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Perfect Soft Boiled Eggs

Level:
Easy
Total Time:
45 min
Yield:
6 servings

My wife has a perfect ability to cook eggs, she found that 6 minutes in boiling water was too undercooked 8 minutes was too much, and 7 was just the perfect balance. The ice bath is important because you don’t want the eggs to be too solid either, so only 3 minutes max is perfect.

Perfect Soft Boiled Eggs

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Servings: 2 people
Calories: 57kcal
My wife has a perfect ability to cook eggs, she found that 6 minutes in boiling water was too undercooked 8 minutes was too much, and 7 was just the perfect balance. The ice bath is important because you don't want the eggs to be too solid either, so only 3 minutes max is perfect.

Equipment

  • 1 pot

Ingredients

  • 4 fresh eggs you can use older eggs depending on what you have
  • filtered water for a pot
  • splash of white distilled vinegar
  • cold water bath with ice

Instructions

  • Boil the filtered water and add a splash of white distilled vinegar once you get a roiling boil add in your eggs.
  • You want to cook them and occasionally stir them for only 7 minutes max.
  • Then imminently add to a cold water bath for 3 minutes.
  • Then roll and only crack the outside of the egg shell and you can use a spoon if needed to get the outside shell removed.

Notes

This is a perfect dish for breakfast or ramen eggs, or if you want to add some protein to a dish its easy to add.