Steamed Boiled Eggs In Instant Pot

Steamed boiled eggs in instant pot is super easy to make in no time! The process altogether is so easy and you can adjust the cooking time slightly to suit your preference of doneness for the eggs.

You can make soft boiled, medium boiled or hard boiled eggs in the instant pot using the steaming method to make delicious boiled eggs quickly.

This method of steamed boiled eggs in the instant pot uses a steam rack or trivet that comes with the instant pot where you place the eggs in a single layer.

So the eggs do not come in touch with the water in the pot.

So even though we are making boiled eggs, we are using a steaming method where the eggs are placed in the steamer rack or trivet instead of placing the eggs directly in the water.

If you do not want to use a steamer rack or trivet, you can still make boiled eggs in the instant pot without rack or trivet by directly placing them in the water.

I have a post here on boiled eggs in instant pot without rack or trivet if you want to check it out!

You can also easily make hard boiled duck eggs in instant pot almost the same way!

Whether boiling potatoes or boiling eggs, instant pot pressure cooker can save us lots of time & energy!

Also try this easy and delicious scrambled eggs in instant pot using instant pot saute function!

How long do you need to steam eggs in instant pot?

The steaming time for eggs in the instant pot can vary based on your preference for the doneness of the eggs.

If you prefer soft boiled eggs, or eggs with a texture of runny yolks you need to cook them only for very few minutes - about 5 minutes.

Personally, I prefer a pressure cooking time of 7 to 9 minutes (depending on whether I go for a medium boiled or hard boiled egg yolk), followed by a natural pressure release of 5 minutes and then a manual release, for a bright, orange colored yolk which is also completely cooked.

As you increase the cooking time, the texture will turn further harder.

If you want perfect hard boiled eggs with yellow yolks, I would recommend cooking for at least 10 minutes and then you can let the pressure release naturally for about 5 minutes and then do a gradual manual release of pressure.

Overcooking of eggs can lead to a more hardened, bland and rubbery yolk texture with slight discoloration like light greenish yellow yolk, which is not recommended.

Also I prefer to place the eggs in an ice water bath for about 10 minutes rather than the minimum recommended amount of time of five minutes, because I feel that way it's much more easier to peel.

What is 5-5-5 method of instant pot boiled eggs?

The 5-5-5 method of instant pot boiled eggs refers to five minutes of pressure cooking, 5 minutes of natural pressure release (then a gradual manual release to release the remaining pressure) and another 5 minutes in the ice water bath.

This is a great method for making steamed or boiled eggs in the instant pot if you prefer soft boiled eggs that has a slight runny yolk.

Are instant pot eggs easy to peel off?

Steamed boiled eggs in the instant pot using this recipe are easy to peel as well compared to stove top boiling method of eggs.

However, keep in mind that farm fresh eggs can be slightly hard to peel in general whether you use traditional boiling method or steaming method in instant pot pressure cooker, though the steaming method in pressure cooker will give you more easy to peel eggs. You can read more about easy peeling of boiled eggs with steaming method here.

Here you can find more tips on peeling boiled eggs in general.

Older eggs tend to peel off easily than fresh eggs.

So I always give some extra minutes in the ice bath for the eggs to cool off completely, before I try to peel them which seem to help!

Also, it is a good idea to tap the boiled eggs gently all over the shell on a flat surface before you try to peel them, since this will release the egg shell from the whites more easily.

How to make steamed boiled eggs in instant pot?

We can make steamed boiled eggs to make perfect soft boiled or hard boiled eggs in the instant pot following this method.

Ingredients for steamed boiled eggs

eggs 6 large (refrigerated)

water 1 cup

Step by step instructions

Add water to the inner pot of instant pot.

Place the steaming rack or trivet (that comes with the instant pot) inside the pot.

Carefully place the eggs in a single layer (you may use more eggs too, just make sure to place the eggs in a single layer for even cooking).

Close the instant pot with lid in sealing position and cook in high pressure for 7 minutes for a medium boiled, completely cooked yolk that is bright orange in color.

If you want soft boiled eggs, a cooking time of 5 minutes will be enough. Also, if you want the yolk to be perfectly hard boiled with a yellow yolk instead of bright orange color, you may cook for about 9 to 10 minutes.

Let the pressure release naturally for about 5 minutes. Then, carefully do a gradual manual release to release the remaining pressure.

Once the pressure is all released, carefully open the instant pot.

Carefully & immediately transfer the eggs to a bowl filled with water and ice cubes for an ice water bath.

Let the eggs sit in the water bath for at least five minutes. Personally, I prefer to do a water bath for the eggs for at least 10 minutes which makes the peeling much easier.

After the ice water bath, carefully peel the eggs by gently tapping the eggs all over in a flat surafce and then carefully peel off the shell.

You can serve the eggs right away with added salt and pepper or you can add them to any recipes calling for boiled eggs.

These are also great for making boiled egg sandwiches!

5-5-5 method for soft boiled eggs:

You may also transfer the steamed boiled eggs to food containers and store in refrigerator for few more days so you can use them later in the week.

If you prefer soft boiled eggs, you can follow the very popular 5-5-5 method for instant pot eggs.

In this method, you pressure cook the eggs for 5 minutes, do a natural pressure release for 5 minutes (and release the remaining pressure gradually and carefully by manual pressure release).

Then you can let the eggs sit in an ice water bath for 5 minutes, after which you can peel off the eggs! This method of 5-5-5 (five minutes cooking, five minutes natural pressure release and five minutes ice water bath) will give you easy to peel, soft boiled eggs.

If you want even more softer eggs, that have a more runny yolk texture, you may use a pressure cooking time of 4 minutes.

How to store boiled eggs?

If you are not using the boiled eggs in about 2 hours, it's a good idea to store the boiled eggs in refrigerator. You can store the boiled eggs in air tight food containers for few more days and use within a week's time.

Can you freeze boiled eggs?

Whether it is hard boiled eggs or soft boiled eggs, you may store the boiled eggs in freezer in freezer safe bags or containers. This is especially hepful & necessary if you have made a large batch of boiled eggs.

However, the whites of the eggs may not freeze really well since the texture of the whites can turn more hard and rubbery once it is frozen.

You may separate the whites and yolks and just freeze the egg yolks, in freezer safe containers so you may use the egg yolks for more longer time (upto about three months if you store it properly).

Advantage of using steamer rack or trivet for making steamed boiled eggs in instant pot

In this method of making eggs, we use the steamer rack or trivet that comes with the instant pot to make steamed eggs that has the texture of boiled eggs.

This method is very popular among instant pot users to make eggs, especially with the 5-5-5 method since most prefers soft boiled eggs.

The main advantage I find with using a steamer rack or trivet to steam the eggs in the instant pot is that, I never had an instance of broken egg in the instant pot when I follow this method.

While using stove top method of boiling eggs, occasionally I used to find a cracked egg on the process, which I didn't like.

When I directly boil the eggs in the instant pot without trivet too, the chances of broken or cracked eggs are little to none compared to traditional stove top boiling method.

See here to find tips on making perfect boiled eggs on stove top everytime!

However, with this method of using a steamer rack or trivet, there is really no chance of the eggs cracking while they are getting cooked.

That way, you get perfect steamed, boiled eggs every time!

Another advantage of making eggs in the instant pot is easy peeling of the eggs, which you probably know by now!

Below you can get the detailed recipe for steamed, boiled eggs in the instant pot!