending on desired doneness.
Remove eggs and place them in cold water to stop cooking.
Serve
Peel and serve.
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
- Set their proteins into a firm, cooked texture as they simmer.
The step that matters
Simmer for the right time. Simmering time sets how far the yolk cooks. Too long leaves a dry, chalky yolk with a grey ring, while too short leaves the white runny. Moving the eggs to cold water right after stops residual heat from overcooking them.
“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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