How long to boil hard boiled eggs?

Cook hard-boiled eggs on the stove for 10 minutes after boiling water.

Cook hard-boiled eggs in a multicooker in water for 12 minutes, steamed for 18 minutes on the “Steam cooking” mode.

How to cook hard boiled eggs

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Eggs – 5 pieces

Water – 1 liter

Salt – 1 tablespoon

 

How to cook hard boiled

  • Put 5 eggs in a saucepan and pour 1 liter of cold water (eggs must be completely covered with water), add 1 tablespoon of salt. If the saucepan is small, 1-2 cups of water will be enough.
  • Place a saucepan with eggs over medium heat and bring water to a boil.
  • After boiling water, boil the eggs10 minutes..
  • Remove the hot eggs from the boiling water with a slotted spoon, transfer to a deep bowl, pour over with cold water. Fill a bowl with cold water and leave the eggs in it for 2 minutes.
  • Remove the eggs from the water and pat dry with a paper towel.

Boiling hard boiled eggs in a slow cooker

1. Put 5 eggs in the multicooker bowl, pour in water, which should be 1 centimeter higher than the eggs, boil the eggs for 12 minutes on the “Steam cooking” mode.

2. Ready, still hot eggs, transfer to a deep bowl and cover with cold water.

Hard-boiled eggs in a multicooker can be steamed, for this, pour water into the multicooker bowl, and place the eggs in a special container for steaming. Cook for 15 minutes on the “Steam cooking” mode.

Delicious facts

Wash eggs before boiling are needed to get rid of germs, including salmonella bacteria.

Salt when cooking, you can (but not necessarily) add so that the eggs do not crack.

– Ready hot eggs are usually laid in cold water, from the temperature drop, the shell becomes covered with microcracks and the eggs are easier to clean.

– Hard boiled eggs can be lowered and in boiling water… To prevent them from bursting, first prick each egg with a needle from a blunt end or hold it in hot water for 5 minutes before cooking (without heating).

– A properly cooked hard-boiled egg has a uniform protein consistency and an even yellow yolk. If the egg is digested, the protein will become too hard, “rubbery”, the surface of the yolk will acquire a green tint, and the egg itself will lose its aroma and taste.

– The cooking time depends on egg size… The medium egg (category 1), which the recipe is focused on, weighs about 55 grams. The boiling time for eggs of category 2 should be reduced by 1 minute, and if the egg is selected (large) – increased by 1 minute.

Calorie value 1 hard boiled egg – 80 kcal / 100 grams.

Check out the general rules for boiling chicken eggs!

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