Hello dear readers! Proper nutrition is a very hot topic today. As a result, many followers healthy lifestyle lives rushed to find out what and how to cook properly so as not to harm their health. I confess that this topic is very close to me.

Therefore, I study a lot of information about cooking healthy and wholesome food. Today I will tell you how and how much to boil a soft-boiled egg, since it is in this form that this product is very useful. In fact, a soft-boiled egg is boiled for 2-3 minutes and there are some great recipes.

A chicken egg is an invariable product of the human diet. This is the perfect meal.

It is added to, and sandwiches.
Soft-boiled dishes retain maximum useful components. At the same time, the yolks are perfectly preserved.

Such food is used for diets and weight loss.

IN this product contains almost all the necessary vitamins:

• , amino acids, and copper render positive impact on the vascular system;
• phosphorus and vitamin D strengthen human teeth and bones;
• strengthens the walls of blood vessels;
• the yolk contains lutein, which is a natural antioxidant;
• this product is a prophylaxis against cataracts;
• thanks to the high energy value eggs are recommended for children and athletes.

To get a soft-boiled egg, you need to boil it properly.

The procedure lasts 2-4 minutes, it all depends on what you need at the exit:

• for a semi-liquid yolk and protein, it will take 2 minutes;
• so that the yolk is raw and the protein is soft - 3 minutes;
• for soft protein and semi-liquid center - 4 minutes.

At the same time, it should be borne in mind that on gas and on electric stove cooking time may vary.

If time is neglected, then you get a hard-boiled dish.
How long it takes depends on the size of the product. Small eggs boiled minute, and large 5-6 minutes.
The main problem that can arise during cooking is cracking shells.

To prevent protein from leaking out, use the following tricks:

1. Before cooking, it is important that the ingredients are at room temperature. Therefore, they need to be warmed up a little after the refrigerator.
2. Salt to protect the shell from cracking. In addition, it will speed up the boiling of water.
3. Some experienced chefs make a puncture at the blunt end of the egg.
4. If the water is too hot, the shell may crack.
5. The container should correspond to the number of eggs, they should fit snugly against each other.

To easily remove the shell, pour over the food immediately after cooking cold water and let them cool down.

How to boil soft-boiled eggs

Now let's find out how to boil soft-boiled eggs. For this method of preparation, the product must be the freshest.

To test for freshness, dip it in cold water. If the eggs immediately sink to the bottom, then they were laid no later than 6 days ago.

If the egg sank a little but did not touch the bottom, then it was laid 1 to 2 weeks ago, which is also not bad.
If the food floats on the surface, they cannot be used for cooking, but they are suitable for home baking.
There are three cooking methods.

1st way

To cook in a cold way, the ingredients must be washed, put in a saucepan and boiled in cold water.

Put the saucepan on a strong fire. When the water boils, the temperature should be reduced.
How much to cook after boiling depends on the desired result:

1. Three minutes is enough to make the products semi-liquid. In this case, the protein will thicken a little, but will not become very hard.
2. To make the yolk thicker, you need to cook for 4 minutes.
3. To get a thick yolk with a raw center, cook for 5 minutes.

2nd way

With the hot method, the eggs must be boiled in boiling water. To do this, the ingredients must be washed and lowered into the bubbling liquid with a spoon. After a minute, cooking should be stopped, and the product should be left in boiling water for another 5-6 minutes.

If you hold in boiling water for 7 minutes, you get a dish in a bag. After a few minutes, the ingredients can be poured with cold water for two minutes. This will make it easy to remove the shell.

3rd way

There is interesting recipe and without cooking. Arrange the prepared product tightly in a saucepan and pour boiling water over it. In this case, the water should only slightly cover the shell. Close the pan and leave the food for 10 minutes.

After that, drain the water and brew with a new portion of boiling water. Secondary filling is done for 2-3 minutes. After this, the eggs should be served immediately.

How to cook in a pot

Now let's take a closer look at how to cook eggs in a saucepan.

In this case, you need to adhere to a certain technology:

1. Wash the ingredients well.
2. Place in a saucepan and cover with cold water.
3. Sprinkle in a spoonful of salt.
4. Put a pot of water on the fire.
5. After boiling, cook for 2-4 minutes.
6. Pour boiling water over and fill with cold water.

