Hard boiled egg. How long to boil eggs after boiling water

There are many ways to bring eggs to readiness. and to get the desired result, you need to know how to boil eggs without errors.

It would seem that cooking eggs is not a problem at all. But in fact, this process also requires some knowledge and, of course, adherence to the time regime.

Depending on the boiling time, the consistency inside the shell changes.

Required products:

• several eggs;
• about a liter of water;
• a teaspoon of salt.

Cooking process:

1. First, rinse the eggs well so that there is no dirt left on them at all.
2. Put them in a saucepan and fill with water, its level should slightly cover the product. You can salt the water if you wish. Salt increases the integrity of the shell during the cooking process.
3. We turn on the stove to medium heat, wait for the boil, hold the eggs for about three minutes, drain and pour over with ice water.

You can cook soft-boiled eggs in a slow cooker. To do this, we lower them into the bowl, fill them with water, turn on the device in the “Steaming” mode and set the time for 5 minutes. After that, the eggs are cooled under running water.

Please note that soft-boiled eggs may be in different states.

• To obtain a semi-liquid protein and yolk, it is necessary to cook for 2 minutes after boiling.
• Soft protein and liquid yolk will turn out if you keep the eggs on fire for three minutes.
• Four minutes will be required for a slightly runny yolk and a fairly soft protein.

If the eggs are small, then the cooking time should be reduced.

Hard boiled egg technology

Hard-boiled eggs are much easier to cook than soft-boiled eggs, since they only come out in one state, when both the protein and the yolk are hard.

Required products:

• the number of eggs you need;
• about a liter of water.

Cooking process:

1. We thoroughly wash the product, remove all impurities from its surface. Put in a container with cold water.
2. We turn on the heat to a level above medium, wait for the boil and cook until cooked for about 10 minutes. Then drain and rinse with cold water.

If the eggs are not too large, then 7 minutes will be enough to cook them.

How long to cook quail eggs?

Such eggs are very small in size, which means that the cooking process will be shorter. To bring to the desired state, you need to know how much to cook quail eggs.

Boiling quail eggs is the easiest task a hostess faces.

In order to boil hard-boiled, the product must be washed, do it very carefully - they are fragile and small. Bring the water to a boil, salt lightly, dip the eggs in and remove after 1-2 minutes. Don't forget to rinse with cold water to cool.

Hard-boiled quail eggs are cooked almost, as well as soft-boiled, the difference in time. Pour the product with cold water, hold for 5 minutes over medium heat after boiling, drain and cool.

How to make a poached egg

Despite the difficult name, it is not difficult to cook them. Moreover, eggs can be used as an independent breakfast or as an addition to other dishes.

Of course, there is a lot of debate about how to do it right, but the general process is roughly the same.

Required products:

• one egg;
• water;
• a spoonful of vinegar.

Cooking process:

1. Fill a container with water, put on fire and wait until it heats up, be sure to add vinegar there.
2. At this time, carefully beat the egg into another container so that it retains its shape.
3. When the water heats up, it should not boil, start stirring it so that a funnel forms. And quickly pour the broken egg into the liquid.
4. If everything is done without errors, then the protein will wrap the yolk and will not leak into the pan. Keep for about 5 minutes until ready, without bringing the water to a boil.
5. Put the resulting egg with a spoon on a plate, let it cool and can be served with toast.

eggs in a bag

An egg in a bag is a dense protein and a liquid yolk. How to bring it to such a state? This can be done in several ways.

These eggs are perfect for breakfast or a light afternoon snack.

Required products:

• the number of eggs you need;
• water.

First cooking method:

1. Cold water is drawn into the pan, eggs are laid out.
2. We wait until the liquid comes to a boil, keep it on fire for about 4 minutes, after which we take it out, cool and can be served.

Second cooking method:

1. The product is already placed in boiling water.
2. It is necessary to wait until the liquid boils again after lowering the products, hold the eggs for a minute, turn off the stove and let them stand in hot water for about 7 minutes.

Please note that the times shown are for medium sized eggs. If they are large or vice versa small, then the time must either be reduced, or vice versa increased.

