How to boil an egg
Ingredients
- 2 large British Lion eggs
- Water for boiling
- Pinch of salt
- Buttered toast cut into soldiers to serve (optional)
Preparation time: 0 mins, cooking time: 5 mins, serves: 2.
This recipe for boiled eggs is also available as a step-by-step video guide. It contains 166 calories per portion.
Method
- Place egg in a small pan. Cover with at least 2.5cm (1") of cold water, add a pinch of salt and place the pan on a high heat.
- When the water is almost boiling, gently stir the egg and set a kitchen timer for one of the timings below:
- 3 minutes for really soft boiled yolk and set white
- 4 minutes for slightly set yolk and set white
- 5 minutes for firmer yolk and white
- 6 minutes for hard boiled with lightly soft yolk
- 7 minutes for firmly hard boiled
- Reduce heat slightly to keep water bubbling but not fast boiling and stir the egg once more.
- Once cooking time is complete, remove the egg from the pan with slotted spoon, place into egg cup and serve immediately with hot buttered toast soldiers.
Cook's Tip: To prevent egg cracking, make a small pin prick in the shell at the rounded end to allow the steam to escape.