How to cook hard boiled eggs. How and how much to boil soft-boiled eggs in a bag after boiling water? How to cook eggs in a slow cooker, microwave, double boiler, in a saucepan on an electric stove, on gas?

08.03.2019 Egg dishes

How many people, so many opinions.

It would seem that it may be easier to boil eggs?

He threw into the water, waited a few minutes - and delicious, hearty breakfast  is ready. But not everything is so simple.

There are many nuances that affect the end result of a simple culinary business.

Someone likes boiled eggs  with strong protein and tight yolk. Someone prefers that the protein kept its shape well, and the yolk was liquid or slightly grabbed around the edges. There are lovers of tender poached eggs, cooked without a shell.

In general, everyone has their own taste preferences. To get a guaranteed result, it is worth mastering the wisdom of boiling eggs. The pleasure of eating is a very important moment in a person’s life. Especially if this man is a young spouse who wants to please his beloved. Or the heiress of a rich uncle who brightens up the last days of his beloved relative. Rubber, hard protein or insufficiently thick (liquid) yolk can spoil the mood.

General rules and secrets of boiling eggs:

The size of the pan should be such that the eggs lay tight. If they float freely, then when boiling, knocking against each other will surely crack;

Boil need eggs at room temperature, especially if they are laid in boiling water. The shell of cold eggs will crack, so you need to get out of the refrigerator at least half an hour before cooking;

If you add a little salt to the water, the shell will not burst during cooking, as it will become harder;

Fresh eggs should be cooked for 3-4 minutes longer (the date of packaging should be indicated on the package);

In order to not gather air from the blunt end, you need to pierce the shell on this side. Otherwise, the air mass can split the egg.

An egg cooked throughout culinary science will turn out exactly the way you want to see it on your plate. It will not crack in the pan and will not leak out, it will delight you with a soft or dense texture of white and yolk. The nuances of cooking eggs allow you to use them as solid components of salad or, on the contrary, soft and liquid dressing for this dish.

How to cook hard boiled eggs

Steep boiled eggs can be cooked in two main ways, laying them either in cold or in boiling water. How much to boil hard-boiled eggs depends on their size and initial water temperature.

The first way - laying in cold water.  The sequence of actions is as follows:

Wash eggs thoroughly under running water;

Tightly put in pan;

Pour a small amount of cold water so that it only slightly covered the shell (eggs should not float freely);

Send on medium heat.

It is possible to say in advance how much an egg laid in cold water will boil, only approximately. It all depends on the initial temperature of the water, the strength of the fire, the characteristics of the pan and even how high the terrain is in relation to the sea level. The higher the terrain, the lower the pressure of the atmosphere and, accordingly, the lower the boiling point of water (adding salt to water, we increase it).

Therefore, it is necessary to navigate at the time of boiling. How many boil eggs after boiling water? In order to get a cool egg, you need to set the kitchen timer for 7-8 minutes.

The second method - laying eggs in boiling water.  In this case, the eggs must be at room temperature, otherwise they will immediately crack. Putting them in the boiling boiling water should be carefully, using a tablespoon and immersing in it to the very bottom of the pan. It is important that the shell does not hit the bottom.

How many boiled hard boiled eggs after the second boil? Eggs of small size need to boil for eight minutes, large - ten minutes. Actually, the cooking time remains the same as in the cold method of bookmarking. Boiled eggs should be removed from the boiling water with a spoon and pour cold water. Forced cooling will help to clear the shell more easily.

How to boil soft boiled eggs

For soft-boiled eggs to be tasty and beautiful, they must be the freshest. The yolk remains liquid with this cooking method. Stale raw yolk is unlikely to appeal to true gourmets. In addition, it is easier to remove the shells from very fresh eggs.

To check the freshness of chicken eggs, you can use a simple folk method:  dip it in cold water.

1. For boiling soft-boiled eggs, eggs that quickly sink to the bottom are ideal. They were torn down no later than six days ago, so they retained all the taste and freshness.

2. If the egg sank a little, but did not touch the bottom, that is, it floats in the middle of the water layer, it will also work. The age of such a product is from one to two weeks.

