We mainly cook hard boiled eggs, because we use them in salads, snacks and other dishes. But having wanted to cook them soft-boiled, not everyone succeeds in doing this, the yolk is too liquid, then on the contrary, thick. Learn to cook soft-boiled eggs correctly.
Recipe content:
- Good to know
- Ingredients
- Step by step cooking
- Video recipe
It would seem that boiling soft-boiled eggs is no big deal. However, making eggs this simple at home is often inconvenient. It seems that you choose a good whole product, you examine it from all sides, but when you put eggs in water, problems immediately begin. The shell bursts, the protein flows out, the yolk is digested or remains liquid, and on top of this, the boiled egg is poorly cleaned. But many people want to enjoy the perfect breakfast of soft-boiled or hard-boiled eggs. I have already told you how to cook hard-boiled eggs. You can find this recipe on the website pages. And today I will share the experience of boiling soft-boiled eggs.
Good to know about boiling soft-boiled eggs
- The egg is poorly cleaned, which means it is fresh. To eliminate this problem, you can salt the eggs when boiling them, and after boiling them, immerse them in cold water.
- To prevent the eggs from bursting during cooking, cook in a bowl with a small radius so that they do not bump into each other and lie tightly.
- The shelf life of eggs is a month, and outside the refrigerator. Boiled eggs can stay in the refrigerator for 15-30 days, but it is better to eat them fresh within 3 days.
- An egg pops up during cooking - it is spoiled, it is no longer suitable for food.
- Soft-boiled eggs are served in the shell, placing it on a special stand.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 159 kcal.
- Servings - 3
- Cooking time - 2-3 minutes
Ingredients:
Eggs - any quantity
How to cook soft-boiled eggs?
1. Wash eggs under running water.
2. Dip the eggs into a saucepan and cover them with cold water. If they are dipped in boiling water, then they can burst from the temperature drop. But if you have to put them in boiling water, then first warm it up under a stream of warm water.
After boiling, cook the eggs for 2-4 minutes over medium heat. with intense heating, they will burst. Soft-boiled them can be cooked to several states:
- Semi-liquid egg white with yolk - cooking time 2 minutes.
- The white is soft, but not liquid, and the yolk is liquid - 3 minutes.
- The white is soft, the yolk is semi-liquid - 4 minutes.
At the same time, keep in mind that the listed cooking time refers to category 1 eggs. If the size of the eggs is smaller, then the cooking time should be reduced, larger ones - increased by 1 minute.
3. Transfer the boiled eggs to a bowl of ice water and leave to cool. If you keep them at room temperature, they will continue to cook at their own temperature.
4. After that, free the top of the eggs from the shell so that it can be eaten with a spoon and start eating.
See also a video recipe on how to boil soft-boiled eggs.
