Boiled eggs can be used as a nutritious food in their own right, or they can be an indispensable ingredient in salads or soups. It is not at all difficult to cook them. The main thing is to keep a close eye on the time.
It is necessary
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- eggs;
- salt;
- vinegar;
- clock.
Instructions
Step 1
If you need hard-boiled eggs, remove them from the refrigerator, heat to room temperature, and then put them in a cooking pot. Pour cold water over them and put on fire.
Step 2
After the water boils, simmer them for 7-8 minutes. After this time, drain the hot water and refill with cold water.
Step 3
Soak the eggs in it for a few minutes, then remove and let them cool down some more. It will be much easier to clean them after cold water.
Step 4
If you decide to eat a soft-boiled egg, bring it to a boil as described above. Then reduce heat and watch the time closely.
Step 5
To obtain a semi-liquid egg, 3 minutes of boiling after boiling is enough. To grab only the protein, soak them in boiling water for 4 minutes. Well, if you want to boil an egg with a small liquid speck inside, boil it for at least 5 minutes. The eggs cooked in this way should be served hot, otherwise it will be tasteless.
Step 6
Among the ingredients of salads and sandwiches, you can often find a poached egg. Its peculiarity lies in the fact that such an egg is cooked without a shell.
Step 7
To prepare it, boil water in a saucepan, and while it boils, break the egg into a plate. Do this very carefully so that it does not mix and retain its original structure.
Step 8
Then add a pinch of salt and 3 tablespoons of vinegar to boiling water. This will prevent the egg from spreading in the water.
Step 9
Carefully pour the egg into the resulting solution, bringing the plate as close to the water as possible. Reduce heat and boil the egg for 1 minute.
Step 10
Remove the pan from the stove and leave the egg in the same hot water for another 10 minutes. After that, carefully remove it with a slotted spoon and place it on a flat plate.
Step 11
If you serve some delicious sauce with it, you get a completely independent dish. But you only need to eat it hot.