3. Unsuitable for boiling soft-boiled eggs, which remained to float on the surface of the water. They were torn down about a month ago. You can still use such a product (for example, in home baking), but you shouldn’t make soft-boiled cooking.

How to boil soft boiled eggs? There are several ways. This is still the same hot or cold tab.

First way

With the cold method, washed eggs should be tightly put in a saucepan, pour cold water and put on a strong fire. As soon as the water starts to boil, reduce the temperature to medium-low.

How much to boil eggs after boiling water also depends on their size and the desired result:

Three minutes is usually enough to get a semi-liquid egg. The yolk will remain completely liquid, and the protein will thicken slightly, but will not become very hard, like a tough egg;

If you want to make the yolk a little thicker, you need to continue cooking for four minutes. During this time, the protein will be fully cooked, and the yolk will thicken slightly;

Those who want to get a delicate thick yolk with a raw center should boil eggs for five minutes after boiling water.

Second way

Supposed to bookmark in boiling water. Eggs of compact temperature gently, using a spoon, are sent to the bottom of a bubbling pan. Exactly in a minute the boiling should be stopped, and the eggs should be left in the cooling boiling water for five or six minutes.

In a five-minute egg, the protein will be liquid, in a six-minute egg - semi-solid. If you leave for another minute, that is, hold it in hot water for seven minutes, you get an egg in the bag. Experimenting with time, you can achieve exactly the result that takes pleasure.

After five to six minutes, eggs can be poured with cold water to cool. To make the shell easier to remove, two minutes in a cold “bath” will be enough.

Third way

Hot tab for a special scheme, without cooking at all. How to boil soft-boiled eggs these way? The prepared product at room temperature should be placed tightly in a saucepan and pour boiling water over it. Water should only close the shell slightly. Cover the pan tightly with the lid and leave the eggs for ten minutes.

Then you need to pour out the water and re-boil eggs with a new portion of boiling water. Secondary filling is done for two or three minutes (depending on the desired consistency of the yolk). It remains only to remove the eggs and immediately submit (eat soft-boiled eggs hot).

Eggs prepared this way are deliciously tender. The protein resembles air mass, a cloud surrounding the semi-liquid yolk.

How to boil eggs in a bag after boiling water

Eggs in the bag - it is a more dense, thick version of soft-boiled eggs. Therefore, they cook the same, except for the time of exposure to boiling water.

After boiling in a cold tab cooking time is from five to six minutes. In the hot tab after boiling for a minute, hold the egg in boiling water for seven minutes.

It is not necessary to cool eggs in cold water: the dish is served hot. To facilitate the cleaning of the shell, you can immerse the eggs in cold water for two minutes.

How to cook poached egg

The original version of a boiled egg is a dish under the exquisite name of a poached egg. The bottom line is to weld the contents without the shell. It turns out gentle-air mass, which perfectly fits into the concept of a morning sandwich, soft salad or separate dishServed with sauce and a slice of fresh baguette.

The product for the original and tasty dishes will need very fresh. An egg laid more than a week ago will spread over the water during cooking. But the fresh egg white will gather around the yolk in the form of a dense cushion.

For the preparation of poached eggs will need additional ingredients:

Teaspoon salt;

Four teaspoons of six percent vinegar.

Cooked poached egg in a special, low saucepan or stewpot. You can take a suitable steel bowl. Boil a liter and a half of water. In boiling water, pour the rate of vinegar, salt. Vinegar will help the protein to keep its shape, and salt will increase the density of water.

Now the most important: it is necessary to break the shell very carefully and pour the egg on a saucer or in a small bowl. Reduce the plate temperature to a minimum in order to reduce the boiling intensity and prevent protein breakdown.

To bring the saucer as close as possible to the surface of the water, tilt it so that the egg slides smoothly into boiling water. Gently push with a spoon to make sure that the protein does not stick to the pan. It will remain to watch the process of thickening, focusing on your taste. Cooking time will be from one to four minutes. Protein should be hard anyway.

Get ready poached egg need skimmer. If at the edges of the thickened protein ugly threads still formed, they can be cut off.

Boiled eggs in a saucepan on the stove to cook after boiling water.