The shell does not need to be cleaned. This dish should be served immediately.

In a slow cooker

You can cook the dish soft-boiled in a slow cooker or in a double boiler.

Here's how to do it:

1. Wash your eggs.
2. Put them in a special multicooker bowl.
3. Fill with water to completely cover them.
4. Set the steam mode.
5. Cook 5 minutes.
6. Transfer to another bowl and fill with water.

Serve unpeeled.

in the microwave

If you want to cook a dish in the microwave, then it is better to purchase special form egg cookers. In other cases, you need to cook without the shell. Pour a glass of boiling water and a teaspoon of vinegar into the dishes.

Here we also throw eggs without shells, or rather carefully put them. The dish must be prepared no more than 90 seconds. Then remove the product with a slotted spoon.

How long to cook quail eggs

Now let's deal with quail eggs. After all, such a product is extremely useful.

Small eggs belong to dietary product, which is necessary for child's body, for pregnant women and for people with a weak . It is worth trying to add them to dishes instead of standard chicken ones.

But to prepare such a delicacy, you need to know how to cook it.

Here's what to do:

1. Fill the product with water and put on a strong fire.
2. Wait for the water to boil and turn down the gas.
3. For hard-boiled eggs, they need to be boiled for 5 minutes, for soft-boiled eggs, it will take 2 minutes.

Prepare foods correctly, because food rich in vitamins is the key to the health of your body.

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Eggs have long become a daily product of our diet, and it is not for nothing that any refrigerator has a special place for storing them. They are fried and boiled, added to pastries, salads, casseroles, sauces, soups and other dishes. There are a lot of recipes containing this product. But it is not always possible to cook eggs in such a way that the desired result is obtained. Especially when it comes to different degrees of their readiness.

About the benefits of eggs

The benefits of eggs for our body can not be overestimated, and the conventional wisdom about the dangers to the liver is greatly exaggerated. The yolk contains a large number of cholesterol, which was the reason for the assumption of an increase in its level in the blood when eating eggs. Based on recent studies, it turned out that the "good" cholesterol of eggs displaces the "harmful" from the body.

In addition, the product contains:

1. Vitamins A, D, E, group B (B 3, B 6, B 12), K are necessary to maintain immunity and normal metabolism.
2. Trace elements: iodine, zinc, calcium, magnesium, iron, phosphorus are involved in the processes of hematopoiesis, nutrition and respiration of cells, hormone synthesis. Sulfur helps maintain healthy skin, hair and nails.
3. Choline, lecithin are useful for nervous system and brain cells.
4. Cholesterol prevents damage blood vessels, the formation of sclerotic plaques, is the building material of brain and liver cells, is necessary for the synthesis of testosterone.
5. Essential amino acids needed for building cells.

Average consumption of eggs per day depending on age and physical activity

Consumption per day depends on the state of health, physical activity and age, the exact amount will help determine the nutritionist. Here are the average rates for different age groups.

• adults - 1-3 pcs. in a day;
• children under 2 years old - 2-3 yolks per week;
• children 4-6 years old - 3-5 eggs per week;
• athletes-athletes - 10 pcs. and more.

For athletes, easily digestible protein helps to quickly build muscle mass.

Chicken eggs are a familiar product on our table.

Quail:

• up to 3 years - up to 3 pcs. in a day;
• up to 10 years - 3 pcs.;
• over 10 years old - 4 pcs.;
• athletes - athletes - 14-20 pcs.

By nutritional value and content useful substances quail eggs superior to chicken by 2-5 times. They have almost no salmonellosis, which is especially important for children.

The nutritional value of quail eggs is 2-5 times higher than chicken eggs.

Duck is twice as large as chicken and much fatter. People with overweight it is not recommended to eat them more than once every 2 days.

Duck eggs are larger than chicken eggs, their yolk contains more fat

In terms of usefulness, turkeys take second place after quails. One egg weighs an average of 75 g, replaces two chicken ones.

Turkey eggs are second only to quail eggs in their usefulness.

Ostrich contains 25-38 eggs in terms of chicken. Before preparing such an exotic, calculate the number of eaters.

One ostrich egg can feed 10 people

How to cook eggs

Boiling eggs is a simple process and does not require complex devices. For this, only dishes, water and a heating source are needed. Used as a heater:

• gas stove;
• electric stove;
• oven;
• microwave;
• multicooker;
• double boiler;
• egg cooker;
• bake;
• bonfire.