A few secrets of boiled eggs

Like any other product, chicken eggs have their own secrets and nuances of cooking, knowing which you can easily get the desired result.

1. Before boiling, place the eggs in cold water and deep dishes to determine how fresh they are. If the product immediately fell to the bottom, feel free to boil it. If the egg floats in the middle, the product is only suitable for frying or scrambled eggs. Well, if it is at the top, then its place is in the wastebasket.
2. You can add a little salt to the water, this is done not for taste, but so that they do not burst in the process.
3. Do not take too large a pan, it is important that the eggs lie tightly against each other, then they will not knock and the shell will not be damaged.
4. If you took out the eggs, but are not sure that they have reached readiness, then try to twist them, if it turned out only 1-2 turns, then you need to cook more.
5. It is not necessary to bring the product to room temperature. You can immediately put them in a container for cooking from the refrigerator, the result will be the same.
6. After boiling the liquid, you need to boil the eggs only on medium heat, then they will cook evenly, and the contents will turn out to be more tasty and soft.
7. The product should be cleaned only after cooling, then the shell will not capture the protein and it will not come off. By the way, if the egg is poorly peeled, then it is fresh.

Hard-boiled eggs are great for preparing various dishes or as a protein-rich snack. However, during the cooking process, the eggs may crack or their yolks will take on a greenish tint. But there are ways to boil eggs that allow you to avoid this.

Steps

Boiling eggs on the stove

Take the eggs and put them in the bottom of the pot. Place the eggs carefully so as not to break them. Do not put too many eggs in one dish (more than four layers).

• If you don't know if the eggs you are going to boil are fresh, put them in a pot of salted water. If the egg sinks to the bottom of the pan, then it is suitable for consumption, and if not, then most likely it is rotten.
• To prevent the eggs from cracking during cooking, place a piece of gauze on the bottom of the pan. However, this is not mandatory.

1. Pour cold tap water into a saucepan so that all the eggs are covered with water. Add a pinch of salt. While filling the pot with water, you can hold the eggs with your hand so that they do not crack.

   Place the saucepan over medium heat. Cover the pot with a lid to bring the water to a boil a little faster; but if you want to follow the cooking process, do not use the lid.

   • Using a wooden spoon, carefully spread the eggs throughout the pan so they don't crack.

2. As soon as the water in the pan boils, turn off the stove, but do not remove the pan from it. Don't touch the lid either. After 3-20 minutes, the eggs will be ready (depending on whether you want them soft-boiled or hard-boiled).

   Carefully pour the hot water out of the pot or scoop out the eggs with a slotted spoon. Cool the eggs by running them under cold tap water or by placing them in a pot of cold water (for 5 minutes).

   • After the eggs have cooled, put them in the refrigerator for 20-30 minutes to separate the white from the shell.
   • If you don't care about the appearance of the eggs after they have been peeled, do not put them in the refrigerator, but peel them immediately after cooling under cold water.
   • To check how well the egg is cooked, put it on the table and spin it: if it wraps up properly, then the egg is soft-boiled, and if not, then it is worth cooking more.

3. Clean the eggs. Before cleaning, lightly hit the egg on the table to crack the shell. It is better to start cleaning from the blunt end. There is a small indentation (under the shell) that will speed up the cleaning. The easiest way to clean eggs is under cold running water.

   • To quickly peel eggs, put them in a saucepan, close the lid, and then shake the saucepan to crack the shells on all the eggs at the same time.

4. Store peeled eggs in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. To do this, put them in a bowl and cover it with a plate, or put the eggs in a resealable container. In both cases, place a wet paper towel over the eggs and change it daily to keep the eggs from drying out.

   • You can also store eggs in cold water, which needs to be changed every day.
   • Hard-boiled eggs can be stored for several days (in their shells), but they are likely to dry out a bit. Therefore, it is better to store already peeled eggs in water or under a wet paper towel.

   Microwave

   Remove the dish of hot water from the microwave (using a towel or mitt when doing this), and then lower the eggs into the water with a slotted spoon. Make sure each egg is completely covered with water.

   • Don't throw eggs into the water. So they can crack; moreover, you may be exposed to drops of hot water.