Soft boiled eggs in a multivariate on the mode "Steaming".

How to boil soft boiled eggs

Products
  Eggs - 5 pieces
  Water - 1 liter
  Salt - 1 tablespoon

How should wash the eggs under the tap
  Boiled soft-boiled eggs in a saucepan on the stove
  1. Put 5 eggs in a saucepan, pour 1 liter of cold water, add 1 tablespoon of salt and place the pan on medium heat.
  2. Boil 4 minutes after boiling water.
  3. Cover the pan with a lid, leaving a small gap, then pressing the lid with a towel, drain the water in which the eggs were boiled.
  4. Dip the eggs in cold water.

Boiled soft-boiled eggs
  Put the eggs into the bowl of the slow cooker and pour water so that it covers the eggs on top of 1 centimeter. Cooking time 5 minutes on the "Steaming" mode. Put the finished hot eggs in a bowl and rinse with cold water.

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Scrambled eggs serve  in the shell, putting a warm egg on a special stand. It is necessary to free the top of the egg from the shell, so that it can be eaten with a spoon.

A soft-boiled egg can be in multiple states: semi-liquid white and yolk (cooking time 2 minutes), soft (but not liquid) white and liquid yolk (cooking time 3 minutes), soft white and semi-liquid yolk (cooking time 4 minutes). Cooking time is indicated for category 1 eggs, cooking time for smaller eggs should be reduced, and larger ones should be increased by 1 minute.

Boiled soft-boiled eggs on low heatIf they heat up too much, they will burst.

For boiling eggs you should not take a large pan, eggs should lie tightly to one another, and not move along the bottom of the pan and not to beat against each other.

Eggs can not be immersed in cold water, but in boiling water  using a tablespoon. To prevent the eggs from bursting, they must first be warmed (immersed in hot water for 5 minutes) or they can pierce the blunt end of the egg (there is air there, which through the puncture will leave the egg, compensating for the increasing pressure).

- Calorie content  1 soft-boiled egg (50 grams) about 80 kcal. A soft-boiled egg is easily absorbed by the body - no more than 2 hours are spent on its digestion. Due to the high cholesterol content in the egg yolk, it is not recommended to consume more than 5 eggs per week.

See general rules

Before you boil eggs in the usual way, you should familiarize yourself with the features of the process. Practice shows that even the most experienced housewives correctly perform simple manipulation extremely rarely. First of all, you need to remember that duck, quail, chicken and all other eggs require an individual approach. In addition, it is not enough to keep the component in hot water for a certain number of minutes, the products need to be pretreated. There are also a few secrets that will not allow products to crack or even burst during the cooking process. Knowledge of special approaches to cooking food ingredients will not be superfluous.

It is not enough to know how many eggs to cook, you should be familiar with all the intricacies of the process. Often the quality of the final result depends on them. Most often, people cook chicken eggsTherefore, these recommendations mostly concern them:

  1. So that the components do not burst and the contents of the shell do not leak into the water, they must be heated to room temperature before boiling. This rule applies to duck eggs.
  2. Before being placed in the pot, the elements are necessarily washed with warm water.
  3. To work you need to get a timer. It is very inconvenient to keep track of time on the clock, especially when there is a lot of trouble in the kitchen without it. The signal given by the device will allow to achieve the ideal result.
  4. If the eggs have been boiled for too long, the yolk will change color, and the protein will turn into rubber. Therefore, you need to clearly maintain the number of minutes, optimal for each class, size and type of product.
  5. Very fresh ingredients, which have not yet turned 4 days, it is recommended to cook for 1-2 minutes. longer than usual.
  6. For cooking eggs it is necessary to use small dishes, this will reduce the risk that they will beat each other and crack.
  7. After boiling (regardless of whether we boil chicken eggs, duck or some other), the fire should be reduced to medium or even weak. Water should not be too vigorous.

If everything is clear with how to boil eggs correctly, you can start working directly with the component. There are several options, each has its own strengths and weaknesses.

Several ways to cook soft-boiled chicken eggs

The main options for cooking eggs, which will be clutched protein and liquid yolk, only two. The difference is how much to boil the eggs and what water to lay them.