In a hopeless situation, you can even use an electric kettle, it combines a water tank and a heating element. Although the device is not intended for this and does not have a temperature controller.

Despite the simplicity of the process, there is always a desire to simplify it. Evidence of this is the egg cooker. The device consists of a water tank with heating element and gratings. Unlike the usual way for us, cooking is steamed.

Cooking in an egg cooker is steamed

How and how long to boil eggs

Depending on the cooking time, the eggs are soft-boiled (with liquid protein and yolk), in a bag (soft protein and runny yolk) or hard boiled (solid protein and yolk).

The degree of readiness of eggs depends on their freshness, cooking time and stove power.

Advice! Add salt or vinegar to the cooking water - the protein will quickly curl up and will not leak out if the shell bursts.

soft-boiled

Cooked eggs are not peeled, but the “lid” is cut off with a sharp knife from the sharp edge and eaten with a spoon.

A soft-boiled egg is not peeled, but eaten with a teaspoon from the shell

1. Pour the eggs with cold water so that there is a layer of at least 1 cm above them.

   Cover the eggs with cold water and bring to a boil

2. Pour in 1 tbsp. l. salt or pour in the same amount of vinegar.

   Add salt or vinegar to the water to keep the protein from leaking out.

3. Wait until it boils, turn the heat down to low.
4. Boil for 2 minutes to get liquid protein and yolk.
5. It will take 3 minutes for the protein to “grab” and the yolk to remain liquid.
6. Remove from heat and cool immediately under running water.

   Refrigerate the eggs immediately after boiling.

Advice! Take the eggs out of the refrigerator 3 hours before cooking, or leave them in for 15 minutes. warm water so that they warm up a little and the shell does not burst when immersed in boiling water.

1. Boil water in a saucepan, add salt or vinegar.

   Bring the water to a boil

2. Drop the eggs one by one into the water with a spoon or slotted spoon.

   Drop eggs into boiling water with a spoon or slotted spoon

3. After boiling, cook for 1 minute.

   Wait 1 minute after boiling water

4. Remove the pot from the heat, cover with a lid and wait 5 minutes.
5. Dip in cold water. The protein will turn out soft, and the yolk will be liquid.

Many useful things have appeared in our everyday life. kitchen appliances that make cooking easier. One of them is a multicooker. Cook in it in the same way as in regular saucepan, or for a couple.

Use a double boiler or egg cooker, the principle of cooking in these devices is the same. Cooking in an egg cooker is described in detail in the instructions for the device.

This is interesting! When steamed, the yolk does not move, but remains in the center of the egg.

In a pouch

This is an intermediate option between soft-boiled and hard-boiled, so it is not always possible to achieve the desired result. Cook in the same way as soft-boiled eggs, changing the boil time:

• When cooking according to the first method, keep on fire for 4-5 minutes after boiling to get a liquid or viscous yolk.
• In the second method, keep under the lid after turning off the heat for 6-7 minutes.
• Steam for 5-6 minutes. For multicookers and steamers of different capacities, the time may vary.

An egg in a bag has a soft protein and a liquid or viscous yolk

Important! The cooking process continues inside the egg even after it has been removed from the boiling water. Therefore, it is important to cool it immediately.

hard boiled

It would seem that such eggs are the easiest to cook. But here, too, cooking time plays important role. The digested protein becomes rubbery, and a grayish coating appears on the yolk.

Hard-boiled eggs have hard whites and yolks

The protein will be completely cooked, and the yolk will be dense, but crumbly, if you boil the eggs for 7-8 minutes after boiling. This rule applies if you cook in cold or hot water. When steaming, the time can be increased up to 10 minutes.

Advice! From the blunt end between the shell and the protein, the egg has an air chamber. Poke the shell in this place with a thin needle and finished egg will be the correct shape, without recess.

For children

Eggs should be washed with soap and water before boiling to reduce the risk of salmonellosis. For the same purpose, children should cook only hard-boiled eggs, fully cooked.

Start complementary foods with the yolk, as the protein can provoke allergic reaction. The cooking technology does not differ from those described above.

For salads

For salads, hard-boiled eggs are used. The yolk should be well cooked, without a viscous middle.

