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    How To Make Perfect Boiled Eggs On Stove Top

    Last Updated : Feb 23, 2024. This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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    How to make perfect boiled eggs on stove top with tips and cooking time to make hard boiled eggs, soft boiled eggs or medium boiled eggs! You can use large sized white eggs or brown eggs in this recipe as you like but try to use refrigerated older eggs to make easy to peel boiled eggs since boiled eggs made using fresh eggs are usually harder to peel!

    perfect boiled eggs

    Boiled eggs can be made in different ways based on your preferred texture for yolk and you can make them soft boiled, hard boiled or medium boiled eggs based on your taste.

    perfect boiled eggs

    In this recipe, we see how to make perfect boiled eggs on stove top but if you have instant pot pressure cooker, try this super easy boiled eggs in instant pot, steamed boiled eggs in instant pot and hard boiled duck eggs in instant pot! Hard boiled eggs are most popular along with soft boiled eggs and you can use hard boiled eggs to make sandwich fillings, deviled eggs, egg salads and so much more. Also read my post on how long to hard boil eggs if you want to learn more about the boiling times for cooking eggs. They also make great snacks, breakfast, brunch or side dishes for lunch or dinner.

    See here for tips on how to tell if hard boiled eggs are done!

    Contents hide
    1 easy Egg Recipes for breakfast, lunch or dinner:
    2 hard boiled eggs:
    3 soft boiled eggs:
    4 medium boiled Eggs:
    5 how to make perfect boiled eggs on stove top?
    6 ingredients used to make perfect boiled eggs:
    7 step by step instructions
    8 How To Make Perfect Boiled Eggs On Stove Top
    8.1 Ingredients
    8.2 Instructions
    8.3 Nutrition

    easy Egg Recipes for breakfast, lunch or dinner:

    • How to fry an egg
    • over easy eggs
    • sunny side up eggs
    • over medium eggs
    • over hard eggs
    • basted fried eggs
    • avocado toast sandwich with egg omelette
    • spinach egg scramble
    • avocado egg scramble
    • instant pot scrambled eggs
    • breakfast egg and cheese muffins
    • easy oven baked egg
    • cabbage egg scramble
    • fried spaghetti with egg

    hard boiled eggs:

    boiled eggs

    Hard boiled eggs have well cooked yolks and whites. To make hard boiled eggs, you can use a cooking time of 9 minutes. One mistake many people do while making hard boiled eggs is over cooking the eggs. If you over cook the eggs, the egg whites will turn rubbery and the egg yolks will turn slightly grey/green in color around the edges which is not appealing in general. So make sure to follow the recipe to make perfect hard boiled eggs with bright yellow yolks that do not turn green/grey and with perfect cooked, but soft whites.

    soft boiled eggs:

    Soft boiled eggs have runny yolks and well cooked whites and you usually need to cook only for about 5 minutes to make soft boiled eggs!

    medium boiled Eggs:

    Medium boiled eggs have a creamy consistency for the yolks that is between hard boiled eggs and soft boiled eggs and you can follow a cooking time of about 7 minutes to make medium boiled eggs.

    So here you can read in detail how to make perfect boiled eggs of your preference!

    how to make perfect boiled eggs on stove top?

    perfect boiled eggs

    To make perfect boiled eggs, we use the following ingredients and method.

    ingredients used to make perfect boiled eggs:

    • eggs 6 large (may use less or more upto 8 eggs also)
    • water 3 cups
    • baking soda ½ teaspoon (or use salt)
    • ice cubes 6 to 8 or as needed
    • cold water as needed for making ice water bath for boiled eggs

