How to Cook a Perfect Soft-Boiled Egg
It's all in the timing. Cooking a perfect soft-boiled egg requires that the egg boil for a specific amount of time based on the egg's size. Boil it too long and the yolk won't be runny; boil it less than the minimum amount of time and the egg white might be underdone.
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Instructions
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Bring the eggs to room temperature before cooking. If you keep your eggs in the refrigerator, set the eggs you want to soft-boil on the counter for about 30 minutes before boiling. This lessens the chance that the eggs will crack when they hit the boiling water.
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Bring a pot of water to boiling on the stove while the eggs are warming up to room temperature.
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Boil a medium-size egg for three minutes. Set a timer when you place the eggs in the boiling water. Remove when the timer goes off.
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Boil large eggs for four minutes. Add an additional minute for extra large eggs.
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Remove the egg from the water and run it under cold water for at least 30 seconds to prevent further residual cooking.
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Tips & Warnings
Use eggs that are at least three or four days old. Fresh eggs are more difficult to peel after boiling.
Use caution handling boiled water and hot eggs.
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Comments
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the egg disaster this morning put me in a horrible mood so I have decided to spend the rest of the day sulking in bed, saw a great tear jerker with Alyssa Milano on Lifetime and it perked me up a little...weird but I am a woman after all.
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I usually do 6 minutes.
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this did not work for me, tried three times, once at 3 mins, once at 3.5 mins and once at 4 mins, each egg was inedible and undercooked. Yuk.
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I followed the directions. I got the eggs to come out right. Thanks. I did add the eggs and cold tap water and put them on the gas burner turned full up. It took about 6 minutes to beginning of rolling boil. 3 minutes from then I took them off, let them sit 30 seconds, then put cold water in the pan after letting most of the hot water out. They sat in cold water one minute. I then opened them with a knife and scooped them out with a spoon. They came out just right. You have to be careful with this "recipe." One minute either way makes a huge difference in doneness.
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Will definitely try this! Helps fast recovery after a strenuous workout!
