How To Boil Eggs

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 6 eggs, large
• 3 quarts cold water

Recipe

• 1 cover the eggs with cold tap water in a pot and bring to a simmer over medium high heat. do not let the eggs boil and do not cover.
• 2 simmer uncovered for 20 minutes (large eggs) and remove from heat.
• 3 drain water and cover the eggs with cold water, draining and refreshing cold water as it warms up. do this for a few minutes.
• 4 drain the water out of the pan and put the lid on it.
• 5 gently - verrrrrry gently - shake the pan up and down until you no longer hear the hard sound of the eggs, but rather the gentler sound of the shells being cracked.
• 6 remove the lid and cover the eggs with cold water again.
• 7 under a slow but steady stream of cold water remove the shells. they should come off in one piece.
• 8 place the eggs on a paper towel to remove moisture and then proceed with your recipe.