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How to Make Hard-Boiled Eggs

How to Make Hard-Boiled Eggs

Author: Rika
63kcal
5 from 2 votes
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Prep 1 minute
Cook 15 minutes
Cooking hard-boiled eggs at home isn't as complicated as you think. It's pretty quick and shouldn't take more than 20 minutes from preparation to cooking time.
Servings 8
Course Sides
Cuisine world

Equipment

  • a saucepan with a lid

Ingredients

  • 6-8 whole eggs, large (depending on the size of your saucepan)
  • ½ teaspoon salt

Method

  1. Place the eggs in a saucepan and add cool water (the waterline should be an inch over the eggs). Add ½ teaspoon of salt.  Make sure that you put the eggs in a single layer, do not stack them on top of each other.
  2. Bring the water to a full rolling boil over high heat, then reduce the heat to medium-high. Cover the pan and continue cooking for 8 minutes. 
  3. Remove the eggs from the heat and transfer them to a large bowl with ice-cold water. Let the eggs cool down for at least 5 minutes, then peel or keep them in the fridge for later use.

Nutrition

Calories63kcalCarbohydrates0.3gProtein6gFat4gSaturated Fat1gPolyunsaturated Fat1gMonounsaturated Fat2gTrans Fat0.02gCholesterol164mgSodium208mgPotassium61mgSugar0.2gVitamin A238IUCalcium25mgIron1mg

Notes

To make hard-boiled in an air fryer
  • Preheat the air fryer to 265°F.
  • Put the eggs in the air fryer basket, in a single layer then cook for 15 minutes or up to 22 minutes if you are using an air fryer oven. 
  • Remove the eggs from the air fryer and transfer them to a large bowl with ice-cold water. Let the eggs cool down for at least 5 minutes, then peel or keep them in the fridge for later use.
You can store the hard-boiled eggs in the fridge for up to 7 days. Whether peeled or unpeeled it's not recommended to store hard-boiled eggs in the freezer, as the white part will become watery and tough.
 

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