Advice! For fresh eggs (up to 4 days old), cook for 30-60 seconds longer.

It happens that when cleaning eggs, the shell does not lag behind the protein. Here are some tips to help you avoid this:

1. Don't hard boil and bag too fresh eggs(up to 4 days), they are worse cleaned.
2. Immediately after cooking, cool them in cold water.
3. Before the end of cooking, lightly tap the shell with a knife so that it cracks and water gets inside.
4. Clean while running cold water.

Table of cooking times for eggs from different layers after boiling water

The degree of readiness of an egg at the same boiling time depends on its size, freshness, and the power of the stove. Define exact time can only be done experimentally.

except conventional way, eggs are boiled without shells. They are called "poached", added to various soups, salads, preparing sandwiches.

Boiling eggs without shell (poached)

Choose the degree of readiness that you like best. Experiment with the brew time and remember the time of the best result. And then you will always have a delicious, healthy and nutritious breakfast.

Boiled eggs are widely used in cooking as independent dish(tasty and healthy), for making salads, as well as fillings for pies, pies, rolls.

Since this is an intermediate operation and you need to be able to perform it, I decided not to bypass this topic.

What to pay attention to before boiling eggs: product quality, cooking time.

1. Eggs that do not have cracks are best suited for cooking,

2. Cooking time boiled eggs depends on the required "degree" of readiness. This may depend on the recipe in which they are required.

When we boil them “soft-boiled”, they turn out to be liquid in 2-3 minutes after the water has boiled.

Eggs boiled "In the bag" have a liquid yolk and more or less thickened protein. It takes 4-6 minutes in boiling water.

Hard-boiled eggs are boiled for salads and fillings (all those cases where they need to be cut), this is facilitated by the dense consistency of the yolk and protein. Time to readiness takes 8-10 minutes, after boiling. Try cooking or.

How to boil eggs for salad

1. To boil eggs, we take a pan, it does not have to be large, the main thing is that all our eggs fit in it. In a large container, during boiling, eggs can jump around the entire volume of the pan, beat against the walls and each other, which can lead to cracks.

2. Whole raw eggs, without damage to the shell, washed with a stream of water and placed in a saucepan.

3. Fill with cold water so that the eggs are covered by about 1-2 cm.

4. We put the pan on the stove, the fire is above average (we need to boil the water first).

5. To avoid cracks while boiling eggs, add table salt. It is recommended to take a ratio of 1 teaspoon of salt to 1 liter of water in which you are going to boil eggs for salad.

6. Another way to avoid cracks is a saucer (often placed upside down), which should be placed at the bottom of the pan.

7. Or pierce the shell with a needle from the blunt side of the egg, so you protect it from cracking during cooking.

8. As soon as the water boils, reduce the power of the burner to medium (or slightly less). And start counting down the time. After all, it is from this moment that the preparation of boiled eggs begins.

9. About the readiness time has already been mentioned above, but recall that eggs for salad should be boiled for 8-10 minutes from the moment of boiling.

10. After this time, drain the boiling water from the pan and pour the eggs with cold water, after 10-15 minutes (when they have cooled), you can safely clean and cut them.

It is not necessary to pour boiled eggs, there is another way, you can get a tablespoon from the pan, rinse under running cold water and put to cool on a plate or in some bowl. Thus, it is better to cool the eggs after cooking if you are not in a hurry, because it will take a little more time.

Alternative way to boil eggs

There is another way to boil eggs. To do this, they are laid in boiling water, namely, eggs are immersed in a pot of boiling water with a tablespoon. In principle, nothing changes, just remember that the eggs, in this case, must be at least at room temperature, otherwise they may burst.

Good luck with the salads, bon appetit.

