It's no fun to learn this the hard way. Put pan over high heat and bring water to a rolling boil. Remove pan from heat and cover. How long does it take to boil an egg?
Well, actually, you want the water to come just to a boil but not stay there. Eggs exposed to high heat for a long time go through a chemical reaction that turns the yolks green.
So the answer to "How long do you boil hard boiled eggs? Because the eggs cook in water that's not actually boiling, some people use the term "hard-cooked" instead of "hard-boiled" eggs. Drain eggs immediately and put in a bowl filled with water and ice cubes. Why ice water? It cools the eggs down and prevents the green yolk problem. Chilled water isn't cold enough - you want cold water with lots of ice cubes floating in it. If you're planning to peel the eggs, crack them slightly before putting them in the ice water and let them sit for an hour for maximum ease of peeling.
Let the eggs stand in the hot water for 4 to 12 minutes, depending on how firm or set you want the yolks to be. Why the time range? The longer the eggs sit in hot water the more cooked the yolk will be: figure less time for soft boiled eggs and longer time for hard boiled eggs. Use these time guidelines for large eggs:. Here's my method for how to cook hard boiled eggs so that they don't get over-cooked. Did you know? Older eggs are easier to peel than fresh eggs.
If you are planning to make hard boiled eggs for Easter and want to make sure that the eggs are easy to peel, buy your eggs at least a week ahead of time two weeks even better, they'll keep. If you need easy-to-peel eggs and you have fresh eggs, you might want to try steaming the eggs for 15 minutes. Pour an inch of water into a pot and insert a steamer basket. Bring to a boil.
Place the eggs in the steamer basket, cover and steam for 15 minutes more or less, check! Or if you don't have a steamer basket, steam the eggs in a half inch of water.
The steam penetrates the shell a bit making the eggs easier to peel. You can also steam eggs in a pressure cooker! If you've boiled a batch of eggs that you are now finding difficult to peel, try cracking the shells all around without peeling them and soaking the eggs in water for a while. The water often seems to seep in enough under the shell to make the egg easier to peel.
If you live at high altitude, let the eggs sit in the hot water longer or lower the heat and maintain a low simmer for 10 to 12 minutes. Fill a saucepan about a quarter of the way with cold water. Place the eggs in a single layer at the bottom of the saucepan. Add more water so that the eggs are covered by at least an inch or two of water. The more eggs that are crowding the pan the more water you should have over the eggs.
Adding a teaspoon of vinegar to the water may help keep egg whites from running out if an egg does crack while cooking. If you have the type of stove burner that doesn't retain heat when turned off, you might want to lower the temp to low, simmer for a minute, and then turn it off. Fill the pan with water to about 2 inches over the eggs. Place the pan on high heat.
Bring to a boil. Remove the pan from the heat. Cover, and let the eggs stand for 12 minutes. Run the eggs under cold water or place in an ice bath to cool. Back to Recipes Vegetable soups Healthy soups See more. Back to Recipes Chicken curry Pasta See more. Back to Recipes Smoothies Autumn drinks See more.
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