How to Perfectly Boil Eggs
Learn how to perfectly boil eggs with this classic, easy, and simple method. Perfectly boiled eggs with the yolk cooked just like you prefer. Meal prep and learn how to store in the fridge for ready-to-go breakfasts, snacks, or lunches.
Ingredients
- 6 eggs
- water
- ice
Instructions
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Place half a dozen large brown eggs in a medium sauce pan. Fill up with water until eggs are fully covered and submerged. Place sauce pan on stovetop on high heat and bring to a boil.
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At this point, cook eggs for as long as you'd like depending on how runny or hard you want your egg yolk to be. A fully cooked egg needs to boil for 12 minutes. Boil eggs for 3-4 minutes for a runny yolk. 5-6 minutes will result in a creamier, slightly runny yolk. While 8-10 minutes will give you a yolk that is creamy and mostly set.
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While eggs are cooking, fill up a large mixing bowl with water and ice. Once you are ready to finish cooking your eggs, turn heat off. Use a skimmer spoon to remove the eggs from from sauce pan and submerge one egg at a time in ice bath. Keep eggs in ice water for 1-2 minutes. The shock from the ice bath will immediately stop the cooking process preventing eggs from overcooking.
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Grab one egg and remove from ice bath. Gently tap bottom of egg on a hard surface such as a cutting board or kitchen counter. Carefully peel egg shell leaving a smooth white surface behind. Repeat with the rest of eggs.
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If you are using the eggs for meal prep or later use, leave shells on eggs and store in the fridge for up to 5 days. Serve hard boiled eggs as is or in your favorite egg recipes.
Recipe Notes
Tips for Perfectly Boiling Eggs:
- Don't skip the ice bath- Submerging hot eggs in an ice bath produces a shock which causes the shell to soften and unstick from the inside. This ensures your eggs will easily peel leaving the egg whole and as smooth as possible.
- The shock from the ice bath will immediately stop the cooking process- This will prevent eggs from overcooking. Another reason you don't want to skip the ice bath.
- Leave shells on eggs if using for meal prep- Store eggs in the fridge for up to 5 days.