How to peel a hard-boiled egg
Eggs are a great source of nutrients, with protein as well as choline and zeaxanthin, and can be a part of any healthy diet. Choline may help preserve an individual's memory while zeaxathin has been linked to the protection against vision loss. A single egg also contains 6 g of protein. A hard-boiled egg is made by submerging an egg in boiling water until the whites and yolk are firm. Once cooked, the shell is peeled and the egg is consumed. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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Submerged the recently hard-boiled eggs in cold water. Allow the eggs to cool in the water before you begin peeling them. If the water becomes to warm, drain the water and replace it with cold water again.
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Tap a cooled hard-boiled egg against a hard surface to break the shell. Keep cracking the shell until it is cracked enough for you can slip a fingernail under the edge of the shell.
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Use your fingernail to lift up the cracked shell and pull it off the hard-boiled egg with your fingertips. Continue this process until the entire egg has been peeled.
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Rinse the egg in cool water to remove any small pieces of the shell that may be left behind on the hard-boiled egg.
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Place the peeled eggs in a bowl and refrigerated, if they will not be used immediately.
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Tips & Warnings
Do not be alarmed if there is a green ring around the hard-boiled egg's yolk. This is a result of overcooking the egg. When an egg is overcooked, sulfur iron compounds are released, resulting in the green ring. It is not harmful.
A fresher egg will be harder to peel than an older egg. Allowing an egg to get nearer to its expiration date before hard-boiling will make the shell easier to remove.
If you do not submerge newly boiled eggs in cold water after cooking, they will continue to cook.
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