Perfect Hard And Soft Boiled Eggs - INSTANT POT & STOVE

By RoketJSquerl

Ingredients

• 6 large eggs
• 1 cup water
• Instant Pot steamer rack
• Instant Pot

Details

Adapted from lifemadesweeter.com

Preparation

Step 1

INSTRUCTIONS
FOR THE INSTANT POT METHOD:

Insert the steam rack in the inner pot of the Instant Pot. Pour water inside.
Place the eggs on top of the steam rack that comes with the Instant Pot
Close and seal the lid. Move valve to sealing. .
Press the MANUAL or PRESSURE COOK (high) button and adjust time to:
FOR SOFT BOILED EGGS WITH A VERY RUNNY YOLK: 2 MINUTES

FOR SOFT BOILED EGGS FOR A PARTIALLY COOKED YOLK: 3 MINUTES

FOR SOFT BOILED EGGS WITH AN ALMOST COOKED YOLK: 4 MINUTES

FOR HARD BOILED EGGS: 5 MINUTES

5. Allow 5-10 minutes for the Instant Pot to come to pressure. After the selected minutes are up and the eggs are cooked:

6. Immediately do a quick release by using a long spoon and push the valve to venting - allow all the steam to release. Carefully unlock and open the lid.

7. Quickly transfer eggs to a large bowl with ice cold water and keep running water until cool enough to hold. Allow eggs to sit in very cold water until completely cool. When the eggs are cool, gently crack and peel.

FOR THE STOVETOP METHOD:

Place the eggs in a medium-large (depending on how many you make) pot and cover with cold water.

Cover with lid and set the pot over high heat and bring the water to a rolling boil

As soon as the water comes to a boil, immediately remove the pot from the heat and allow to sit, covered for the correct time depending on desired doneness below:

For hard boiled eggs:

15 minutes

For soft boiled eggs:

4-6 minutes

3. Quickly transfer eggs to a large bowl with ice cold water and keep running water until cool enough to hold. Allow eggs to sit in very cold water until completely cool. When the eggs are cool, gently crack and peel.