Eggy Egg Recipes

Boiled Eggs Serves: As many people as you have eggs Ingredients Eggs - Count hungry individuals and multiply by one to get number of eggs needed Water for boiling Pinch of salt Buttered TOAST cut into soldiers(see Toast Marketing Board) Method 1. Place eggs in a small pan. Cover with at least 2.5cm (1") of cold water, add a pinch of salt and place the pan on a high heat. 2. When the water is almost boiling, gently stir the eggs and set a kitchen timer for one of the timings below: 2 minutes for runny yolk and runny white - not advisable. 3 minutes for really soft boiled yolk and set white. 4 minutes for slightly set yolk and set white. 5 minutes for firmer yolk and white. 6 minutes for hard boiled with lightly soft yolk. 7 minutes for firmly hard boiled (rock-like) egg. 3. Reduce heat slightly to keep water bubbling but not fast boiling and stir the eggs once more. 4. Once cooking time is complete, remove the eggs from the pan with slotted spoon, place into egg cups and eat straight away. Cooking Tip To prevent eggs cracking, make a small pin prick in the shell at the rounded end to allow the steam to escape. Do not try to hurry hen when in the process of laying egg - no matter how desperate you are to eat - the hen may get very angry. Back to Recipes