5. Remove the eggs from the water with a slotted spoon and cool them.

   • Place the eggs in cold water or ice (for 5 minutes) to cool.
   • Once the eggs have cooled, you can peel them or put them in the refrigerator for 20-30 minutes to make the cleaning process easier.
   • In the refrigerator, store eggs under a damp paper towel or in water (change towels and water daily). Do not store boiled eggs in the refrigerator for more than 5 days.

   Problem solving

   1. If the yolk is greyish green, boil the eggs for a shorter time. Boiled eggs with this yolk are perfectly safe, but if they look unappetizing, boil the eggs for less next time.

Even the simplest culinary manipulations require a certain degree of care and attention. But once we learn the rational way, we will boil eggs for the rest of our lives without thinking about how we do it.

How to boil an egg correctly?

By the way, I always thought I could boil eggs. What could be easier? Place in boiling water, pour salt there so that the eggs do not crack (and if cracked, so that the protein does not leak out), and adhere to the following time regime:

• boil a soft-boiled egg - 3-3.5 minutes
• boil an egg in a bag - 4-6 minutes
• hard boil an egg - 8-10 minutes

After keeping this time on medium heat, remove the eggs from the heat and put them under cold water so that they are easier to clean. That's actually the whole technology, but ...

WHAT IS HERE:

♦ how to cook eggs correctly and rationally

What you need first of all is to remember a few rules.

1. Never boil eggs directly from the refrigerator, because cold eggs, if immersed in hot water, are likely to burst.

2. Use a kitchen timer. Trying to guess the time, or remembering to look at the clock, you will not achieve the desired degree of “cooking”.

3. A small saucepan is desirable, because if you boil several eggs in a large saucepan, they can beat each other.

How to boil an egg without cracking?

Pierce the egg with a thick needle from the blunt side.

4. At the blunt end of the eggs, inside, there is a small pillow where air collects. Usually during boiling, pressure builds up there, and as a result, the egg can crack. To avoid this, pierce the egg with a needle, let the steam come out.

5. Never put eggs on a strong "fast" fire, cook on medium. If you're not using a timer, don't boil the eggs for too long - the yolks can turn black and literally become "rubber".

6. If the eggs are very fresh (less than four days old), they will need a little more time - about 30 seconds.

How to boil an egg soft-boiled and in a bag with a timer

First of all, we need a small pot in which we boil water. In order to boil an egg, it is necessary to cover it with water by 1 cm.

Quickly but gently lower the egg into the water, or if there are multiple eggs, one at a time. Start the timer and let the eggs boil in boiling water for exactly 1 minute.

Then take the pot off the heat, cover with a lid and set the timer again.

• To boiled egg(rather runny yolk and seized, but runny protein), you will need 6 minutes timing.
• To egg boiled in a bag(liquid yolk and dense protein), you will need 7 minutes timing.

How to boil a soft-boiled egg in a bag - an alternative way

We place the eggs in a saucepan, pour cold water over them, covering them by about 1 cm, set the fire to high, and as soon as the boiling point is reached, reduce it. Then we follow the clock hand or set a timer:

• 3-4 minutes if boiled soft-boiled egg (more runny and less runny)
• 5 minutes if we boil the egg in a bag (fully boiled protein and slightly watery yolk).

How to hard boil an egg

Please note that very fresh eggs, if boiled, do not peel well. Therefore recommendation number 1: use at least five days from the date on the package.

Now about how to cook. The method is as follows: place the eggs in a saucepan and cover with cold water by about 1 cm. Bring the water to a boil and set the timer for 6 minutes if you want a slightly watery yolk, or 7 minutes for a completely, hard boiled egg.

• 6 minutes - "cool bag"
• 7 minutes - hard boiled egg

Then remove from heat and cool under running water for about 1 minute, then dip in a bowl of cold water for another 2 minutes to cool completely.

How to Peel a Hard Boiled Egg

The best way is to do it under running water. Break the shell, and then, holding the egg under running water, peel, starting from the wide end. Water will wash away all excess. Then you need to hold the egg a little more in cold water. If you do not cool it completely, then it will turn out to be overcooked - you will see this by the black rings on the protein.

