Boiled Eggs
Ingredients
Directions
Place the eggs in a dish without breaking the shells.
Pour boiling water over the eggs.
Let the eggs stand in the hot water away from the heat for 5 to 8 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
- Provide the set protein structure that firms as the whites and yolks heat up.
The step that matters
Letting the eggs stand in the hot water. Egg proteins set progressively with heat, so the 5 to 8 minute window controls whether the yolk is runny or fully firm. Standing off the heat keeps the temperature gentle and prevents the whites from becoming rubbery.
“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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