  • Bookmark in boiling water. Pour boiling water into a small container so that it is 1 cm above the level of the main component. Gently but quickly lay the eggs in the liquid, using a tablespoon. After that, turn on the timer, mark 1 min. and cook the contents, without covering it with a lid. Remove the container from the stove, cover with a lid, return to the fire, again setting the timer. If you detect 6 minutes, the yolk will be liquid, and the protein will only slightly set. For 7 minutes, the protein will completely harden, and the yolk will become thicker.


Tip: To reduce the risk of cracks in the shell during the cooking process, it is necessary to pierce the shell of the component from the blunt side. There is going to the air, which creates an increased pressure on the shell. After a puncture through the hole will come out steam, warning the accident.

  • Bookmark in cold water.  This time we pour the chicken eggs with cold water, set on high heat. Immediately after boiling, reduce the heat and note the time. For a semi-liquid product, 3 minutes is sufficient. If you wait 4 minutes, the protein will catch, and the yolk will remain liquid. In 5 minutes both components will reach a dense consistency, but a liquid speck remains in the center of the yolk.


Components prepared in this way are usually not cleaned. They are divided into two halves and eaten with a teaspoon or dessert spoon.

Rules boiled chicken eggs

This type of processing comes in handy when the question arises how to cook eggs for a salad or soup (for example, cabbage soup). True, many people prefer to use the pure product in this form. In this case, you need to act like this:

  1. Products lay out in a saucepan and pour cold water.
  2. Bring the liquid to a boil, then reduce the heat. Prepare the product on low heat, regardless of the desired result.
  3. We notice time. If processing will continue for 6 minutes, then the middle of the yolks may be slightly watery. Boil for 7 minutes. will allow you to get a fully finished product.
  4. Now you need to hold the product under cold running water for a minute, then put it in cold water for another couple of minutes. This is done so that the components are easy to clean. By the way, it is worth considering that on very fresh products this technique may not give a pronounced result.

If the technique aimed at ensuring that the boiled testicles are well cleaned does not help, you need to try the following. We break the shell from one end, we begin to gently crack it over the entire surface of the sphere. Next, clean the product under running water, moving from the blunt side of the object to the sharp. If everything is done in a timely manner and correctly, then large and small pieces of the shell will begin to move away easily, without catching the protein with them.

How to boil quail eggs?

Quite simple manipulation, which differs significantly from the approaches described above. We need to remember the following:

  • On this type of product from the temperature drop the shell does not break, therefore all precautions are superfluous.

Tip: When boiling duck and chicken eggs, you need to remember that some time after extraction from boiling water they will be prepared at the expense of their temperature. To prevent this, you need to hold them in cold water for at least a couple of minutes. And if the product is boiled hard boiled, then this should be repeated after removing the shell.


  • It is better to pour components with cold water and keep it on low heat.
  • If after boiling wait 60 seconds, the product will boil softly. When the exposure time is 5 minutes - hard boiled.

It should be noted that quail eggs should not be too fresh. It will be better if they are at least 4-5 days old. In this case, you will not have to wrestle with what manipulations to come up with so that they are well cleaned.

Features cooking duck eggs

The taste of duck eggs is particularly specific. In addition, they are much larger than chicken. There is another important point - they should be subjected to heat treatment for a long time. It is best to eat hard-boiled duck eggs for food. This product of vital activity of waterfowl often contains salmonella and can cause human infection. Of course, in the case when there is an opportunity to enjoy a farmer's product with a good reputation, you can try other processing options.

  • Before cooking, duck testicles should be thoroughly washed with soap and water and wiped with a soft cloth.
  • Next, be sure to check the product for a degree of freshness. To do this, drop the product in the water, they should not float.
  • Before cooking the component must be heated to room temperature. And it is best to dip it in a slightly warm liquid. Bringing water to a boil, we mark the time and close the container with a lid.
  • To get duck soft-boiled eggs, you need to cook them for 6-7 minutes. For a quarter of an hour, they cook hard.


At the very end of the manipulation, you can check the degree of readiness of the product. To do this, lay the egg on a plate and spin it. If the sphere has quickly stopped, this indicates that it has prepared a soft boil. When it turns for a long time, this indicates its complete readiness.

