I love
eggs. I will eat them fried, poached,
scrambled or hard-boiled. I would eat eggs every day if my wife would
let me.
I love egg salad and stuffed eggs but have
never known the trick to successfully get the shell removed from the hard-boiled
egg without having to pick shards.
Obviously, there is a secret society among
chefs where they pass this knowledge down from master to novice.
With stealth
and the internet I have uncovered the chef’s Grimoire of kitchen magic. My fear is not that I have penetrated the Secret
Society of Fire and Knives; but, that in retaliation, the next time I eat out I
may be dispatched with a poison mushroom.
To insure my
own safety, I have decided to make public the secret knowledge of hard-boiled
egg preparation.
Place the
eggs in a small pot
Add enough
water to cover the eggs
Bring the
water to a boil then immediately reduce heat to simmer
Simmer for
fifteen minutes
Pour out the
hot water and fill the pot with cold water from the tap
Continue to
run cold water into the pan for five minutes
Remove an
egg from the pan and forcefully bang
it on a cutting board, first on the pointed end then on the round end.
Roll the egg
on the cutting board then roll it between your hands until the shell feels
loose.
The shell
will now slough off.
It is nice
and early.
Think I will
go down and have a bacon and egg sandwich for breakfast.
the Ol’Buzzard
I have found this works well too.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I don't simmer them, just reduce the heat a little to a slower boil. The key, I think, is starting with cold water and ending with cold water.
DeleteMy grandmother on my mother's side of the family taught me this trick when I was little. Adding one teaspoon of baking soda to the water before adding the eggs will help the shell peel off with no shards and no pieces of egg white sticking to the shell.
ReplyDeleteSome people say adding a 1/4 cup of vinegar and a teaspoon of salt to the water works too but the eggs will pick up the vinegar taste. Eewww, yuck!
I do what you suggest but also use running water to further ease off the shell.
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