Perfect Easy Peel Hard Boiled Eggs
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 2
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
directions
- Fill a saucepan with about an inch of water.
- Place your steamer in the saucepan.
- Poke a small hole in the large end of each egg. A pushpin or small screw works well but you can twist the end of a small knife into the shell carefully to make the hole. I've even forgotten about the hole, it still works.
- Put the saucepan on a medium-high heat, when the water comes to a boil, turn down to just above a simmer.
- Start timing from when you turn on the heat. I like 18 minutes.
- Cool in pan or under running water.
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Steaming is the only way to go. I just wish I had figured it it out 50 years sooner. Great for deviled eggs, because they peel so perfectly. I start the pan without the eggs in it, then add the steamer basket with the eggs and cook for 12 - 13 minutes. This gives me perfectly/fully cooked eggs every time. If you like moister yolks, reduce the time to your taste.
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