How to boil a turkey egg?

Products of cream-white color have a unique taste, which is useless to compare with something. Before cooking, they must be washed with cold water, remove dirt. To prevent the components from cracking, it is better to lay them in cold water. It is salted and boiled. The product is boiled with the lid open.

Turkey eggs are cooked like this: poached - 2 minutes, into a bag - 5 minutes, soft-boiled eggs - 7 minutes, hard-boiled - up to 15 minutes, depending on size. The components are not recommended to be stored for a long time, even in the refrigerator they quickly lose their useful properties, their taste characteristics deteriorate. But the fresh product before storage, you need to rub wax or paraffin.


The recipe for egg yolk out

Before you boil an egg with the yolk outside, you need to make sure that it is really necessary by prescription or in order to surprise the guests. The fact is that the manipulation takes a lot of time and effort. On the one hand, everything is quite easy, the problem is that the components are processed one by one.


  • We need one chicken egg, nylon pantyhose, a small flashlight, transparent scotch tape and ice cubes.
  • At first, the egg is illuminated with a flashlight, placing the component in the palm of your hand and giving off light from below. The product should glow.
  • Now completely cover the subject with scotch and lay out in tights. We tie the element on both sides and begin to twist, seizing a piece of clothing at the two ends. We work like this for a few minutes.
  • Repeat approach with a flashlight. This time the egg should not shine. So, it is ready to boil. Cook the product as usual (about 7-8 minutes from the moment of boiling), then place it in cold water with ice cubes for 5 minutes.
  • It remains to remove the tape, peel off the shell and evaluate the result. If the whole sphere turned out a uniform yellow color, this indicates a lack of torsion of the product in pantyhose.

In the same way, you can try to influence duck or turkey eggs, but the probability of obtaining the desired result is much lower.

What are straight eggs and how to cook them at home?

Straight eggs are the “invention” of Danish food producers. This is a special design that looks like a sausage, only when it is cut, a cut of the egg is found. Despite the fact that such a product is usually made at the factory, craftsmen came up with the option of making a “miracle” at home.

  • First you need to take 10 eggs and separate the whites from the yolks.
  • Next, take a tall glass (for example, from a French press), slightly heat it up in a container with hot water and fill it with the obtained protein. Already filled the glass again put in a container with hot water, cover with a saucer or lid and hold until complete protein preparation.
  • Now we need a hollow tube, with which we cut the core from the protein substance. We act carefully so as not to spoil the whole structure.
  • Pour egg yolk into the cavity. We again put the construction in a container with water and this time we cook until the yolk is fully cooked. It should turn out hard.
  • Now the finished product must be removed from the glass. For this you need another hollow tube, but now a larger diameter than the first.
  • A straight egg can only be cut into slices and can be used for its intended purpose.


In the same way, you can modify chicken, duck and any other eggs. The main thing is to clearly select the containers and tools that will help to take into account the diameter of the yolk.

When working with eggs, one should not forget that this food product may be hazardous to health if the conditions for its acquisition, storage and processing are violated. If any blotches or an unpleasant smell are detected in an already finished product, it is better to stop using it.

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In the recipes we offer answers to the questions: how much time do you need to boil soft-boiled eggs, in a bag, hard-boiled, how tasty and properly cook a chicken egg in boiling water so that it does not crack and clean well. How to cook an egg "poached" at home.

Simple cooking eggs at home often creates certain inconveniences. It seems that you choose a whole product, you look around it from all sides, but as soon as you put the eggs in boiling water, problems immediately begin. Egg shells burst, then almost all the white protein leaked out, or the eggs came out tasteless, because they were digested, and to top it all, the boiled egg was very poorly cleaned. But each of us so want to enjoy breakfast from a perfectly cooked hard-boiled egg, a soft-boiled egg or a bag.

To achieve an excellent result, you must, first of all, look at the packaging - it shows the batch number, the date and shelf life of eggs. This is a kind of hint for the buyer, to which not everyone pays attention. And practice shows that it is in vain. After all, knowing the packing date, we can clearly determine what can be cooked from fresh eggs, and with what you need to wait.

