To Boil Eggs Soft
Ingredients
Directions
Use enough boiling water to cover the eggs.
Place the eggs in the water just off boiling point.
Let them stand for 10 to 12 minutes in a warm place. Keep the saucepan uncovered.
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
- Protein that sets as the heat penetrates, so the white firms while the yolk stays soft.
The step that matters
Letting the eggs stand in water just off the boil. Water that is still at a full boil cooks the eggs too fast and can crack the shells, while water that is too cool sets the yolk unevenly. Holding the water just below boiling and timing the stand keeps the white set and the yolk runny.
“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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