Hard Boiled Egg Recipe
I've tried a dozen recipes for hard boiled eggs over the years. I've tried steam baths, roasting, adding things to the water, timers, and even blowing into the eggshell, all in service of two things:
- The yolk should come out yellow with no green
- The egg should come out of its shell perfectly
After years, I've found the recipe in Kenji Lopez-Alt, and a little of my own approach.
https://www.seriouseats.com/the-secrets-to-peeling-hard-boiled-eggs
The recipe is simple:
Boil a bot of water, have enough water to cover the eggs by about an inch (~2.5cm)
- Boil your water
- Reduce the water to a simmer/slow boil
- Place your cold eggs into the simmering water
- Cook for exactly 11 minutes
- Place eggs into a cold water bath, ideally with ice
- Let your eggs cool - This is very important. They need to stay in the ice bath at least 15 minutes, and overnight in the fridge is best
- Crack the eggs by tapping the top and bottom, then gently rolling them to create little fractures, then simply peel
And there you go, perfect hard boiled eggs.
The search is over.
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