How to boil quail eggs

Quail eggs for cooking should also not be too fresh. Unlike chicken, they do not burst in boiling water.

It will take 5 minutes to hard-boil quail eggs, starting from the boiling point, over medium heat. To boil soft-boiled, 1 minute is enough. Then cool quickly and clean as above.

• Boil a quail egg soft-boiled - 1 minute
• Hard boil a quail egg - 5 minutes

Boiled chicken eggs are a classic breakfast in many countries. Eggs are quite nutritious, but at the same time, they are easy to prepare and easy to digest. But the egg can be boiled in different ways - hard-boiled, in a "pouch" or soft-boiled. It depends on how long the egg will cook. To make breakfast planned and tasty, you need to know how to boil eggs. We will tell you about some of the nuances that will help facilitate and speed up the process of boiling eggs.

A little about chicken eggs

Here are some useful properties and interesting facts that will help you understand the nature of this product.

1. Chicken eggs are the most demanded and consumed product on the entire globe. In 2011, scientists in China tried to count the number of eggs eaten in a year and were horrified. The country consumed more than half a billion eggs per day.
2. The entire calorie content of the product falls on the yolk, the protein occupies only a small part of the nutritional composition. But the allergen is protein. It is not recommended for allergy sufferers.
3. The egg contains a huge amount of vitamins and minerals. Eggs are useful for diseases of the heart, gastrointestinal tract, they improve memory, promote women's health. In addition, regular consumption of eggs strengthens the immune system, reduces the risk of cancer.
4. Eggshell is very useful - it is used as a source of calcium.
5. Many lovers of raw eggs will have to be upset. In the egg, or rather, on its surface (in any case, it comes into contact with the contents), there may be a salmonella bacillus, which causes intoxication of the body and food poisoning. Salmonella dies during heat treatment.
6. Eggs are actively used not only in cooking, but also in cosmetology - there is no product more valuable and nutritious for hair and skin.
7. In some countries, eggs have been artificially produced, and no hens are required for this. A man-made egg looks like a sausage - the outer shell is the protein, and the inner shell is the yolk. The taste of such an “egg” is no different from an ordinary one, but one can argue about the benefits and naturalness of such a product.

You can talk about eggs for a very long time and entertainingly, but let's try to figure out how to boil them correctly.

For cooking, we need a saucepan, water, salt, a spoon and eggs. Before cooking, you can check the eggs for freshness. Drop the egg into a glass of water. If it sinks to the bottom, the product is fresh. If it rises to the surface, most likely the egg is already rotten.

1. Eggs must first be washed so that the droppings on the egg shell do not get on the edible part if the egg cracks.
2. There are several ways to boil eggs. Can I put eggs in boiling or cold water, which is correct? If you put eggs in boiling water, and even more so if you take them out of the refrigerator, there is a high probability that they will crack. This is either due to hitting the bottom of the pan (you will not put your hands in boiling water), or due to a sharp temperature drop.
3. It is best to dip the eggs in a pot of cold water. Arrange the eggs so that they are evenly distributed on the bottom of the dish. If there are a lot of eggs, it is better to boil them in several batches.
4. Fill the eggs with water. At the same time, they should be held so that they do not hit the walls of the dish. A small amount of salt (a third of a teaspoon) can be added to the water so that the eggs do not crack or leak if they are hit.
5. Put the eggs on the fire and cover with a lid. If you dip the eggs into boiling water, you need to do it with a spoon. A piece of clean cloth can be placed at the bottom of the pot to protect the eggs from impact.
6. When the water boils, reduce the fire and remove the lid. It is very important to note the time. If you like soft-boiled eggs, cooking time is very important, so it's best to use a kitchen timer.
7. A soft-boiled egg takes 2-4 minutes to cook depending on the size of the egg. In the "pouch" you need to cook for 5-7 minutes, and in order for the egg to be hard-boiled, you need to wait about 8-10 minutes after boiling. No need to boil the egg longer than 15 minutes. After a long boil, the yolk becomes hard and dark around the edges.
8. When the eggs are cooked, carefully drain the boiling water. Place the eggs under cold water. This is done to cool them down, as well as to ensure that the shells are cleaned easily and without problems. Usually the egg is difficult to peel if it is very fresh.
9. If you get distracted and don't know how long the egg has been cooked, take it out of the water and spin it on the table. A well-boiled egg spins very quickly, while a half-baked egg won't spin even three times. This egg can be boiled.
10. It is much more convenient to peel boiled eggs from the shell under a stream of cold water. If there are a lot of eggs, you just need to shake the pan with eggs so that the whole shell cracks.