Keep in mind that fresh village or store chicken eggs, which are 4-6 days old, cook longer than usual for 1-2 minutes, depending on the size. In addition, a fresh boiled egg is quite difficult to clean, as the shell does not break off, not large, but only in small pieces. As a result, the protein is uneven and not appetizing.

Cooking rules

The size of the pan is important! So that during boiling eggs do not knock on each other and do not burst, you need to select a small size pot. The amount of water in the pan should be such that each egg is completely hidden under it.

To avoid cracked shells and spilled protein, cold eggs should not be dipped in hot water. The temperature difference affects the shell and it cracks.

When cooking several eggs at a time, put them into the pan gently and separately.

How and how much to boil the eggs, so that both the yolk and the protein are tasty? To do this, after boiling, immediately reduce the flame, and continue the further cooking process on low heat. Strong boiling makes the egg rubber and boiled it becomes gray.

To increase the boiling point and to avoid cracks in the water throw a pinch of salt. To make the shell better cleaned from boiled eggs, after the allotted time in the instructions, the finished eggs are immediately dipped in cold water for 1-2 minutes.

Hard boiled eggs

How to cook and how many minutes of time you need to spot after boiling water, if the eggs need to be boiled hard-boiled? It seems to be the answer is simple: put the eggs in the water and let them cook themselves, but in practice it is not as easy as in theory and in the process of cooking it is important to know how to properly, and most importantly without breaking, to cook the egg tasty and not solid.

It is worth remembering. Cooking time depends not only on the size of the eggs, but also on the color of the shell. It has been repeatedly tested empirically: with a white shell, it is boiled faster, and with brown one - longer.

The fact is that the dark shell is stronger, perhaps even thicker than the light one. Surely you have repeatedly come across the fact that white eggs during boiling burst much more often brown. Now you know why this is happening.

Cooking hard-boiled eggs, at first glance, seems to be the easiest way, however, if the eggs are held in boiling water longer than necessary, they become tough, tasteless and not even suitable for making salad.

What to add

  • water;
  • eggs;
  • salt, vinegar or citric acid.

So that the eggs do not burst during cooking, what to do

First of all, we select strong, not chopped products, therefore we inspect each egg. If you did not have time to remove the eggs from the refrigerator beforehand, then you can warm them by holding them in warm water.

  1. First rinse the eggs under running water
  2. Using a tablespoon, carefully place one egg in a small saucepan or ladle, this is necessary so that they do not “jump” when boiling and do not beat each other.
  3. Fill with cold tap water so that it completely covers them.
  4. Bring to a boil.

How to cook hard boiled eggs so as not to crack

As soon as the water boils well, reduce the heat and cook hard boiled eggs for 7-8 minutes.

After that, remove hard-boiled eggs from boiling water, pour running water, cold water. Leave for 1-2 minutes.

Scrambled eggs

There is an erroneous opinion that before cooking you should not dip eggs in boiling water, but only in cold water. This is another myth, and so say those who absolutely do not know how to boil an egg and how to do it correctly. The answer is extremely simple - eggs for boiling should always be at room temperature, no matter what water they are dipped into.

A soft-boiled egg is ideal for breakfast, not only for children, but also for adults. In the morning, we have the right to eat 1-2 warm, tasty boiled soft-boiled eggs in combination with toast or bun, saturating ourselves with a full breakfast.

To cook boiled eggs correctly, you need to follow general rules, do the same as in the previous recipe: dip them in cold water, bring them to a boil, and measure the cooking time.

How to boil a soft-boiled egg in boiling water

“Smyatka” is different, and therefore we divide it into two types.

If we want to keep the white and yolk in liquid form, boil a soft-boiled egg for 3 minutes from the moment of boiling water. For the second option, in which the protein is more solid, and the yolk is still liquid, the required cooking time is exactly 4 minutes.

Unfortunately, not everyone likes soft-boiled eggs, but this method of cooking eggs is considered more beneficial to health and normal digestion than hard-boiled ones.

Eggs in a bag

Another no less popular way, and for some, perhaps the most favorite, is boiling an egg in a “bag”.

