How to Make Perfect Soft Boiled Eggs

a soft boiled egg cut in half on a blue background

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How to Make Perfect Soft Boiled Eggs

Perfect soft boiled eggs with firm whites and liquid gold centers are only six minutes away. Use this easy step by step guide for perfect eggs every time.

Prep Time4

Cook Time6

Total Time10

Course: Breakfast, Brunch, Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine: General

Servings:

Calories: 74.4kcal

Author: Beth Moncel

Ingredients

1 large egg chilled

Instructions

Add 1 inch of water to a sauce pot, cover, and bring to a boil over high heat.
Once boiling, add an egg (or however many you'd like as long as they are in a single layer in the bottom of the pot), straight from the refrigerator into the pot. Replace the lid and let it continue to boil for exactly six minutes.
After six minutes, remove the egg(s) from the pot and place them in an ice water bath or run under cool water until they are cool enough to handle. Peel, and enjoy!

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Notes

If you do not plan to eat the egg immediately, cool the eggs completely in an ice water bath to stop the cooking process. Otherwise, the eggs can be peeled and eaten warm as soon as they are cool enough to handle.

Nutrition

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