Soft-boiled Eggs
Ingredients
Directions
Pour boiling water over the egg in a teacup.
Cover with a saucer and let it stand for 5 minutes or more.
For 2 eggs, use a small bowl.
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
- Egg
- Sets gently with the residual heat of the water, giving a soft, runny centre.
The step that matters
Letting the egg stand. The egg cooks only from the heat of the water, so the standing time sets the yolk and white. Standing too briefly leaves the white raw, while too long firms the yolk fully.
“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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