Eggs are a reliable supply of high-quality protein
, providing 5.5 grams of protein (11.1% of the daily value for protein) in one egg for a caloric cost of just 68 calories. Proteins are highly valuable to the body and should be included as part of a healthy diet. a further health benefit of eggs is their contribution to the diet as a supply of choline which is a part of the B vitamin family. Although the body can generate some choline, its not available in adequate supply in our diets. Choline is certainly a nutrient needed in good supply for good health
Eggs can be cooked in a variety of ways and are a great supplement to an array of dishes such as potato salad and fried rice. They are also a main ingredient for baking. The preparation of eggs by boiling is one of the easiest ways of cooking them. Eggs can be hard-boiled or soft-boiled. really fresh eggs are not advised when making hard-boiled eggs as they are very hard to peel.
Instructions
take eggs from the refrigerator and let them sit at room temperature for 15 minutes.
put eggs in a small sauce pan and add water to submerge eggs about an inch. Small sauce pans are preferred to prevent eggs from hitting against each other when the water begins to boil.
Bring the water to a rolling boil. Covering the pan will lead to a quicker boil and is advised.
instantly reduce heat to a simmer and remove the cover from the pan.
Let the eggs sit in the seething water for 12 minutes. (11 minutes for medium eggs; 13 minutes extra-large eggs)
cautiously remove the pan from heat and put under cool running water for about one minute. Run cool water into the pan for a minute until the water is cool to the touch.
Give each egg a little hit to the side of the pan, so each egg has one or two cracks. This allows a little steam to build between the cooked egg and its shell to make peeling easier. Let the eggs sit in the cool water for 2 to 5 minutes.
Use a hard utensil to crack the egg shell all around. peel the cracked shell beneath a faucet of cool running water.
If peeling multiple eggs, place peeled eggs in a bowl of cold water for further cooling while you peel the others.
Preparation of soft-boiled eggs
The amount of time the eggs are allowed to simmer controls the degree to which the yolk is cooked. A cooking time of less than 4 minutes is not recommended. Soft-cooked runny yolk will take 4 to 6 minutes depending on size of eggs, the larger the eggs the longer the cook time. Medium-cooked creamy partially-firm yolk is 6 to 8 minutes.