A “bag” is preferable for those who do not like a boiled egg, either a “soft boil” or a “hard boiled one”, this is just something in between these two types of cooking.

Preliminary preparation, directly cooking is done similarly to the above mentioned methods. The only difference is the cooking time, which is also calculated by the minute.

How much to boil an egg in the “bag” after boiling

Many children eat only eggs cooked in a “pouch”. Not kids of course, but older children, schoolchildren, for example, will cope with this task simply and effortlessly.

For a tasty and proper "bag" an egg can be cooked exactly 5 minutes after boiling water.

How to cook poached egg at home

For "poached" the basic condition for proper cooking should be strictly fresh eggsOtherwise, the real "bag" will not work.

Egg "poached" - this is the same "bag", but cooked without a shell. In this unusual way, water can be replaced by milk, wine or broth: vegetable, chicken, etc.

Poached Eggs, Cooking Recipe

  1. Boil water or another selected liquid in a wide saucepan (about 1.5 liters), add some salt to taste.
  2. Then carefully break a clean egg and release its contents into a cup or bowl.
  3. Then we transfer (release) the egg into a slightly boiling liquid so that it does not sink to the bottom of the pan, but float on the surface. If it is still settled, carefully, disconnect with a spatula and continue cooking at a quiet boil for about 3-4 minutes, until the protein hardens.
  4. Then with a large spoon or ladle we take out the ready whole egg “poached” and serve to the table on sandwiches, in fish, meat, hot and cold salads, under mayonnaise and with other sauces, sprinkle with greens.

Poached - it is very tasty, who have not yet had to cook an egg in this way, we advise you to do it without fail, and do not put it in indemnity.

How to cook quail eggs to clean easily

Quails are not susceptible to salmonellosis, their eggs do not cause allergic reactions in children, so they are considered cleaner than chickens, ideal for healthy baby food.

And in the amount of vitamins and nutrients quail eggs exceed chicken several times.

The size of eggs in quails is very tiny, hence the cooking time is different from chicken.

How to cook quail eggs

quail boiled egg - 2 minutes;

hard-boiled quail egg - 5 minutes.

Eggs quail, besides classic cooking, are widely used in the preparation of omelets and fried eggs.

How to cook an egg in the microwave

The best boiled eggs for salad are obtained from the microwave. Unusually soft protein, and thick yolk - this is what a microwave can make in seconds.

Microwave Boiled Egg

For boiling eggs in a hard boiled microwave, we need boiling water and dishes

  1. Fill a deep bowl or a special saucepan for the microwave oven almost to the brim with boiling water.
  2. Then carefully break the egg into the hot water, it should float in the liquid.
  3. Next, in the center of a slightly whitened yolk, we make a puncture with a sharp knife.
  4. Put the saucepan in the microwave, close the lid or cap to heat. We set the stove to the maximum power (not less than 800 W).

The cooking time for an egg in the microwave is exactly 1 minute, if that didn’t seem enough, set another 5-10 seconds - the boiled egg comes out hard-boiled.

This recipe is pretty quick meal, besides, two in one, in appearance very reminiscent of boiled eggs, and according to the process technology - “poached”.

How much time to cook eggs

Summarize. You already know what needs to be done so that the egg does not burst during the boil and that it is well cleaned before eating. We remind you how many minutes to cook eggs.

soft-boiled - 3-4 minutes;

in a steep saucepan - 7-8 minutes;

in the microwave cool - 1 minute;

in the bag - 5 minutes;

poached - 3-4 minutes.

Quail:

soft boil - 2 minutes;

cool - 5 minutes.

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Chicken eggs are included in the diet of each person. More often they are eaten for breakfast or added to salads. They are rich in vitamins and minerals. You can boil them hard-boiled, soft-boiled, in the bag. The time of cooking eggs depends on what degree of readiness you want to get: someone loves half-baked, and someone eats only boiled hard boiled ones.

