The Most Perfect Hard-Boiled Eggs (No Needles Involved) Recipe

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Ingredients
3
Count
Nutrition
125
Calories
Total time
38
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 6 large eggs
  • 1 bowl warm water
  • 1 bowl of ice-cold water

Directions:

  1. About 30 minutes before you wish to eat your eggs, place the eggs in the warm water bath. Leave them in there for about 30 minutes or so, or until the eggs are room temperature or a bit warmer. (This step is critical so that the eggs don't crack when you submerge them in the boiling water).
  2. Now, fill a medium bowl with cold water and add a handful of ice cubes (alternatively, you can place cold water in a bowl and put it in the fridge or even freezer - it'll only be in there for 10 minutes, anyway.).
  3. Bring a medium pan of water to a rolling boil over medium-high heat. Lower the eggs into the water - I use my handy wire egg sieve for this maneuver - and simmer for exactly 8 minutes (7 and a half for golden yellow yolkeyness, and 9 if you don't want a soft center in your yolk).
  4. When the timer goes off, lift the eggs out of the water with a slotted spoon (again, I use my wire egg sieve) and put them in the bowl of ice water; this will halt the cooking.
  5. When the eggs are cold - this will take just a couple of minutes - tap them gently on the counter to crack their shell all around, and return to the bowl a few more minutes: the water will infiltrate the eggs beneath the shell and make them easier to peel. (Also, when peeling the eggs, notice that there is a thin skin between the white and the shell; once found and ruptured, that skin provides good leverage to peel off the shell.).
  6. Keep the eggs in the fridge and eat within a day or two.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 124.87 Kcal (523 kJ)
Calories from fat 67.5 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7.5g 12%
Cholesterol 280.22mg 93%
Sodium 143.56mg 6%
Potassium 223.18mg 5%
Total Carbs 3.79g 1%
Sugars 1.82g 7%
Dietary Fiber 0.61g 2%
Protein 10.97g 22%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 1%
Iron 2.1mg 12%
Calcium 119.2mg 12%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 91.98 Kcal (385 kJ)
Calories from fat 49.72 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5.52g 12%
Cholesterol 206.42mg 93%
Sodium 105.75mg 6%
Potassium 164.4mg 5%
Total Carbs 2.79g 1%
Sugars 1.34g 7%
Dietary Fiber 0.45g 2%
Protein 8.08g 22%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 1%
Iron 1.6mg 12%
Calcium 87.8mg 12%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 3
    Points
  • 3
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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