How do you cook a perfect runny boiled egg every time?!
How do you cook a perfect runny boiled egg every time?
Answers:
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Soft boiled eggs
Soft boiled eggs, a nice way to eat poached eggs without a plate, takes about 7 minutes to prepare. Often served with buttered toast, perfect for dipping into the runny yolk.
Ingredients:
2 or 3 large eggs, depending on appetite
Salt and pepper to taste
Equipment
A small saucepan (1 - 2 quarts / litres)
A small spoon or teaspoon
Gas or electric stove, at medium-high to high heat
A sharp pin or tack (optional - see method 2)
A slotted spoon (optional - see method 2)
Procedure:
There are several popular ways to make soft boiled eggs. Here are the most common ones.
Method 1
This is a method used widely in France that almost invariably leaves the yolk soft and runny but not watery. This method also avoids the requirement to pierce the shell.
Using eggs which are more or less at room temperature (i.e. not straight from the refrigerator), place in water that has been brought to a "furious" boil.
After one minute, remove from heat and allow eggs to stand in the hot water in the pan for 5 minutes.
Method 2
Fill the pot ? full with water and set on stove top to boil.
Using the pin, poke a small hole on the larger end of the egg.
When the water is boiling, use the slotted spoon to lower the eggs into the pot.
Let the eggs boil for 6-7 minutes (5 minutes 40 seconds for soft yolk).
Remove the eggs with the slotted spoon.
Method 3
Mix ? tsp salt into enough water to cover your eggs, and bring the water to a soft boil.
Put your eggs in the water and boil for 4-5 minutes.
When they're done, immediately run them under cold water so they stop cooking.
Serving
To serve, place eggs on an egg stand, shot glass, or anything that will allow the egg to stay upright.
Using the small spoon, repeatedly tap the top of the eggs until an area the size of the spoon is cracked
Dig the spoon across the bottom of the cracked area to remove the top.
Use the spoon to eat from the egg shell.
Notes, tips, and variations
If you wait too long to serve, the heat of the egg will continue to cook the yolk. This effect can be reduced by cooling the eggs in cold water for up to 1 minute.
Traditionally, people will slice buttered toast into long pieces and dip it into the eggs. This is called cutting bread into "soldiers."
Some people will add salt, pepper and sometimes butter, and scramble the eggs inside the shell.
Others will dig out the egg and layer on their buttered toast.
Egg in a Cup: dig out the egg and put it in a mug with buttered toast. Mix.
Warnings:
Many people prefer their eggs not fully cooked. Please see the module Egg for possible health concerns of eating raw eggs