Boiled Eggs for Breakfast

Boiled eggs for breakfast recipe ideas in an egg cup. Eggs are filled with protein and are a great energy sauce for the day.

Boiled Eggs for Breakfast

Boiled eggs are a great way to start the day. There are many ways to eat eggs but this one is an old time favorite eaten in an egg cup out of the shell warm. Here we tell you how to boil the egg and how long you boil an egg for to make a soft egg or hard boiled egg. What can be added to peel the shell easier and how to store and keep eggs. As well as ideas to use the boiled eggs for.

Ingredients.

Fresh eggs to boil in some water in a pot. A pot or saucepan and some cold salty water.

How To.

Depending on how many eggs you want to boil for breakfast, place them in the bottom of a small or medium pot and fill with cold water to about an inch above the egg. Adding a little salt will help them to peel easily. Then bring water to boil on stove top. Boil for a great soft yolk for 4 or 5 minutes and then remove the pot from the stove.

Empty the hot water and leave the eggs in the pot and run cold water over the boiled eggs. Leave for a few minutes for them to cool or keep running water over them. Until cool enough to handle.

Place an egg in a egg cup and crack the top of the shell with a teaspoon and peel to eat for breakfast. Another way is to cut the top of the boiled egg with a knife and expose the rest of the boiled egg to salt and pepper and eat for a protein rich breakfast. With a teaspoon spoon boiled egg out of the shell while it is in an egg cup.

How long do you boil eggs for?

The best boiled egg is for about 4 to 5 minutes for a soft yolk.

But the boiling time of ——>

. 3 min. will give you a really soft yolk and nearly set egg white.

. 4 min. will give you a slightly set yolk and a set egg white.

. 5 min. will give you a medium set yolk and egg white.

. 6 min. for a hard boiled and lightly set yolk.

. 8 min. for a firm hard boiled egg.

Enjoy your boiled egg with breakfast with a slice of buttered toast and a cup of coffee or juice.

How to boil eggs so they peel easily.

Adding a little salt to the water will help them peel easier. The salt permeates the shell a little and sets the white quicker than in normal boiling water. This makes them easier to peel and helps them not to crack.

Cracking of the eggs comes from adding the eggs to hot water instead of cold water.

Storage of fresh and boiled eggs.

. Keep eggs in fridge covered for a few days.

. When obtaining fresh eggs from your hens apply some butter over the shells like a cream. This allows you to keep and store your eggs in a cool place for a longer period of time. A proven method.

Boiled egg uses.

. They are a great tasty addition to homemade chicken salad as a side dish.

. Use the boiled eggs peeled and cut up with salt and pepper and mayonnaise on a sandwich for a filling.

. Use them as a filling in a creamy potato salad for the best cold side dish ever.

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