How to Make a Perfect Soft Boiled Egg, for Beginners

This article is perfect for someone with very little or not a lot of budget/money, that would like to learn how to make a quick and easy dish, versatile enough to compliment almost any protein or starch. A soft boiled egg can easily become a great meal for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. This article will give you some quick an easy steps to soft-boil an egg even a child can follow (with proper parental supervision of course).
As a child my big sister use to soft boil eggs and add them to potatoes or rice to quickly fill my hunger. It also helped me through college which not only is light on the pocket but quick, easy and very minimal clean up/dishes. The best part is all you need is a pot(with lid) to boil water in and a hotplate.
I hope all you fellow egg lovers enjoy these quick and easy tips that will last you a life time.

Things You'll Need

• Times may vary depending on size of the egg and how many eggs you are trying to make.
• Recommendation for theses instructions are 1 or 2 eggs.

Instructions

1. Put water in a pot to a level high enough to just cover egg(s).

2. Bring water to complete boil.

3. Turn off boiled water and place eggs gently.

4. Cover 8-10 minutes, then pull and gently rinse with cool water.

5. Peel gently and serve as needed.

Tips & Warnings

• This is a wonderful and tasty compliment to any meal. For heat lovers, add your choice of hot sauce. Enjoyable with bacon for breakfast, steak for dinner, or serve it Hawaiian style and mix it with Asian white rice, hot sauce, soy sauce to taste.