How Long Do You Boil An Egg

Egg is a healthy and nutrition rich food product which is a common part of our various food recipes. Eggs are consumed in all their forms, meaning raw, fried or boiled form and they are almost an integral part of a healthy breakfast. Boiled eggs, however, make the perfect breakfast egg recipe which is healthy and lighter form of eggs than say fried eggs. Boiling eggs sounds a cakewalk for most of us. But, is it really?

As we all know, one can boil eggs by various methods, which is the reason why there are various methods and duration which is required for boiling eggs perfectly. Well, the following part of the article deals with all the methods of boiling eggs. So, keep reading!

Hard-Boiled Eggs

Well, so you are keen to know how to hard boil eggs. For that, you will need the desired number of eggs, water and a saucepan that can be spacious enough to boil all the eggs. Place the eggs in the saucepan and pour water on them. Make sure that the water levels fully cover the eggs and the eggs are not placed too close to each other, otherwise they might get cracked. Then turn on the heat on high flame and bring the water to boil. Once the water starts to boil, place lid on the pan, which accelerates the process of boiling eggs. Once the water is boiled to rolling you need to reduce the heat and let it simmer for about 12 minutes. If the eggs are too large, then you need to boil them for 15 minutes. After that, remove the saucepan from heat and hold the eggs under cold water. When cool, peeling hard-boiled eggs gets pretty easy. Once peeled, your delicious hard-boiled eggs are ready!

Soft Boiled Eggs

If you are also a fan of soft boiled eggs and bread soldiers, then for that, you need to learn how long to boil an egg for soft boiled in the first place. Similar to the process of hard boiling eggs, you need to take the desired number of eggs in the pan and cover them with water. When the water comes to rolling boil, you need to reduce the heat and simmer the eggs for only about 3 minutes. Here again you need to consider the softness of the eggs that you prefer. If you want the yolk to be totally fluid, then you need to boil the eggs for about 2-2½ minutes only. Once the eggs are boiled, transfer them gently in a saucepan filled with cold water and your soft boiled eggs are ready for you to savor!

Deviled Eggs

Now that you are well aware about the process of boiling eggs, you can easily learn how to make deviled eggs. For that, take the desired number of eggs in a saucepan and add water in it, till the eggs get fully covered. Then bring them to rolling boil over high flame. Then reduce the heat and boil the eggs for about 12 minutes. Then, remove the eggs from that pan and transfer them into a pan filled with cold/iced water. Once the eggs get cool, peel them well. After peeling the eggs cut them into half (lengthwise). Then remove all the yolks in a medium-sized bowl. Then mash yolks with a fork and then try any of the known deviled eggs recipes and serve your deviled eggs!

Due to their nutrition facts, consuming boiled eggs is cited extremely healthy (except for the egg allergies!). So, include them in your daily diet and enjoy their health benefits!