I have an embarrassing confession friends. There was a time I didn’t know how to hard boil an egg. I wanted to make my great grandma’s potato salad, so I got the eggs out of the refrigerator. Suddenly, I just stopped in my tracks and stared at the carton of eggs as I realized I wasn’t exactly sure how to hard boil and egg.
Seriously? I never even thought about it until that very moment. Do I put the egg into boiling water like pasta? Do I put it into cold water like potatoes? How long does it take for an egg to become hard boiled?! Good thing my mom is always only a phone call away! If I asked these questions there’s a chance many of you out there are asking and wondering the same things. Therefor I bring you a tutorial, How to Perfectly Hard Boil an egg!
First of all, you shouldn’t actually boil a hard boiled egg. You simmer a hard boiled egg!
Secondly, you don’t want fresh eggs. The eggs should be several days old because the shell is a semi-permeable membrane, so the air can pass through. The older eggs have a large air sac and are easier to peel!
Gently place your eggs in a pot.
Fill the pot with cold water, just enough to cover the eggs.
Bring the water to a boil.
Reduce to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes {for large eggs} 12 minutes {for jumbo eggs}.
Run cold tap water into the pot.
When the eggs are cool enough to handle, tap the large end of the egg on a hard surface {this is usually where the air bubble is} and peel under running water.
See, no ugly gray ring around the outside of the yolk, perfect!
Ta-Da!
Enjoy!!
*Note* You could also bring the eggs to a boil, then remove from the heat and let sit covered in the pot for 20 minutes and they will be perfectly cooked! Thank you so much Paula Kelly-Bourque (@VanillaBeanBake)!!
*Also! If you add a teaspoon of baking soda to the water when bringing the water to a boil, the shells remove easily! {Thanks, again!}