- If boiled eggs poorly cleaned, this is an additional sign that they are fresh. In order for boiled eggs to be cleaned well, it is necessary to salt the water during cooking, and immediately after cooking, put the pan with eggs under cold running water for 3-4 minutes. And after that, immediately clean it: knock on a hard surface so that the shell cracks, and then, prying the shell with your fingers, remove it from the whole egg. To make it easier to peel the eggs, it is recommended to boil them after 5 days of packaging.
- For even cooking, it is worth a little roll raw chicken eggs on the table or gently shake a couple of times.
- To eggs accurately did not burst when cooked, you can cook them over a pan in a sieve - then the eggs will be steamed, they will not knock on each other and on the pan. In addition, when steaming, there will be no sharp temperature drop. Eggs are boiled over medium heat without a lid, with a quiet bubbling of water.
- It is believed that overexpose eggs are not worth it on the stove: the longer you boil eggs, the worse they are absorbed by the body, and boiling eggs for more than 20 minutes and then eating them is unhealthy.
- Shell color chicken eggs does not affect their taste.
- Perfect pan for eggs - a small radius in order to pour as little water as possible and so that the eggs are completely covered with it. Then the water will boil faster and, therefore, the eggs will cook faster. And in a small saucepan, chicken eggs will not knock with such great strength, which is bumped into in a large radius pan.
- If time for cooling there is no water for boiled eggs, you can rinse the eggs under cold water, then each egg should be cleaned under a strong stream of cold water, otherwise you can get burned.

calories chicken egg(per 100 grams):
calorie boiled egg - 160 kcal.

Mass of chicken egg: 1 chicken egg weighs 50-55 grams. Large eggs - about 65 grams.
chicken egg price- from 55 rubles / dozen (average data for Moscow as of June 2017).
Shelf life of chicken eggs- about a month, can be stored out of the refrigerator.
Boiled eggs are stored for no more than 15-30 days if stored in the refrigerator, but we recommend using them in fresh or maximum within 3 days.

If the egg floats during cooking, it is spoiled, such an egg is not suitable for food.
fry eggs for cooking scrambled eggs - 5-10 minutes.
How to cook poached eggs? - Boil the poached eggs for 1-4 minutes, depending on the desired doneness of the yolk.
If you want to determine the readiness of an egg, you can twist the egg on the table. If the egg spins easily and quickly, then it is cooked.
Eggs for salad cook completely, until completely boiled, steep.

Eggs and cooking gadgets

How to cook eggs in the microwave
Put the eggs in a mug, fill the mug with water, add a teaspoon of salt, microwave for 10 minutes at 60% power (about 500 W).

How to cook eggs in a slow cooker
Soft-boiled eggs are boiled for 5 minutes, in a bag - 5 minutes, in a steep - 12 minutes.

How to boil eggs in a double boiler
Boil chicken eggs in a double boiler for 18 minutes.

How to boil eggs in an egg cooker
Boil the eggs in an egg cooker until fully cooked, 7 minutes.

How to cook eggs in a pressure cooker
Boil eggs in a pressure cooker - 5 minutes.

How to boil eggs without shell
Crack the eggs with a knife, pour the contents of the shell into a plastic egg container, close the egg container and place in boiling water. Boil 5 minutes.

How to cook eggs in an air fryer
To cook hard-boiled eggs, put them on the middle level, cook at 205 degrees for 10 minutes, turning them to the other side after 5 minutes.

How to boil eggs
If one egg is freed from the shell and it turns out that it is undercooked: return the eggs to the pan, pour cold water, and add the missing amount of time after boiling (3-4 minutes after boiling). Then put in cold water, cool and peel.

The composition and benefits of chicken eggs
Cholesterol - 213 milligrams with a recommended daily cholesterol maximum of 300 mg.
Phospholipids - a substance that lowers cholesterol.
Fat - only in the yolk of an egg, 5 grams, of which 1.5 grams are harmful.
Amino acids - 10-13 gr.
13 vitamins - among them A, B1, B2, B6, B12, E, D, biotin, folic and nicotinic acids - and many minerals (especially calcium and iron). How to crack a raw chicken egg?
- Chicken eggs are broken with a knife, lightly hitting them on the side of the egg. Next, the eggshell is separated by hands over the dishes (frying pan, pan, bowl), pouring out the contents.

What to do with eggs if not boiled?
In addition to boiling, you can fry chicken eggs and cook scrambled eggs.

How to eat boiled eggs
Slightly break the shell of hard-boiled eggs with a knife, peel, put on a plate, cut in half, arrange on a plate so that the eggs do not roll on a plate, and eat with a fork and knife.
Soft-boiled eggs are usually served in a poacher. Using a knife, cut off the top of the egg (about 1 centimeter from the top), salt and pepper the egg, and eat with a teaspoon.

