Go Back

Hard-boiled Eggs

Based on Ruffage: a practical guide to vegetables by Abra Berens. 

Ingredients
  

  • 12 eggs, or how ever many you want to hard-boil
  • Water to just cover

Instructions
 

  • Gently tap and crack the rounded end of the egg on the counter. You just want a small hairline crack. Do this for all the eggs.
  • Lay the eggs in a sauce pan. Just barely cover with water that is a similar temperature to the eggs.
  • Cover, put on the stove top, bring to a boil. Boil for 1 minute.
  • Turn off the heat and let the eggs sit covered for 11 minutes.
  • Drain the water and cover with cold water. Let sit for 5-6 minutes. Drain water and repeat.
  • Drain the water and use the eggs as needed. They can be kept on the counter for several days, but will store best if refrigerated.
  • To peel the eggs, I like to crack them all around, then peel the shells off. There is a inner soft shell. Sometimes you need to get a fingernail under that layer to get all of the shell to come off. And sometimes I need to rinse them off in water to get little shell bits off of the egg.