    step by step instructions

    • Wash the eggs and place them carefully in a medium sized saucepan. Make sure to place the eggs in a single layer inside the pan.
    • Add water carefully to the pan. The water level should stay about 1 inch above the layer of eggs.
    making boiled eggs
    • Sprinkle baking soda, turn on heat (keep the heat high) and bring the water to a boil.
    making boiled eggs in saucepan
    boiling water to cook eggs
    • Once the water begins to boil, cover the saucepan with a lid and reduce the heat to low.
    • To make hard boiled eggs, cook the eggs for 9 minutes.
    • To make soft boiled eggs, you only need to cook the eggs for 5 minutes.
    • To make medium boiled eggs, you can cook the eggs for about 7 minutes.
    • Meanwhile, prepare an ice bath by adding the ice cubes to a large bowl of water (fill water to about half of the bowl).
    • Once the cooking is done, immediately turn off the heat and carefully transfer the pan from the heated stove to a cool place. This step is really important to prevent further cooking of the eggs.
    making boiled eggs
    • Transfer the cooked eggs carefully to the bowl with water and ice cubes for an ice bath so the eggs will cool down and prevent any further cooking.
    • It is best to use a large spoon and carefully transfer each egg into the ice bath.
    • It is recommended that the eggs be placed in the ice bath for about 5 minutes of time.
    boiled eggs in ice water bath
    • However, I usually place the eggs in the ice bath for several minutes more (about 10 to 12 minutes usually), unless I am in a hurry.
    • This helps the eggs to cool down really well and it helps with peeling the egg shells very easily.
    • Once the eggs are cooled enough in the ice bath, you can easily peel off the shells and give a quick rinse in fresh water if required and enjoy them right away or you can store them in food containers and store in refrigerator for another 2 to 3 days!
    perfect boiled eggs
    • Enjoy the eggs with toast, oatmeal, pancakes, cereal etc for breakfast or brunch or you can enjoy them as a healthy snack or side dish with rice, pasta noodles etc for lunch or dinner.
    perfect boiled eggs

    You can use boiled eggs to make boiled egg sandwich, egg salads, deviled eggs, curried eggs and so much more!

    Below you can get the recipe for boiled eggs in detail.

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    How To Make Perfect Boiled Eggs On Stove Top

    Making perfect hard boiled eggs or soft boiled eggs or medium boiled eggs on stove top with cooking times for each! Enjoy the delicious, perfect boiled eggs for breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner or snack!
    Prep Time1 minute min
    Cook Time9 minutes mins
    Total Time10 minutes mins
    Course: Breakfast, Side Dish, Snack
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: how to boil eggs, perfect boiled eggs
    Servings: 6
    Calories: 72kcal
    Author: Parvathy

    Ingredients

    • 6 large eggs (may use less or more eggs upto 8 eggs also)
    • 3 cups water
    • ½ teaspoon baking soda or use salt
    • 8 ice cubes or as needed
    • cold water as needed for making ice water bath for boiled eggs

    Instructions

    • Wash the eggs and place them carefully in a medium sized saucepan. Make sure to place the eggs in a single layer inside the pan.
    • Add water carefully to the pan. The water level should stay about 1 inch above the layer of eggs.
    • Sprinkle baking soda, turn on heat (keep the heat high) and bring the water to a boil.
    • Once the water begins to boil, cover the saucepan with a lid and reduce the heat to low.
    • To make hard boiled eggs, cook the eggs for 9 minutes.
    • To make soft boiled eggs, you only need to cook the eggs for 5 minutes.
    • To make medium boiled eggs, you can cook the eggs for about 7 minutes.
    • Meanwhile, prepare an ice bath by adding the ice cubes to a large bowl of water (fill water to about half of the bowl).
    • Once the eggs are cooked, immediately turn off the heat and carefully transfer the pan from the heated stove to a cool place. This step is really important to prevent further cooking of the eggs.
    • Transfer the cooked eggs carefully to the bowl with cold water and ice cubes for an ice bath so the eggs will cool down and prevent any further cooking.
    • It is best to use a large spoon and carefully transfer each egg into the ice bath.
    • It is recommended that the eggs be placed in the ice bath for about 5 minutes of time. However, I usually place the eggs in the ice bath for several minutes more (about 10 to 12 minutes usually), unless I am in a hurry.
    • This helps the eggs to cool down really well and it helps with peeling the egg shells very easily.
    • Once the eggs are cooled enough in the ice bath, you can easily peel off the shells and give a quick rinse in fresh water if required and enjoy them right away or you can store them in food containers and store in refrigerator for another 2 to 3 days!
    • Enjoy the eggs with toast, oatmeal, pancakes, cereal etc for breakfast or brunch or you can enjoy them as a healthy snack or side dish with rice, pasta noodles etc for lunch or dinner.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 72kcal | Carbohydrates: 0.4g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 186mg | Sodium: 169mg | Potassium: 69mg | Sugar: 0.2g | Vitamin A: 270IU | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 1mg

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