How to reheat boiled chicken eggs
Chicken eggs can be reheated in 2 ways:
1) with boiling water: put boiled eggs in the shell in a mug / bowl and pour boiling water, leave for a minute, then drain the water and repeat the procedure;
2) in the microwave: peel and cut each egg in half, put in a container for microwave ovens, microwave 3 eggs for 1 minute at 600W (70-80% power).

How to boil eggs for salad?
Hard boiled eggs for salad.

How to boil eggs with the yolk out
As a rule, eggs are boiled with the yolk out in order to instill in children the habit of culinary experiments.
To boil an egg with the yolk outward, it is necessary to illuminate it with a flashlight (or by placing the egg on the lamp) - an egg ready for boiling with the yolk outward should be somewhat cloudier.
Put the egg in a nylon stocking - approximately in the middle.
Twist the ends of the stocking without letting the egg move.
Release the stocking at the location of the egg and stretch the ends - the egg should unwind the stocking with lightning speed.
Repeat the procedure 2-3 times.
Re-illuminate the egg with a lamp or flashlight - the egg should be cloudy.
Boil the egg for 10 minutes in water, cool and peel.
Your eggs are boiled with the yolk out!

Recommendations for cooking eggs on Olivier are no different from tips for cooking regular boiled eggs. Cooking time must be observed, because. undercooked chicken eggs liquid consistency yolk and slimy semi-liquid protein, and overcooked eggs have an unpleasant rubbery texture and a gray coating around the yolk.

Egg boil time

• soft-boiled eggs - 2-3 minutes;
• eggs in a bag - 4-5 minutes;
• eggs for salad - 6-8 minutes.

Those. eggs for Olivier salad are boiled for 6-8 minutes.

Chicken egg labeling

• The highest category (B) - 75 g or more.
• Selected egg (O) - from 65 to 74.9 g.
• The first category (1) - from 55 to 64.9 g.
• The second category (2) - from 45 to 54.9 g.
• The third category (3) - from 35 to 44.9 g.

For olivier it is better to use chicken eggs the highest category (marked "B"), selected(marking "O") or first category(marked "1"). You can also use eggs second category(marking "2") or third category(marked "3"), but they are smaller in size and weight, for correct proportion ingredients in the Olivier salad they need to be added a little more.

The labeling of eggs does not determine their freshness - this is only a mass-dimensional characteristic.

How to boil eggs for Olivier

• The salad needs fresh eggs. You can check the freshness of a chicken egg by the following method: stir a teaspoon of salt in a glass of cold water and lower the egg - if it sinks to the bottom, it is fresh enough, if it remains floating on the surface, then the egg is not the first freshness and it is better not to use.
• Eggs are placed in cold salted (at the rate of 1 teaspoon of salt per 1 liter of water) water and put on fire. When eggs are boiled, the water is salted so that the shell does not burst, and if, nevertheless, a small crack forms in the shell during cooking, salt water protein will not leak.
• After boiling water, the eggs are boiled on Olivier for 6-8 minutes, after which they are removed from the water and placed in a container with cold water or washed with cold running water - this procedure facilitates the process of cleaning boiled eggs from the shell.
• Sometimes, in order to save time or because the rest of the dishes are busy, the housewives set to boil eggs in the same pan with. We do not recommend doing this, because. it is not always possible to wash vegetables well, and even when cooking, the water from them becomes dark, and eggs can crack when cooked and protein is darker from dirty water. Therefore, use only a separate pan for boiling eggs for Olivier.

You can also - cooking time until cooked, so that you can cut into a salad, 7-10 minutes. However, keep in mind that by setting the multicooker mode “steaming”, the countdown does not start immediately, but from the moment the water boils.

Shelf life of boiled eggs

The shelf life of boiled eggs depends on the storage temperature, freshness and storage conditions of the eggs before they were boiled. The average shelf life of boiled eggs is:

• in the refrigerator in the shell - 2 weeks;
• in the refrigerator without shell - 2 days;
• in the refrigerator with a broken shell - 4 days;
• at room temperature in the shell - 4 days;
• at room temperature without shell - 12 hours.

Of course, for Olivier it is better to use fresh boiled eggs. Important point- eggs after cooking should cool before slicing into a salad, because. addition warm ingredients to cold and subsequent cooling in the refrigerator leads to a significant reduction in the shelf life of Olivier salad.