How to cook eggs

Every housewife should know how many eggs should boil. Cooking methods can be different: in the microwave, multi-cooker on the "double boiler" mode, special devices, on the stove and even in an electric kettle. There are simple rules to follow, otherwise the product will be digested:

  1. To prevent the shell from bursting, before cooking, let the products lie at room temperature (outside the refrigerator) for 10 minutes.
  2. The fresher the product, the longer it is boiled.
  3. It is easier to clean the testicles that have lain for two or three days than the freshest ones. To make the shell easily detachable, immediately after cooking, immerse them in ice water.
  4. Cook over medium heat in a spacious saucepan.
  5. To release air, make a needle puncture on the blunt part of the shell; this will prevent it from cracking.
  6. Decide how many minutes to boil eggs, depending on how much liquid yolk you want.

How to cook quail eggs

Small quail eggs are a dietary product that is especially useful for the body of a child, pregnant women and people with weakened immune systems. Try adding them to the dish instead of chicken. However, you need to know how many minutes to cook quail eggs. Step-by-step process description added photos for ease of perception:

  1. Quail eggs fill with water.
  2. Put on a strong fire.
  3. Wait for the boil. Turn off the gas.
  4. If you want to make a hard-boiled, you need to cook 5 minutes, if soft-boiled - two.

How to boil soft-boiled eggs

Some gourmets love this kind of breakfast. Below are two ways to boil soft boiled eggs. Option One:

  1. Put the product in the pan, pour cold water from the tap, otherwise it may crack.
  2. Turn on the big fire. How to boil, turn it down.
  3. To get semi-liquid yolk hold for 3 minutes. For strong protein and liquid yolk - 4 minutes.

The second option is how to cook soft-boiled:

  1. Pour boiling water over the product so that it is completely covered.
  2. Leave for 1 minute (check by timer).
  3. Remove the pan from the stove, cover with a lid for 6-7 minutes.

How to cook hard boiled eggs

The most common variant of cooking is used to make salads, snacks, soups. How to cook and how much you need to cook eggs to the desired steep consistency, even a little kitchen assistant should know. Here is a simple way to cook hard boiled eggs:

  1. Put them in a bucket, pour cold water.
  2. After boiling, reduce the heat and boil for 6-7 minutes. In order not to digest the dish, and get a rubber yolk, it is better to set a timer.
  3. Then put the ladle under a stream of cold water, let it lie for a couple more minutes. So the shell is easy to clean.


Egg in the bag

Many gourmets prefer this type of breakfast, so you should know how much to cook an egg to make it tasty. Its peculiarity lies in the fact that when the protein is as solid as possible, the yolk remains semi-liquid. The energy value  one serving is 80 kcal. How many cook eggs in the bag, every cook should know. Here is a step-by-step description of cooking breakfast, supplemented by a photo:

  1. Wash the shells thoroughly.
  2. Dip in boiling water. Salt, otherwise they will burst.
  3. Time to boil them - 5 minutes.

There is another way to bring the protein to the desired consistency:

  1. Wash.
  2. Place in a container, pour boiling water over completely.
  3. After 10 minutes, replace the boiling water. Give boil.
  4. After 3 minutes, put under cold water, otherwise it will be bad to clean.


How to cook poached egg

Traditional tasty dish  France is served for breakfast along with toast or sandwich. The density of the yolk depends on the duration of the product in boiling water. To achieve a creamy consistency, you need to weld for 3 minutes, for a denser one, about 5 minutes. If you leave in boiling water for longer - the product will turn out hard-boiled.

Often, novice hostesses do not know how to cook poached egg, so a step-by-step description of the technology with a photo will be useful to them. To properly prepare poached, you will need:

  • egg - 1 pc .;
  • white vinegar - 1 tbsp. l .;
  • salt - to taste.

Cooking method:

  1. Put the pot of water on the stove. Add vinegar.
  2. In a bowl, break the main ingredient.
  3. In a saucepan with a spoon to create a whirlpool.
  4. Sharply pour the product. With proper movement of the protein envelops the yolk.
  5. Cook for 3-5 minutes. The exact time depends on the desired yolk consistency gain.
  6. Carefully remove the finished dish, remove excess protein.
  7. Serve on a plate like breakfast or make a delicious sandwich with it. Can be used as a basis for preparing interesting dishes, for example, add to warm salad.

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