How To Hard Boil An Egg
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How To Hard Boil An Egg
Chef Martha Swales shows you how to make the perfect boiled eggs for salads and sandwiches.
- Prep:
- 2m
- Cook:
- 10m
- Total:
- 12m
- Serves:
- 3
Ingredients
- 3 eggs
- salt
- pepper
Method
Make sure your eggs are at room temperature. Eggs taken straight from the fridge will crack in a hot pan.
Fill the pan with cold water, so it is around a centimetre above the top of the eggs, and place on the hob. When the water gets to simmering temperature, set your timer to 6 minutes for eggs with a slightly soft yolk and 7 to 8 minutes for a harder yolk.
Once cooked, remove the eggs from the pan and run under cold water for 1 minute. Then transfer the eggs to a bowl of cold water to cool them down. Once they have cooled, peel off the shell, rinsing them in water to remove any trace of the shell.