Eggs are perfectly stored, both in the refrigerator and outside of its walls. In the refrigerator, eggs can be filled with water and stored for up to a week if the water is changed daily. If boiled eggs are not peeled, they will keep in the refrigerator for about 10 days. If you have already cleaned them, cover them with a damp cloth and leave them in a container with an open lid - they will be usable for at least 5-7 days.

You can also boil an egg in the microwave. To do this, place a bowl of cold water in it, and when it boils, lower the egg into it. Eggs in the microwave cook a little longer - for 5-8 minutes. Never leave an egg in the microwave without water. The internal pressure will simply burst the eggshell and you will need a grand cleaning technique.

Eggs are included in the recipe for many dishes. In the refrigerator of every good housewife there should be at least a dozen eggs in reserve. Eggs are boiled, fried, baked. They are whipped and drunk raw, added to cocktails, marinated and even salted. Beaten eggs are fried in the form of pancakes, they are actively used in baking, cutlets and croutons are indispensable without eggs. Eggs are the most massive and sought-after product, without which you can’t do without.

Video: how to boil an egg with the yolk out

general information

Since the egg is a two-in-one mix, it is quite difficult to achieve the desired taste of both ingredients in cooking. After all, what is good for the yolk is bad for the protein, and vice versa. But you can still boil a hard-boiled egg and get a delicious product if you know the secret of cooking and follow very simple rules.

Choice

Never take freshly laid eggs, try to use old ones, as when they "age" the contents dry out and a small air pocket forms. When properly boiled, the air from it comes out through the shell in its natural way and does not "explode" the egg from the inside. Today's eggs are fresh, and 3-5 days old are old. How to check for freshness? You drop into the water. A fresh egg will hang on its side (it still does not have an air pocket), and the old one will hang vertically (down with its heavy end).

How to boil hard boiled eggs

So that the product does not burst during cooking, you need to salt the water and drop a little vinegar into it. After that, you can boil hard-boiled eggs. Lay them in cold water and only in one layer without their tight contact with the sides. And spare no water. As a rule, at a high boiling temperature, bubbles appear, which cause the eggs to "jump" around the pan. But you only need a whole shell. That is why boil them in moderation so that nothing jumps. Remember that overheating and simmering for too long will just "cook" all of the protein in the protein, making it somewhat rubbery. And the yolk, at too high a temperature, becomes an unpleasant, bad-smelling hydrogen sulfide product due to complex chemical transformations. Therefore, if you want to cook delicious hard-boiled eggs, remember the main rule - you do not need to overheat them when cooking.

Steaming

You should wait until the water boils, and immediately turn off the stove. Then you need to close the pan with a lid and leave the testicles to "domlyat" in this hot water for about fifteen minutes. By soaking them in cooling boiling water, you will create the ideal mode for the product to achieve the flavor balance of its two components. This is how hard boiled eggs are supposed to be. After that, you should transfer them with a spoon into ice water, so that they are easy, and most importantly, beautifully cleaned. Why does it have such an effect on boiled eggs? The fact is that ice water inside the hot product creates steam, which makes it easier for a too sticky membrane to peel off from the protein itself and stick to the husk. After keeping the testicles in ice water for ten minutes, you easily “tap” them over the entire area and gracefully release them from the peel.

Useful advice

Harvested and already peeled testicles can be stored in the refrigerator. But it is desirable that they lie in cold water, which must be changed periodically. Thrifty housewives can stock up on boiled eggs for the future if they put them in the freezer. By the way, the ice cream product does not lose its quality at all - the same seventy calories, as well as valuable protein. Now you know how much you need to boil eggs in order to prepare a delicious dish.