How to Boil an egg
January 18, 2012 in Cooking, The Basics by Harry
Ah the age old stand by when you have nothing else in or if your the healthy sort a great high energy way to start your day.
No matter if you like your yolks soft or hard on the inside Eggs are a great way to fill you up.
Much has been written over the years about the perfect way to boil the humble egg so here is Harry's preferred method.
What you need:
- An Egg
- Saucepan
- A spoon
- Water
- A Timer
Harry's Method for cooking a Soft boiled egg (Runny Yolk)
- Get a small saucepan and fill it with water enough to cover the egg when submerged.
- Bring the water up to boil (Be careful with boiling water!)
- Gently lower the egg into the water using the spoon slowly so you don't crack it.
- Turn the heat down to just a simmer
- Start your timer when 3 minutes has passed take your egg out of the water.
- Leave to cool for a few moments then serve.
To make your egg harder in the middle wait for 4 minutes, everyone is different with how they like their eggs so experiment with different timings between 3 to 4 minutes until you find what works for you.
Eggstra tips!
- If you have a pin put a very small hole at the top of the Egg this will stop it from cracking as it cooks
- If your eggs are strait from the fridge warm them up for a few minutes in warm water, again helps prevent them cracking
- Marmite soldiers (Toast, butter, Marmite spread) rocks with a runny egg
